THE RESULT
Saint Louis 1, VCU 0
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 | 1 p.m. EDT
Sports Backers Stadium | Richmond, Va.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Emily Gaebe scored in the ninth minute, and Saint Louis made it stand up for a 1-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over VCU Sunday afternoon.
•The win allowed SLU to remain atop the A-10 at the halfway point of the league schedule and extended the Billikens' unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2). Saint Louis is 9-2-2 overall and 4-0-1 in the A-10, while VCU slipped to 3-7-3, 2-3-1.
•Gaebe caught up to a long pass from Abbie Miller and, from just inside the box, sent a one-time, left-footed shot past VCU goalkeeper Allison Karpovich. The goal was her team-high sixth of the season, tying for the A-10 lead, and the 22nd of her career, tying for ninth all-time at SLU.
•Emily Puricelli made six saves as the Billikens recorded their sixth shutout of the season overall and fourth in five conference matches.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Gaebe (Abbie Miller), 8:25, SLU 1-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU has won five of the last six meetings with VCU.
•Abbie Miller collected her first assist of the year and her 16th career helper, just one shy of the Billikens' all-time top-10 list.
•Emily Puricelli posted her fifth clean sheet of the year and the 34th of her career.
•Emily Gaebe tied for game-high honors with four shots and moved into eighth on SLU's career chart with 163.
•The Billikens' goal was produced by yet another new player combination. Saint Louis has 25 assisted goals this year, produced by 23 different player combos.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Julia Simon, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Izzy Luebbert, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer, Caroline Kelly, Jess Preusser, Nina Preusser, Eva Schreiber, Clare Nicholas, Alyssa Bockius
 
UP NEXT
Following a bye on Thursday, the Billikens host Richmond Sunday, Oct. 8, for Senior Day. Game time is 1 p.m.