THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Duquesne 1
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 | 1 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Nina Preusser scored what proved to be the game-winning goal, the first of her Saint Louis career, in the 36th minute, and the Billikens held off a stubborn Duquesne team for a 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference victory Sunday afternoon at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU improved to 11-2-1 overall and 6-0 in the A-10 with its sixth consecutive win. The Billikens are unbeaten in their last nine games (8-0-1).
•Duquesne fell to 9-4-1, 4-2.
•Saint Louis remained tied with Dayton for first place in the A-10 with four games remaining. The Billikens and Flyers meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Hermann Stadium.
•Lucie Schwartz put SLU in front in the 27th minute with an assist from Eva Schreiber. Schreiber flighted a perfect corner kick to Schwartz, who headed the ball inside the far post from just inside the six.
•Izzy Luebbert ignited the Bills' second scoring play with a thru ball to Caroline Chier on the left side. Chier fought off a Duquesne defender and crossed to a sliding Preusser, who converted into an open net from three yards out.
•Duquesne cut the margin in half in the 53rd minute on Brianna Moore's seventh goal of the season.  
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Lucie Schwartz (Eva Schreiber), 26:53, SLU 1-0; Nina Preusser (Caroline Chier, Izzy Luebbert), 35:26, SLU 2-0; Brianna Moore (Maya Matesa), 52:22, SLU 2-1
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis improved to 14-4 overall and 9-1 in St. Louis vs. Duquesne. The Billikens extended their winning streak vs. the Dukes to five games.
•Including regular-season and conference tournament competition, Saint Louis is unbeaten in 48 consecutive games vs. A-10 opponents.
•SLU is 85-9-12 (.858) in its last 106 games at Hermann Stadium. Against A-10 opponents during the 106-game stretch, the Billikens are 58-1-4 (43-0-4 regular season, 15-1 conference tournament).
•Nina Preusser's goal was her first of the season. She became SLU's 13th goal scorer this year.
•Lucie Schwartz tallied her third goal of the season.
•Emma Parker matched her career high of five saves.
•Caroline Chier's assist, her team-leading sixth of the year, tied her for the A-10 lead.
•Eva Schreiber and Izzy Luebbert each collected their fifth assist of 2025.
•Luebbert's helper lifted her point total to 11, tying the team lead.
•Twenty-three of SLU's 29 goals this season have been assisted. With two new player combinations on Sunday, there has been a different combination on 21 of those 23 goals.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emma Parker, Lucie Schwartz, Hope Kim, Ashley Miller, Rylee Howard, Julia Simon, Eva Schreiber, Hannah Larson, Camille Welker, Izzy Luebbert, Blakely Hockett
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Adee Broesder, Ava Rademeyer, Audrey Smith, Nina Preusser, Jordan Gary, Caroline Chier