THE RESULT
#RV Saint Louis 6, Massachusetts 0
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 | 7 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Emily Gaebe tallied a career-high six points to lead a relentless Saint Louis attack as the Billikens routed Massachusetts 6-0 in an Atlantic 10 Conference game Thursday night at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU (11-2-2, 6-0-1 A-10), whose six goals are its season high in a conference game, retained sole possession of first place in the A-10, leading La Salle and Dayton by one point. The Billikens also stretched their unbeaten streak to 10 games (8-0-2).
•UMass, which had conceded only nine goals all season entering the game, slipped to 7-4-4, 4-2-2.
•Gaebe recorded two goals and two assists, matching career bests for both, to become the first Billiken to register six points in a game since Maddie Pokorny notched a hat trick vs. VCU in the 2018 A-10 Championship final. She now leads the A-10 in goals (eight) and points (22) and is tied for the league lead in assists (six).
•The Billikens established firm control with three first-half goals scored in a span of 8:28. Emily Groark, assisted by Gaebe and Caroline Kelly, put the first on the board in the 24th minute. Gaebe assisted on Hannah Larson's goal in the 27th minute that made it 2-0, then found the back of the net with a Julia Simon assist in the 33rd minute for a 3-0 halftime advantage.
•Saint Louis scored the first of two corner-kick goals in the 47th minute as Kelly collected the marker with assists from Izzy Luebbert and Abbie Miller. Gaebe, with a Groark assist, completed her second brace of the season in the 57th minute, and Macy Lutz scored from the doorstep with a corner-kick assist from Nina Preusser in the 90th minute.
•Emily Puricelli and Becca Wolterman made a save apiece as they combined on the Billikens' eighth shutout of the season overall and sixth in seven conference matches.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Groark (Caroline Kelly, Emily Gaebe), 23:36, SLU 1-0; Hannah Larson (Emily Gaebe), 26:04, SLU 2-0; Emily Gaebe (Julia Simon), 32:04, SLU 3-0; Caroline Kelly (Abbie Miller, Izzy Luebbert), 46:55, SLU 4-0; Emily Gaebe (Emily Groark), 57:00, SLU 5-0; Macy Lutz (Nina Preusser), 89:55, SLU 6-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU extended its winning streak vs. UMass to six games and improved to 11-1-3 all-time vs. the Minutewomen.
•The Billikens' eight assists are a season high. Saint Louis' six goals and 20 points set season highs in a conference match.
•Saint Louis earned advantages of 24-5 in total shots, 14-2 in shots on goal and 9-1 in corner kicks. The 14 shots on frame are a Billiken season high in an A-10 game.
•Five of the Billikens' six goals were produced by new player combinations. Saint Louis has 35 assisted goals this year, produced by 32 different player combos.
•Macy Lutz became the 16th Billiken to score a goal this season with her first career tally.
•Caroline Kelly lifted her season totals to seven goals and two assists.
•Hannah Larson picked up her fourth goal of the year, while Emily Groark notched her second.
•Izzy Luebbert now has five assists this season.
•Julia Simon posted her third assist of the year, Abbie Miller and Emily Groark each collected a second assist, and Nina Preusser recorded her first career helper.
•Emily Gaebe moved into eighth place on the Saint Louis career points list with 63.
•Caroline Kelly took over sole possession of fifth place on the Bills' career goals list with 26, while Gaebe moved into an eighth-place tie with 24.
•Abbie Miller's assist was the 17th of her career, placing her in a 10th-place tie all-time at SLU.
•Caroline Kelly entered the Billikens' career shots chart; her total of 158 is good for 10th place.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Caroline Kelly, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Izzy Luebbert, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Becca Wolterman, Hannah Sawyer, Jess Preusser, Julia Simon, Nina Preusser, Ashley Koch, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Ellie Paloucek, Macy Lutz, Katelyn Brinkman, Clare Nicholas, Alyssa Bockius
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens play at Rhode Island Sunday, Oct. 15.