GAME RESULT
Saint Louis 5, Saint Joseph's 4
Sunday, March 24, 2024
St. Louis, Mo.
 
THE BASICS
Cami Newbanks and Jane Kaniecki had two RBIs apiece, and Lily Strand pitched five strong innings of relief to lift Saint Louis to a 5-4 victory over Saint Joseph's Sunday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Center.
 
The Billikens won the series 2-1 and improved to 16-11 overall and 4-2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. SLU is tied for first place with Saint Joseph's and George Washington.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
•Kaniecki gave Saint Louis a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with a two-out RBI single.
•The Billikens made it 2-0 in the second on Abby Mallo's leadoff home run, her team-high-tying seventh round-tripper of the season.
•Saint Joseph's scored twice in the third to tie it and took a 4-2 edge with two more runs in the fifth.
•SLU answered right away in its half of the fifth. Newbanks' RBI double cut the deficit in half, and the tying run scored on Kaniecki's groundout.
•Newbanks walked it off in the seventh with an RBI single.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Strand collected her second win of the season. She allowed one earned run, five hits and one walk.
•Natalie Sullivan singled twice.
•Abby Ulsas, Kendall Johnson and Jocelyn Abbott had a single apiece.
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens play a three-game series at George Washington Friday and Saturday, March 29-30. Friday's doubleheader and Saturday's single game start at 11 a.m. Central.