THE RESULT
No. 12 Saint Louis 4, La Salle 1
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 | 6 p.m. CT
McCarthy Stadium | Philadelphia, Pa.
 
GAME DETAILS
•No. 12 Saint Louis overcame a first-half deficit for a second time in three games and defeated La Salle 4-1 Thursday night at McCarthy Stadium in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both teams.
•The Billikens improved to 8-1 overall with their sixth consecutive victory. Saint Louis is 5-0 in road games. La Salle fell to 5-3.
•Trailing 1-0, SLU registered an equalizer in the 29th minute when Hannah Larson, assisted by Emily Gaebe, found the back of the net.
•Sophia Stram, assisted by Anna Walsh, scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 68th minute.
•Emily Groark (Abbie Miller, Caroline Kelly) and Hannah Sawyer (Miller) added insurance goals in the 72nd and 87th minutes, respectively.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Banashefski (Kelli McGroarty, Lauren Costello), 12:37, LAS 1-0; Hannah Larson (Emily Gaebe), 28:24, tied 1-1; Sophia Stram (Anna Walsh), 67:30, SLU 2-1; Emily Groark (Abbie Miller, Caroline Kelly), 71:15, SLU 3-1; Hannah Sawyer (Abbie Miller), 86:40, SLU 4-1
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The Billikens are 8-1 for a second time in the past three seasons.
•Saint Louis has scored three or more goals in all six games of its current winning streak, the longest stretch of three or more goals in program history. The Billikens have outscored their opponents 27-4 in those six matches.
•SLU won its sixth consecutive conference opener and improved to 12-3-3 in A-10 opening matches.
•The Bills extended their winning streak vs. La Salle to four games.
•Each of the Billikens' four goals featured a player combination that collaborated for the first time this year. For the season, 22 of SLU's 23 assisted goals have been scored by a unique combo.
•Caroline Kelly and Emily Gaebe extended their point-scoring streaks to six games. Each registered her fourth assist of the season, which leads the team. Kelly has 14 points (5G, 4A) and Gaebe has 12 points (4G, 4A) during the streak.
•Sophia Stram's goal was her first of the year. Stram became the 11th different Billiken to score a goal and the 14th different Billiken to record a point.
•Emily Groark collected her fifth goal of the season, tied with Gaebe for second on the team behind Kelly's six.
•Hannah Larson posted her fourth goal of the season.
•Hannah Sawyer notched her second goal of the year.
•Abbie Miller's two assists were her first two helpers of the season. Miller tallied two assists in a game for a third time in her Saint Louis career.
•Anna Walsh picked up her third assist of the year.
•The Billikens earned a season-high 10 corner kicks while limiting the Explorers to one.
•SLU out-shot La Salle 23-2 overall and 10-2 in shots on goal. Kelly had a game-high and career-high-tying six shots, followed by Groark with four and Sawyer with three.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Caroline Kelly, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Walsh, Hannah Sawyer, Hannah Smith, Karsen Kohl, Sydney Beach, Emily Gaebe, Clare Nicholas
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens conclude their road trip Sunday, Sept. 18, against Richmond. Game time is 1 p.m. Central.