THE RESULT
#22 Saint Louis 3, Saint Joseph's 0
Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 | 1:30 p.m. ET
Sweeney Field | Philadelphia, Pa.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Atlantic 10 Conference leading scorer Emily Gaebe registered two goals to lead No. 22 Saint Louis to a 3-0 victory over Saint Joseph's Sunday afternoon, a win that gave the Billikens the outright A-10 regular-season title.
•The Billikens, who have won five of the last six A-10 regular-season championships, improved to 14-2-2 overall and concluded A-10 play with a 9-0-1 league record. They extended their winning streak and shutout streak to seven games and their unbeaten streak to 13 games (11-0-2).
•Saint Joseph's slipped to 4-8-6, 4-3-3.
•SLU, which will have home field advantage throughout the A-10 Championship, will host eighth-seeded VCU in a quarterfinal game Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m.
•Gaebe's two markers boosted her league-leading totals to 13 goals and 32 points, both tying Saint Louis single-season records. She moved into a third-place tie with Cassi Winchell for career goals (29) and passed Winchell for sixth in career points (73).
•Gaebe's brace was her fourth of the season and third in the last four games. She netted the first goal in the 22nd minute with assists from Anna Lawler and Caroline Kelly and doubled the lead in the 56th minute with an assist from Lyndsey Heckel.
•Hannah Sawyer, assisted by Jordan Gary and Jess Preusser, tacked on a goal in the 88th minute.
•Emily Puricelli made one save and picked up her seventh shutout of the season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Gaebe (Anna Lawler, Caroline Kelly), 21:22, SLU 1-0; Emily Gaebe (Lyndsey Heckel), 55:54, SLU 2-0; Hannah Sawyer (Jordan Gary, Jess Preusser), 87:11, SLU 3-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The Billikens defeated the Hawks for a sixth consecutive time, increasing their series lead to 11-4-3.
•Saint Louis set a school record with its seventh consecutive shutout.
•Saint Louis earned advantages of 25-2 in total shots, 16-1 in shots on goal and 7-1 in corner kicks.
•All three Billiken goals were produced by new player combinations. Saint Louis has 46 assisted goals this year, produced by 42 different player combos.
•Emily Gaebe extended her point-scoring streak to nine games. Gaebe has 26 points (11G, 4A) during the streak.
•Hannah Sawyer now has seven goals and 15 points this season, both career bests.
•Caroline Kelly and Lyndsey Heckel each posted a fourth assist this season, Anna Lawler and Jordan Gary collected their second, and Jess Preusser picked up her first.
•Abbie Miller played her 102nd game as a Billiken, taking sole possession of second place on SLU's career list.
•Emily Puricelli recorded her 62nd career victory and 36th career clean sheet. Her place in the Billikens' first 11 was her 80th start, moving her into a sixth-place tie.
 
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
Hannah Sawyer, Jess Preusser, Julia Simon, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Macy Lutz, Clare Nicholas, Alyssa Bockius