THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Richmond 0
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. CT
President's Field at River Road | Richmond, Va.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Saint Louis scored twice in the first five minutes of the game and made those goals stand up for a 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory at Richmond Thursday afternoon.
•The Billikens, who have claimed three straight wins and are unbeaten (7-0-3) in their last 10 games, improved to 9-1-5 overall and 5-0-2 in the A-10. Richmond fell to 3-9-2, 1-6.
•Hope Kim, assisted by Katie Houck and Lyndsey Heckel, scored her third goal of the season – all game-winners – in the third minute on a corner kick.
•Emily Gaebe, with an assist from Hannah Sawyer, made it 2-0 in the fifth minute.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Hope Kim (Katie Houck, Lyndsey Heckel), 2:11, SLU 1-0; Emily Gaebe (Hannah Sawyer), 4:26, SLU 2-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis remained undefeated (6-0-1) on the road this season.
•SLU defeated Richmond for a 10th consecutive time and increased its series lead vs. the Spiders to 13-2-1 overall and 6-1 in Richmond.
•The Billikens held the Spiders without a shot while themselves firing 20 shots, 12 of which were on frame. Saint Louis also earned a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks.
•Lyndsey Heckel played and started her 100th game as a Billiken.
•Emily Gaebe's goal was her 12th of the season. Gaebe, who leads the A-10 in goals and points (27), extended her SLU career records to 44 goals and 109 points.
•The assists by Katie Houck, Lyndsey Heckel and Hannah Sawyer were the second of the season for each player.
•The shutout was Saint Louis' third in a row and ninth of the season. It was Emily Puricelli's seventh clean sheet of 2024 and 47th of her career.
•The Billikens have allowed just two goals in seven A-10 matches this season.
•The Bills extended their A-10 regular-season unbeaten streak to 27 games. Including conference tournament games, Saint Louis extended its unbeaten streak vs. league opponents to 36 games.
•SLU has scored 32 goals this season, 22 of which have been assisted. Both scoring combinations vs. Richmond were new, giving the Billikens a different player combo for 21 of the 22 assisted goals.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Lucie Schwartz, Hannah Sawyer, Hope Kim, Julia Simon, Katie Houck, Izzy Luebbert, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram, Elise Le
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Audrey Smith, Ashley Miller, Rylee Howard, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Ellie Paloucek, Addy Lang, Katelyn Brinkman, Caigan Leonard
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens are in Philadelphia to take on La Salle Sunday, Oct. 20, at noon Central.