THE RESULT
Saint Louis 3, George Mason 0
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 | 7 p.m. EDT
George Mason Stadium | Fairfax, Va.
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GAME DETAILS
•Saint Louis grabbed an early lead and never looked back in a 3-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over George Mason Thursday night at George Mason Stadium.
•With the win, SLU vaulted into a first-place tie (10 points) with Massachusetts. In addition, the Billikens extended their unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2) while improving their records to 8-2-2 overall and 3-0-1 in the A-10. George Mason fell to 1-11, 1-3.
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Hannah Larson, assisted by
Emily Gaebe, found the back of the net in the fifth minute to put Saint Louis in front.
Hannah Sawyer's unassisted goal in the 49th minute and
Anna Lawler's tally (
Katie Houck) in the 58th minute gave the Bills breathing room.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Hannah Larson (
Emily Gaebe), 4:56, SLU 1-0;
Hannah Sawyer (unassisted), 48:41, SLU 2-0;
Anna Lawler (
Katie Houck), 57:59, SLU 3-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU extended its winning streak vs. George Mason to three.
•The Billikens earned advantages of 18-3 in total shots, 7-1 in shots on goal and 6-0 in corner kicks.
•Saint Louis has outscored its opponents 24-5 in the second half this season.
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Hannah Larson scored her second goal of the season,
Hannah Sawyer recorded her fourth, and
Anna Lawler collected her first.
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Emily Gaebe picked up her third assist of the year, while
Katie Houck registered her first.
•Both Billiken assisted goals were produced by a new player combination. Saint Louis has 24 assisted goals this year, produced by 22 different player combos.
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Anna Lawler became the 15th Billiken to score a goal and the 20th Billiken to notch a point this season.
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Emily Puricelli posted her 56th career win and 33rd career shutout.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli,
Anna Lawler,
Emily Groark,
Julia Simon,
Hannah Larson,
Katie Houck,
Abbie Miller,
Izzy Luebbert,
Emily Gaebe,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer,
Caroline Kelly,
Jess Preusser,
Nina Preusser,
Jordan Gary,
Eva Schreiber,
Ellie Paloucek,
Macy Lutz,
Katelyn Brinkman,
Clare Nicholas,
Alyssa Bockius
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UP NEXT
The Billikens complete their two-game road trip Sunday, Oct. 1, at VCU. Kickoff is set for noon CDT.
