OMAHA, Neb. – Saint Louis picked up an impressive road victory on Friday night, defeating the seventh-ranked Creighton Bluejays 3-2 in a thriller at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
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The Billikens improve to 1-2 with the win, while Creighton falls to 2-1. The Bluejays had been one of the hottest teams in the nation coming into the match. Despite entering the season unranked, Creighton vaulted all the way up to No. 7 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll after outscoring its opponents 12-1 on the opening week of play.
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It was SLU's first road win against a top-10 opponent since Sept. 20, 2014, when it also defeated Creighton, then ranked No. 3, at Morrison Stadium.
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On Friday, the Billikens got goals from
Kevin Komodi,
John Klein and
Alberto Suarez. Klein and Komodi also registered an assist for three-point games. The Bills only put four shots on goal and found the mark on three of them.
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Creighton opened the scoring in the seventh minute, but Saint Louis responded with the equalizer in the 20th minute when Komodi buried a PK. It was Komodi's first goal of the season, his fourth at SLU, and the seventh of his collegiate career.
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Klein put the Billikens up in the 31st minute when he scored off of a feed from
Max Floriani. It was the 23rd goal of Klein's career, and the first career point for Floriani.
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Suarez put SLU on top 3-1 on assists by Klein and Komodi. It was Suarez' first goal as a Billiken.
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Creighton pulled to within one at 3-2 in the 74th minute, but the SLU defense stood tall down the stretch for the win.
Yuval Sade recorded six saves for his first career victory between the posts.
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The Billikens return to action next Friday, Sept. 9, against SMU at Hermann Stadium. The match originally scheduled for Monday against UIC has been canceled.
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