THE RESULT
No. 10 Saint Louis 3, Loyola Chicago 2
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 | 7 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Caroline Kelly scored from long distance in the 84th minute to give 10th-ranked Saint Louis a thrilling 3-2 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Loyola Chicago Thursday night at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens (10-1, 3-0 A-10) extended their winning streak to eight games, tying top-ranked UCLA for the longest current winning streak in NCAA Division I women's soccer. Loyola, which saw its four-game unbeaten streak snapped, fell to 5-3-2, 1-1.
•SLU trailed 1-0 at intermission after Loyola scored in the 39th minute, but it didn't take SLU long in the second half to equalize and then grab its first lead. Emily Groark made it 1-1 in the 48th minute, and Emily Gaebe put Saint Louis on top in the 51st minute.
•A-10 newcomer Loyola Chicago tallied an equalizer of its own in the 81st minute, but the deadlock didn't last long. Kelly took a feed from Katie Houck on the right flank and lofted a shot that floated over Loyola goalkeeper Naya Lipkens and into the net.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Madeleine Barone (unassisted), 38:38, LUC 1-0; Emily Groark (Hannah Friedrich), 47:38, tied 1-1; Emily Gaebe (unassisted), 50:25, SLU 2-1; Abby Swanson (Olivia Knab), 80:30, tied 2-2; Caroline Kelly (Katie Houck), 83:48, SLU 3-2
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The Billikens are 10-1 for a second time in the past three seasons.
•Saint Louis improved to 3-0 all-time vs. Loyola.
•The Bills are 55-6-6 (.866) in their last 67 games at Hermann Stadium, dating to the final home game of the 2015 season.
•Hannah Friedrich registered her 100th point as a Billiken with her team-leading fifth assist of the season on Emily Groark's goal. Friedrich has a school-record 40 assists – leading all active Division I players – to go with 30 goals. Jamie Perry owns the school record of 104 points.
•Emily Gaebe extended her point-scoring streak to eight games. Gaebe has 16 points (6G, 4A) during the streak.
•Groark's goal was her sixth of the year, while Gaebe and Caroline Kelly each found the back of the net for a team-high seventh time. Kelly collected her team-high third game-winning goal of the season.
•Gaebe and Kelly remained tied atop the Saint Louis scoring chart with 18 points; each player has seven goals and four assists. Groark now has 14 points on six goals and two assists.
•Katie Houck picked up her first assist of the season.
•The Billikens out-shot the Ramblers 19-4 overall and 10-4 in shots on goal and earned a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Caroline Kelly, Jess Preusser, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Walsh, Hannah Sawyer, Hannah Smith, Karsen Kohl, Sydney Beach, Emily Gaebe
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens travel to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne Sunday, Sept. 25. Game time is noon Central.