THE RESULT
Saint Louis 1, Dayton 1
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 | 1 p.m. CDT
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Saint Louis and Dayton exchanged second-half goals and played to a 1-1 draw in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup Sunday afternoon at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU extended its unbeaten streak to six games (4-0-2), emerging with a 7-2-2 overall record and a 2-0-1 mark in the A-10. Dayton is 7-1-4, 2-0-2.
•Emily Gaebe gave the Billikens a 1-0 lead in the 52nd minute, scoring her fifth goal of the year to tie for the team lead. Alyssa Bockius assisted for her first point as a Billiken.
•Diana Benigno scored the equalizer in the 70th minute.
•SLU experienced some bad luck in the first half as shots by Lyndsey Heckel and Hannah Sawyer hit the left post and the crossbar, respectively.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Gaebe (Alyssa Bockius), 51:37, SLU 1-0; Diana Benigno (unassisted), 69:29, tied 1-1
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU extended its unbeaten streak vs. Dayton to 13 games (11-0-2).
•Emily Gaebe's goal gave her a team-high 12 points on the season. Gaebe tied for game-high honors with five shots.
•Gaebe's goal was the 21st of her career, just one away from the Billikens' all-time top 10.
•The Billikens' goal was produced by a new player combination. Saint Louis has 22 assisted goals this year, produced by 20 different player combos.
•Alyssa Bockius became the 19th Billiken to register a point this season.
•Emily Puricelli made six saves and grabbed sole possession of third place on SLU's career saves list with 225.
 
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, Emily Gaebe, Clare Nicholas, Alyssa Bockius
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens embark on a two-game road trip, beginning with George Mason Thursday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. Central.