THE RESULT
Saint Louis 3, No. 24 Nebraska 2
Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 | 1 p.m. CT
Barbara Hibner Field | Lincoln, Neb.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Abbie Miller scored her 10th career game-winning goal in the 88th minute to lift Saint Louis to a 3-2 victory over 24th-ranked and previously unbeaten Nebraska Sunday afternoon at Barbara Hibner Field.
•SLU concluded the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 5-2-1 record. Nebraska of the Big Ten Conference fell to 6-1-1.
•Miller was assisted by Emily Groark and Sophia Stram on her second goal of the season. She moved into a third-place tie with Kelly Ferguson, Dee Guempel and Alyssa Seitzer on the Billikens' career list for game-winning goals, just one behind second-place Jamie Perry.
•Nebraska struck first on Eleanor Dale's penalty kick in the 56th minute before Saint Louis grabbed the lead with goals just 3:46 apart.
•Jess Preusser, assisted by Caroline Kelly, picked a good time for her first goal of 2023, netting the equalizer in the 64th minute. Katie Houck, with Hannah Larson collecting her team-leading fifth assist of the year, put the Bills in front in the 67th minute.
•Dale, who entered the game tied for the national lead in goals, evened the score with her 12th of the season in the 76th minute. That set the stage for Miller's dramatic game-winner.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Eleanor Dale (penalty kick), 55:26, NEB 1-0; Jess Preusser (Caroline Kelly), 63:03, tied 1-1; Katie Houck (Hannah Larson), 66:49, SLU 2-1; Eleanor Dale (Briley Hill, Ella Guyott), 75:54, tied 2-2; Abbie Miller (Emily Groark, Sophia Stram), 87:17, SLU 3-2
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The victory – the first by a road team in the Saint Louis-Nebraska series – gave the Billikens a 3-2 edge over the Huskers.
•Emily Puricelli made nine saves, six of which came in the second half.
•Katie Houck's goal was her second of the season.
•Sophia Stram picked up her second assist of the year, while Emily Groark posted her first.
•Abbie Miller took sole possession of eighth place on SLU's career points list with 59 and moved into the top 10 on the Billikens' career goals list with 22, tying Jenny Kehl and Alyssa Seitzer for ninth.
•Caroline Kelly, who registered her first assist of the year, tied Courtney Hulcer for ninth place on the career points chart with 57. Kelly also fired a team-high five shots.
•Jess Preusser became the 14th Billiken to score a goal and the 17th to record a point this year.
•Each of SLU's three goals featured a new player combination this season. Of the Bills' 25 goals, 18 have been assisted; 17 different player combos have accounted for those 18 goals.
 
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
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer, Jess Preusser, Nina Preusser, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Samantha De Luca, Emily Gaebe, Clare Nicholas
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens begin Atlantic 10 Conference play Thursday, Sept. 14, at Loyola Chicago. Game time is 7 p.m.