THE RESULT
Saint Louis 4, Creighton 1
Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 | 6 p.m. CT
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
•Four different players scored a goal as Saint Louis defeated Creighton 4-1 Thursday evening at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU improved to 2-1, while Creighton of the Big East Conference slipped to 0-2-1.
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Hannah Larson tallied two assists for a second consecutive game. The first came on a corner kick that was buried by
Lyndsey Heckel for a 1-0 SLU lead in the 14th minute, and the second was a beautiful lead pass that
Hannah Sawyer carried in to put the Billikens on top 3-1 in the 48th minute.
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Emily Gaebe and
Caroline Kelly found the back of the net in the 37th and 58th minutes, respectively. Gaebe's goal broke a 1-1 tie, and Kelly's marker provided the final score.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Lyndsey Heckel (
Hannah Larson), 13:21, SLU 1-0; Abigail Santana (unassisted), 31:28, tied 1-1;
Emily Gaebe (unassisted), 36:22, SLU 2-1;
Hannah Sawyer (
Hannah Larson), 47:50, SLU 3-1;
Caroline Kelly (unassisted), 57:42, SLU 4-1
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Larson's four assists this season already have tied her career high.
•Gaebe, Sawyer and Kelly collected their second goals of the season, while Heckel recorded her first.
•Kelly's goal was the 21st of her career and gave her sole possession of 10th place on SLU's all-time list.
•The Billikens earned an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks and outshot Creighton 17-5 overall and 8-2 in shots on goal.
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Emily Puricelli extended her Saint Louis career record with her 50th victory as a Billiken.
•Gaebe led all players with five shots. Ten different Billikens registered at least one shot.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli,
Anna Lawler,
Emily Groark,
Caroline Kelly,
Julia Simon,
Hannah Larson,
Katie Houck,
Abbie Miller,
Izzy Luebbert,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer,
Liv Layton,
Jess Preusser,
Nina Preusser,
Jordan Gary,
Eva Schreiber,
Ellie Paloucek,
Samantha De Luca,
Macy Lutz,
Katelyn Brinkman,
Emily Gaebe,
Clare Nicholas
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UP NEXT
The Billikens host Kansas City Sunday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m.
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