THE RESULT
Saint Louis 1, Kansas 0
Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 | 7 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Emily Gaebe scored her school-record-tying 16th goal of the season in the 20th minute to propel eighth-seeded Saint Louis past Kansas 1-0 in an NCAA Championship first-round game Friday night at Hermann Stadium.
•The victory sends Saint Louis (15-1-6) to the NCAA Championship second round for a second consecutive season and third time in the past four years. The Billikens will play USC, the No. 1 seed in SLU's portion of the bracket, on Friday, Nov. 22, at a time to be announced. The Trojans (16-1-3) were 5-0 first-round winners over Sacramento State.
•Also advancing to Los Angeles and playing Friday are No. 4 seed Virginia and No. 5 seed Wisconsin. The teams advancing from Friday's games will square off in the round of 16 on Sunday, Nov. 24, in Los Angeles.
•Gaebe equaled her own school season mark for goals set last season. She increased her school-record career totals to 48 goals and 118 points.
•Hannah Larson collected her team-leading seventh assist of the year. The Gaebe-from-Larson combination collaborated for a fourth time this season, most on the team.
•Emily Puricelli made three saves and picked up her 11th shutout of the season. It was the Billikens' 14th clean sheet of the year.
•Lyndsey Heckel made a major contribution to the shutout, clearing a ball off the line in the 83rd minute.
•The attendance of 3,136 was the third highest for a Billiken women's soccer home game.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Gaebe (Hannah Larson), 19:16, SLU 1-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis extended its unbeaten streak to 17 games (13-0-4) and its winning streak to four games.
•The victory gave the Bills 15 wins for a 10th time in their history and assured a .750 or higher winning percentage for an 11th time.
•The Billikens are 79-9-11 (.854) in their last 99 games at Hermann Stadium. The shutout was their 63rd during that span.
•Gaebe's goal was the 13th game-winning tally of her Saint Louis career. She is second in that category, trailing Hannah Friedrich (2018-22), who had 15.
•Gaebe had six of the Billikens' 10 shots.
•Puricelli increased her school-record totals to 82 wins and 51 shutouts. She tied Abbie Miller (2019-23) for the Saint Louis career record with her 108th game played.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Lucie Schwartz, Hope Kim, Julia Simon, Eva Schreiber, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram, Elise Le
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer, Audrey Smith, Ashley Miller, Rylee Howard, Jordan Gary, Katelyn Brinkman