THE RESULT
#23 Saint Louis 5, SIUE 1
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 | 5 p.m. CT
CITYPARK | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
•Five different players scored a goal and four others collected an assist as No. 23 Saint Louis defeated SIUE 5-1 Saturday evening at CITYPARK in downtown St. Louis.
•SLU improved to 4-2, while SIUE of the Ohio Valley Conference slipped to 2-3-1.
•The game was the first collegiate women's soccer game played at CITYPARK, the home of St. Louis CITY SC of Major League Soccer.
•The Cougars took an early lead when Sidney Christopher scored on a free kick in the fourth minute, but it was all Billikens from there.
•Goals by
Caroline Kelly (20th minute) and
Emily Groark (41st minute) gave SLU a 2-1 halftime lead.
Abbie Miller made it 3-1 on a penalty kick in the 56th minute, and
Sophia Stram and
Samantha De Luca added extra insurance in the 66th minute and 80th minute, respectively.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Sidney Christopher (unassisted), 3:51, SIUE 1-0;
Caroline Kelly (
Julia Simon), 19:32, tied 1-1;
Emily Groark (unassisted), 40:19, SLU 2-1;
Abbie Miller (penalty kick), 55:07, SLU 3-1;
Sophia Stram (
Lyndsey Heckel,
Izzy Luebbert), 65:39, SLU 4-1;
Samantha De Luca (
Hannah Sawyer), 79:53, SLU 5-1
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis defeated SIUE for a sixth consecutive time and improved to 7-1-1 all-time vs. the Cougars.
•The Billikens earned advantages of 24-4 in total shots, 11-3 in shots on goal and 6-1 in corner kicks.
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Caroline Kelly's goal was her team-leading fifth of the season and the 24th of her career, tying Maddie Pokorny for seventh on SLU's all-time list.
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Sophia Stram and
Samantha De Luca netted their second goals of the year.
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Emily Groark and
Abbie Miller recorded their first goals of the season. Through six games, 13 Billikens have at least one goal.
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Julia Simon and
Izzy Luebbert posted their second assists of the year, while
Lyndsey Heckel and
Hannah Sawyer picked up their first helpers.
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Hannah Sawyer led all players with five shots.
•Each of SLU's three assisted goals featured a new player combination. The Billikens have 15 assisted goals this season, produced by 14 different player combos.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli,
Hannah Sawyer,
Caroline Kelly,
Julia Simon,
Hannah Larson,
Katie Houck,
Abbie Miller,
Izzy Luebbert,
Emily Gaebe,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Lawler,
Liv Layton,
Emily Groark,
Jess Preusser,
Nina Preusser,
Ashley Koch,
Jordan Gary,
Eva Schreiber,
Ellie Paloucek,
Samantha De Luca,
Macy Lutz,
Katelyn Brinkman,
Clare Nicholas
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UP NEXT
The Billikens travel to Providence, R.I., for a match vs. Brown on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Game time is 6 p.m. Central.
