THE RESULT
Saint Louis 5, George Mason 0
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 | 7 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Five different Saint Louis players found the back of the net as the Billikens rolled past George Mason 5-0 Thursday night at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU's win, coupled with Dayton's 2-2 tie at Fordham, propelled the Billikens (11-1-5, 7-0-2 A-10) past the Flyers (7-1-1 A-10) into first place in the conference standings with one game remaining. SLU and Dayton, who were picked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the A-10 preseason poll, square off Sunday afternoon in Dayton (12:30 p.m. CT) to determine the league's regular-season champion and No. 1 seed for the A-10 Championship.
•SLU extended its winning streak to five games and its unbeaten streak to 12 games (9-0-3).
•George Mason slipped to 3-10-5, 1-5-3.
•Julia Simon, assisted by Emily Gaebe, ignited the Saint Louis attack in the seventh minute with her third goal of the season.
•Audrey Smith (Katie Houck assist) picked up her fourth goal of the year in the 38th minute to make it 2-0. Nina Preusser (Sophia Stram) scored her first goal of the season in the 41st minute to give the Billikens a 3-0 cushion at intermission.
•Saint Louis upped the lead to 4-0 in the 50th minute as Hope Kim (Izzy Luebbert) tallied the fourth goal of her rookie campaign. Caigan Leonard put the finishing touch on the victory with her first collegiate goal, unassisted, in the 83rd minute.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Julia Simon (Emily Gaebe), 7:00, SLU 1-0; Audrey Smith (Katie Houck), 37:45, SLU 2-0; Nina Preusser (Sophia Stram), 40:29, SLU 3-0; Hope Kim (Izzy Luebbert), 49:28, SLU 4-0; Caigan Leonard (unassisted), 82:39, SLU 5-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU stretched its winning streak vs. George Mason to four games and increased its series advantage over the Patriots to 6-3-1.
•The Bills extended their A-10 regular-season unbeaten streak to 29 games. Including conference tournament games, Saint Louis extended its unbeaten streak vs. league opponents to 38 games.
•Saint Louis out-shot George Mason 30-5 overall and 19-0 in shots on goal. The 30 total shots and 19 shots on frame are team season highs.
•The Billikens' five goals, four assists and 14 points equaled their season bests in conference play.
•SLU earned a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
•Saint Louis has scored 41 goals this season, 30 of which have been assisted. There were three new scoring combinations vs. George Mason, giving the Billikens a different player combo for 28 of the 30 assisted goals.
•Julia Simon tallied her first game-winning goal as a Billiken.
•Nina Preusser and Caigan Leonard became the 14th and 15th different Billikens to score a goal this season.
•Emily Gaebe's and Katie Houck's assists were their fourth of the season, tying them for the team lead.
•Gaebe's assist was the 22nd of her career, moving her into a fifth-place tie with Trisha Underberg and Jamie Perry on SLU's all-time list. It also was Gaebe's eighth game-winning assist, lifting her into a fourth-place tie with Kathy Musschoot, Maureen Hughes and Courtney Reimer.
•Sophia Stram's and Izzy Luebbert's assists were their second of the year.
 
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
Nimu Karani, Autumn Jackson, Audrey Smith, Isa Moreno, Ashley Miller, Rylee Howard, Nina Preusser, Ulla Sharp, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Ellie Paloucek, Addy Lang, Katelyn Brinkman, Caigan Leonard, Emily Fox