SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 13	Saint Louis (8-2-2, 3-0-1 A-10) at VCU (3-6-3, 2-2-1 A-10)
Date // Time	Sunday, October 1, 2023 // Noon CDT
Location	Richmond, Va. (Sports Backers Stadium)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis | VCU

•Now tied for first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference, Saint Louis concludes its two-game road trip Sunday, Oct. 1, against VCU. The match is slated for a noon CT kickoff.
•Links for streaming, live stats and game notes for both teams are included in the table above.
•SLU comes in with an 8-2-2 overall record and a 3-0-1 A-10 mark following Thursday's 3-0 win at George Mason. The victory extended the Billikens' unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2).
•After beginning conference play with two wins, VCU is 0-2-1 in its last three outings. The Rams, picked in the A-10 coaches' preseason poll to finish third in the league, dropped a 1-0 decision at La Salle Thursday night.
•Saint Louis leads the series with VCU 5-3-1 and has won four of the last five meetings. The teams are tied 2-2-1 in games played in Richmond.
•Last season in St. Louis, the Billikens edged the Rams 1-0 on Caroline Kelly's goal in the 66th minute. The victory clinched the A-10 regular-season crown for SLU.
•VCU won the last meeting in Richmond, 1-0 in 2021, to snap Saint Louis' three-game winning streak in the series.
•SLU rose eight spots to No. 21 in this week's NCAA Division I Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). The Bills are the highest-rated team in the A-10, with Dayton (No. 33) also among the top 100.
•Five of the Billikens' eight non-conference opponents are in the top 100 – BYU (No. 7), Nebraska (No. 27), Xavier (No. 29), Brown (No. 36) and Creighton (No. 91).
•The Billikens are third among "others receiving votes" in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, No. 23 in the College Soccer News Top 30, and No. 24 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25.
•Of SLU's 34 goals, 24 have been assisted. Twenty-two different player combinations have accounted for those 24 assisted goals.
•Emily Gaebe and Caroline Kelly are tied for the team lead with five goals apiece. Hannah Sawyer is close behind with four goals.
•Hannah Larson has a team-high six assists.
•Emily Puricelli carries a 0.86 goals against average and an .848 save percentage.
•In the national rankings, the Billikens are seventh in goal differential (+24), ninth in goals per game (2.83), 15th in points per game (7.83), 20th in shots on goal per game (8.50), 27th in save percentage (.853) and total shots per game (17.33), 28th in corner kicks per game (6.58), 34th in winning percentage (.750) and 38th in assists per game (2.17). All but the save percentage lead the A-10.
•Up next for Saint Louis is Richmond on Sunday, Oct. 8. Game time at Hermann Stadium is 1 p.m.