THE RESULT
No. 19 Saint Louis 6, SIUE 1
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 | 3:30 p.m.
CITYPARK | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•No. 19 Saint Louis exploded for five second-half goals and defeated SIUE 6-1 Sunday afternoon at CITYPARK in downtown St. Louis.
•The Billikens improved to 3-1-3. SIUE slipped to 1-2-2.
•Emily Gaebe tallied two goals and an assist, and Hannah Larson registered a goal and two assists to lead the way.
•Gaebe put SLU on top in the 14th minute when she scored on one of the Billikens' six 1st-half corner kicks. Izzy Luebbert assisted.
•The score remained 1-0 until the 58th minute when Gaebe struck again, this time with assists by Larson and Katie Houck.
•Gaebe's second marker -- giving her six career braces -- ignited a flurry of four goals in just under 11 minutes. Julia Simon, assisted by Gaebe, made it 3-0 in the 60th minute. After SIUE notched its only goal, Larson (Rylee Howard assist) found the back of the net in the 66th minute, and Emily Fox (Larson) made it 5-1 in the 69th minute.
•Lucie Schwartz tacked on an unassisted goal in the 84th minute to complete Saint Louis' largest scoring output of the season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Gaebe (Izzy Luebbert), 13:16, SLU 1-0; Emily Gaebe (Katie Houck, Hannah Larson), 57:52, SLU 2-0; Julia Simon (Emily Gaebe), 59:54, SLU 3-0; MaryClaire Imig (Macie Begley), 64:02, SLU 3-1; Hannah Larson (Rylee Howard), 65:21, SLU 4-1; Emily Fox (Hannah Larson), 68:44, SLU 5-1; Lucie Schwartz (unassisted), 83:40, SLU 6-1
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis improved to 8-1-1 all-time vs. SIUE, including a current seven-game winning streak.
•SLU out-shot SIUE 19-7 overall and 9-4 in shots on goal.
•The Billikens earned an 8-2 edge in corner kicks.
•Emily Gaebe scored her fourth and fifth goals of the season and tallied her first assist of the year. She leads the team in goals and points.
•Gaebe boosted her career totals to 37 goals and 93 points, ranking second and third, respectively, all-time at SLU. Jamie Perry holds the school record of 41 goals, while Hannah Friedrich owns the school mark of 105 points.
•Gaebe's assist was the 19th of her career, tying Maureen Hughes and Anna Walsh for seventh on the Bills' all-time chart. Her game-winning goal was the ninth of her career, tying Trisha Underberg, Katie Stewart, Maureen Hughes and Julia Bradenberg for eighth.
•Emily Puricelli recorded her 70th career victory in goal.
•Julia Simon scored her second goal of the season.
•Hannah Larson posted her first goal of the year and picked up her second and third assists, giving her the team lead. Larson's two-assist game was the third of her career.
•Emily Fox and Lucie Schwartz netted their first career goals.
•The assists by Izzy Luebbert and Katie Houck were their first of the season, while Rylee Howard's helper was her first point as a Billiken.
•Nine different Billikens have scored a goal this season, and 15 different Billikens have at least one point.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Audrey Smith, Julia Simon, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Addy Lang, Izzy Luebbert, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram, Elise Le
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Nimu Karani, Lucie Schwartz, Hope Kim, Isa Moreno, Ashley Miller, Rylee Howard, Nina Preusser, Ulla Sharp, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Ellie Paloucek, Katelyn Brinkman, Caigan Leonard, Emily Fox, Sarah Sarnowski
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens conclude their non-conference schedule Thursday, Sept. 12, in Cincinnati against No. 15 Xavier. Game time is 6 p.m. Central.