Saint Louis welcomes the Duquesne Dukes to Hermann Stadium for an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup on Saturday night. Game time is 7 p.m.
The Billikens (3-2-4, 1-0-1 A-10) extended their unbeaten streak to five with a scoreless draw against No. 9 Charlotte on Tuesday night. In A-10 play, they tied La Salle 0-0 in Philadelphia and defeated Loyola Chicago 2-0 at Hermann Stadium.
The Dukes (7-1-1, 2-0 A-10) are one of two teams in the A-10 without a loss or tie in the early going of the league schedule. They have won their last three, including A-10 victories against George Washington and Saint Joseph's. Maxi Hopfer leads the team in scoring with 10 points (4G, 2A) and has scored a goal in three straight matches. Hopfer has scored more than 20 goals in his Duquesne career.
Here are five additional facts in advance of Tuesday's match vs. Charlotte:
1 // Gershon Henry was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week on Monday (read more). Henry played a full 90 minutes in his first-career start on the Billikens' back line against Loyola Chicago.
2 // Luis Lara leads the Billikens with four goals. He is SLU's active leader in career goals scored with 20 (16 at Stetson, four at Saint Louis).
3 //Â Seth Anderson leads the team with four assists, which is tied for the most in the A-10.
4 // The Billikens' 0.67 goals against average leads the A-10 and ranks ninth nationally. The Billikens generate 7.1 corner kicks per game, which ranks seventh in the country.
5 //Â The Billikens lead the all-time series against the Dukes 13-1-1. The teams haven't met in the A-10 regular season since the COVID-impacted 2020-21 campaign. The last meeting between the squads came in the 2021 A-10 Championship final at Hermann Stadium. Duquesne opened the scoring in that game, but SLU got goals from Simon Becher and Christian Buendia to win 2-1 for the A-10 crown.
UP NEXT
The Billikens hits the road to take on Fordham on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Rhode Island on Saturday, October. 12.
