SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 5	#19/15 Saint Louis (2-0-2) vs. #12/7 Penn State (3-1)
Date // Time	Sunday, September 1, 2024 // 1 p.m.
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Robert R. Hermann Stadium)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis | Penn State

•In a second matchup of nationally ranked teams at Hermann Stadium this season, Saint Louis hosts Penn State Sunday, Sept 1. Game time is 1 p.m.
•Live streaming and live stats are available. See the links above.
•SLU comes in ranked in a 19th-place tie by United Soccer Coaches and 15th by Top Drawer Soccer. Penn State is 12th and seventh, respectively, in those polls.
•Today's game also is a rematch of last season's thrilling NCAA Championship round-of-16 contest in University Park, Pa., which Penn State won 4-3 in overtime in the teams' first-ever meeting.
•In that game, goals by Kaitlyn MacBean in the 22nd and 23rd minutes gave Penn State a 2-0 lead. It was 2-1 Nittany Lions at halftime as Hannah Larson scored in the 31st minute for Saint Louis. The Billikens surged ahead 3-2 on goals by Emily Gaebe (65') and Larson (71'), but Penn State's Mieke Schiemann netted the equalizer in the 87th minute. Payton Linnehan's goal in the 98th minute proved to be the game-winner.
•Saint Louis brings a two-game winning streak into Sunday's game, having defeated Missouri (2-0) and Missouri State (4-0) following a pair of ties.
•Penn State also has won two straight following a 2-1 loss to Virginia, most recently defeating West Virginia 3-1 Thursday night.
•Saint Louis leads the A-10 in shot accuracy (.635, eighth nationally), save percentage (.955, 11th), corner kicks per game (8.25, 15th) and shutout percentage (.750, 19th). The Bills are second in the league in goals against average (0.26, 26th).
•Individual A-10 leaders are Emily Gaebe in shots on goal per game (2.75, 11th) and shot accuracy (.786, 17th), and Emily Puricelli in save percentage (.950, 17th) and shutouts (two, 21st).
•Penn State was picked to finish second in the Big Ten Conference behind newcomer UCLA. The Nittany Lions have four starters and 17 additional players back from their 2023 team that was 16-3-4 overall and 6-1-3 (fourth) in the Big Ten and reached the NCAA Championship quarterfinals.
•Redshirt-senior forward Kaitlyn MacBean is back after earning third-team All-Conference honors and leading Penn State with 26 points (10G, 6A).
•Penn State is 14th in the nation with 3.25 goals per game. Jordan Fusco ranks third with 1.00 assists per game, while Kaitlyn MacBean is fourth in goals per game (1.50) and 11th in shots on goal per game (2.75).
•Up next for Saint Louis is a trip to Omaha, Neb., to face Creighton Friday, Sept. 6. Game time is 5 p.m.