THE RESULT
#24 Saint Louis 4, La Salle 0
Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023 | 1 p.m. CDT
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•No. 24 Saint Louis unleashed its potent attack in the second half of Sunday's Atlantic 10 Conference match with La Salle, scoring four goals in the final 45 minutes to register a 4-0 victory at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.
•SLU extended its winning streak to three games and its unbeaten streak to five, improving to 7-2-1 overall and 2-0 in the A-10. La Salle fell to 2-5-2, 0-1.
•Lyndsey Heckel broke a 0-0 stalemate with a penalty-kick goal in the 49th minute. The Billikens scored their final three goals in a span of less than six minutes, beginning with the first of two Emily Gaebe tallies (Eva Schreiber assist) in the 69th minute.
•Hannah Sawyer (Jordan Gary) made it 3-0 in the 71st minute. Gaebe closed the scoring in the 75th minute, intercepting a La Salle pass and converting following a lengthy run.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Lyndsey Heckel (penalty kick), 48:35, SLU 1-0; Emily Gaebe (Eva Schreiber), 68:57, SLU 2-0; Hannah Sawyer (Jordan Gary), 70:56, SLU 3-0; Emily Gaebe (unassisted), 74:30, SLU 4-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU improved to 7-2-3 all-time vs. La Salle and stretched their winning streak vs. the Explorers to five.
•Saint Louis is 65-8-6 in its last 79 games at Hermann Stadium. Sunday's shutout was the Billikens' 49th clean sheet during that span.
•Emily Gaebe boosted her season goals total to four, while Lyndsey Heckel and Hannah Sawyer netted their third goals of the year.
•With her second game-winning goal of the week, Heckel increased her career total to eight, just one shy of entering the Billikens' top 10.
•Gaebe now has 20 career goals and is creeping up on Saint Louis' top-10 list. There is a three-way tie for ninth place with 22.
•Emily Puricelli made three saves and registered her third shutout of the season, second in succession and 32nd of her career. Puricelli tied Hanna Benben for third place on SLU's career saves list (219).
•Eva Schreiber and Jordan Gary recorded their first collegiate assists; Schreiber's assist was the first point of her Saint Louis career, giving the Billikens 18 different players with at least one point this season.
•Both assisted goals were new player combinations this season. The Bills have 21 assisted goals this year, produced by 19 different player combos.
•SLU has outscored its opponents 21-4 in the second half this season.
•The Billikens' 15-8 advantage in total shots included a 10-3 count in the second half; their 9-3 edge in shots on goal included 6-1 in the second half; and their 6-3 advantage in corner kicks included 5-1 in the final 45 minutes.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Caroline Kelly, Julia Simon, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Macy Lutz, Abbie Miller, Izzy Luebbert, Lyndsey Heckel
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer, Jess Preusser, Nina Preusser, Ashley Koch, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Ellie Paloucek, Samantha De Luca, Katelyn Brinkman, Emily Gaebe, Clare Nicholas, Alyssa Bockius
 
UP NEXT
Following a Thursday bye, the Billikens host Dayton Sunday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m.