THE RESULT
No. 12 Penn State 2, No. 19 Saint Louis 1
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 | 1 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
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Elise Le scored her first career goal on a penalty kick in the 47th minute, but two early first-half goals held up for 12th-ranked Penn State in a 2-1 victory over 19th-ranked Saint Louis in front of 1,759 spectators Sunday afternoon at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens slipped to 2-1-2, while the Nittany Lions improved to 4-1 with a third straight win.
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Emily Puricelli collected six saves between the posts, and
Emily Gaebe registered a game- and season-high six shots.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Kaitlyn MacBean (Amelia White), 2:36, PSU 1-0; Kaitlyn MacBean (Jordan Fusco), 12:38, PSU 2-0;
Elise Le (penalty kick), 46:35, PSU 2-1
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
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Emily Gaebe moved into fourth place on SLU's career shots list with 234.
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Hannah Larson tallied a season-high three shots.
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Emily Puricelli,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram and
Elise Le played all 90 minutes.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli,
Hope Kim,
Julia Simon,
Hannah Larson,
Katie Houck,
Addy Lang,
Izzy Luebbert,
Emily Gaebe,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram,
Elise Le
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer,
Audrey Smith,
Ashley Miller,
Jordan Gary,
Eva Schreiber,
Katelyn Brinkman,
Sarah Sarnowski
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UP NEXT
The Billikens travel to Omaha, Neb., to face Creighton Friday, Sept. 6. Game time is 5 p.m.
