SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 16	Saint Louis (11-2-2, 6-0-1 A-10) at Rhode Island (3-6-6, 3-1-3 A-10)
Date // Time	Sunday, October 15, 2023 // Noon CDT
Location	Kingston, R.I. (URI Soccer Complex)
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis | Rhode Island

•Riding a four-game winning streak and a 10-game (8-0-2) unbeaten streak, league-leading Saint Louis takes on Rhode Island Sunday, Oct. 15, with plenty on the line for both teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference race. Kickoff is slated for noon Central.
•There will be no live stream of the game. Links for live stats and game notes for both teams are included in the table above.
•With three games remaining, SLU owns a one-point lead over La Salle and Dayton as the Billikens try to secure their fifth A-10 regular-season title in six years and home field advantage throughout the A-10 Championship.
•SLU has clinched a spot in the eight-team A-10 Championship. The tournament begins with the quarterfinals Oct. 27-28, while the semifinals and final are set for Nov. 1 and Nov. 5, respectively.
•Rhode Island is tied with Saint Joseph's for sixth place and is trying to solidify a spot in the conference tournament.
•Saint Louis has registered four consecutive shutouts in running its records to 11-2-2 overall and 6-0-1 in league action.
•Since beginning conference play 0-1-2, Rhode Island has posted a 3-0-1 A-10 mark. In non-conference play, the Rams were edged 1-0 by Brown, which Saint Louis tied 1-1.
•The Billikens lead the series with Rhode Island 14-3; the teams are tied 3-3 in Kingston. SLU cruised to a 6-0 victory in St. Louis a year ago as six different players, including current Billikens Abbie Miller, Emily Groark, Hannah Sawyer and Lyndsey Heckel, scored a goal.
•The Billikens slipped two places to No. 28 in this week's NCAA Division I Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).
•Saint Louis rose five spots to No. 14 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 and remained at No. 23 in the College Soccer News Top 30. The Billikens are first among "others receiving votes" in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
•Lyndsey Heckel was an honorable mention selection on Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week for Oct. 2-8. Heckel enjoyed a strong all-around game vs. Richmond, helping lead an effort that limited the Spiders to three shots and one corner kick while also contributing two assists.
•Emily Gaebe leads the A-10 with eight goals and 22 points, and she is tied for the league lead with a career-high-tying six assists. Gaebe, who tallied a career-high six points (two goals, two assists) in Thursday's 6-0 win over Massachusetts, brings a six-game point streak (16 points on six goals and four assists) into the Rhode Island contest.
•Caroline Kelly (seven goals) and Hannah Sawyer (career-high five goals) rank second and third, respectively, on the team.
•Emily Puricelli has raised her save percentage to .867 (18th nationally) and lowered her goals against average to 0.70.
•Hannah Larson's six assists are tied for the A-10 lead. Larson also is accumulating goals, scoring in three of the last four games.
•Izzy Luebbert has three assists over the last two matches to lift her season total to five.
•Sunday's game will be Abbie Miller's 100th as a Billiken.
•Saint Louis ranks among the nation's top 40 teams in 11 statistical categories, and among the top 10 in three of those. The Billikens are second in goal differential (+35), fifth in goals per game (3.00) and seventh in points per game (8.67).
•Rhode Island has scored only 10 goals -- including eight over its last four matches -- but has conceded only 12.
•Senior goalkeeper Faith Hutchins carries a 0.79 goals against average and an .849 save percentage.
•The Billikens play their final regular-season home game Thursday, Oct. 19, when Duquesne visits Hermann Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff.