THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Davidson 0
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 | 5 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
•Top-seeded Saint Louis scored a goal in each half and defeated eighth-seeded Davidson 2-0 in an Atlantic 10 Conference Championship quarterfinal Saturday night at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU (12-1-6) advances to the semifinals to face fifth-seeded Saint Joseph's, a 2-1 quarterfinal winner over fourth-seeded Fordham. Game time on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Hermann Stadium is 7 p.m. The Billikens and Hawks tied 1-1 in their regular-season meeting Oct. 3 in St. Louis.
•Davidson finished the season 8-8-3.
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Lucie Schwartz's third goal of the season and first career game-winning goal, assisted by
Izzy Luebbert on a corner kick, gave the Billikens a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. The assist was Luebbert's third of the year.
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Lyndsey Heckel provided insurance with a penalty kick in the 59th minute. The goal was Heckel's fifth overall and fourth PK of the season.
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Emily Puricelli, who broke Hannah Friedrich's school record with her 105th start as a Billiken, made two saves. The shutout was Puricelli's ninth of the season and 49th of her career, and SLU's 12th clean sheet of the year.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Lucie Schwartz (
Izzy Luebbert), 8:19, SLU 1-0;
Lyndsey Heckel (penalty kick), 58:42, SLU 2-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU extended its unbeaten streak to 14 games (10-0-4).
•The Billikens improved to 6-0 vs. Davidson.
•SLU is 24-5-1 all-time in A-10 Championship games, including a current 18-game winning streak.
•Saint Louis out-shot Davidson 27-5 overall and 7-2 in shots on goal.
Emily Gaebe and
Hannah Sawyer led the way with five and four shots, respectively. Fourteen different Billikens tallied at least one shot.
•The Bills earned an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
•SLU extended its unbeaten streak vs. A-10 opponents (regular season and conference tournament combined) to 40 games.
•Saint Louis recorded its seventh consecutive shutout in A-10 Championship play.
•The Billikens are 76-9-11 (.849) in their last 96 games at Hermann Stadium. Saturday's shutout was their 61st during that stretch. Against A-10 opponents in those 96 games, SLU is 53-1-4.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli,
Lucie Schwartz,
Hope Kim,
Julia Simon,
Hannah Larson,
Katie Houck,
Izzy Luebbert,
Emily Gaebe,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram,
Elise Le
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer,
Audrey Smith,
Ashley Miller,
Rylee Howard,
Jordan Gary,
Eva Schreiber,
Katelyn Brinkman,
Caigan Leonard
