THE RESULT
#24 Saint Louis 4, Richmond 0
Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 | 1 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•No. 24 Saint Louis turned in a dominant performance against Richmond and defeated the Spiders 4-0 in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at Hermann Stadium.
•Seniors Emily Groark, Anna Lawler, Abbie Miller and Jess Preusser were honored prior to the game.
•The victory allowed SLU to grab sole possession of first place in the A-10 with 16 points. The Billikens (10-2-2, 5-0-1 A-10) also extended their unbeaten streak to nine games (7-0-2). Richmond fell to 3-8-3, 1-5.
•Hannah Larson took Lyndsey Heckel's long pass from the midfield and finished beautifully in the 16th minute to give Saint Louis all it would need. Caroline Kelly made it 2-0 with a header off Izzy Luebbert's corner-kick serve in the 24th minute.
•Another Luebbert corner kick, with a first touch by Heckel also assisting, led to an Anna Lawler header goal in the 50th minute. Hannah Sawyer, assisted by Emily Gaebe, tucked a left-footer inside the near post in the 63rd minute to conclude the scoring.
•Emily Puricelli (two saves) and Becca Wolterman (one save) combined on the Billikens' seventh shutout of the season overall and fifth in six conference matches.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Hannah Larson (Lyndsey Heckel), 15:11, SLU 1-0; Caroline Kelly (Izzy Luebbert), 23:24, SLU 2-0; Anna Lawler (Lyndsey Heckel, Izzy Luebbert), 49:59, SLU 3-0; Hannah Sawyer (Emily Gaebe), 62:38, SLU 4-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU stretched its winning streak vs. Richmond to nine games and improved to 12-2-1 all-time vs. the Spiders.
•The Billikens reached a double-digit win total for an eighth consecutive year.
•Saint Louis earned advantages of 25-3 in total shots, 9-3 in shots on goal and 12-1 in corner kicks. The 25 shots are a season high, while the 12 corner kicks equaled the Bills' season best.
•All four Billiken goals were produced by new player combinations. Saint Louis has 29 assisted goals this year, produced by 27 different player combos.
•Caroline Kelly's goal was her sixth of the season, tying for the team lead. Kelly moved into a fifth-place tie with Maureen Hughes and Dee Guempel on SLU's career goals list (25) and took sole possession of ninth place on the Billikens' career points list (59).
•Hannah Sawyer now has five goals on the year, the Billikens' second-highest total and matching her career high.
•Hannah Larson collected her third goal of the season, while Anna Lawler scored her second.
•Izzy Luebbert picked up her third and fourth assists of the year, Lyndsey Heckel recorded her second and third, and Emily Gaebe posted her fourth.
•Gaebe's assist was her 57th career point, moving her into a 10th-place tie with Courtney Hulcer.
 
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 host Massachusetts Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m.