Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information |
Match No. 14 |
Saint Louis (7-2-4, 4-0-1 A-10) vs. Fordham (7-2-3, 4-0-2 A-10) |
Date // Time |
Saturday, Oct. 18 // 7 p.m. (CT) |
Location |
St. Louis, Mo. (Hermann Stadium) |
Tickets |
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Stream |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
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Series History |
Saint Louis leads 10-6-2 |
Saint Louis hosts the Fordham Rams Saturday night with first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference on the line. Game time is 7 p.m.
Saturday night's game will be streamed on ESPN+. Dan Bettlach will call the action.
The Billikens enter Saturday's match 7-2-4 overall and 4-0-1 in A-10 play. Fordham currently occupies first place in the league with a 4-0-2 record. The Rams have played one more game than the Bills at this point.
Both teams are streaking. Fordham is unbeaten in its last seven games, while SLU is unbeaten in its last four and has not conceded a goal in its last three games.
Here are five additional facts in advance of Saturday's match vs. Fordham:
1 // The Billikens are back in the United Soccer Coaches poll, checking in at No. 20 this week. They climbed as high as No. 7 in the ranking earlier this season.
2 // Quinten Blair is the reigning A-10 Defensive Player of the Week. He anchored the Billiken back line that yielded just one shot on goal in two shutout road wins last week (read more).
3 // SLU keeper Jeremi Abonnel leads the league and is tied for third in NCAA Division I with eight shutouts. His 0.53 goals against average is third in the conference.
4 //Â Freshman Theo Franca leads the Bills with three goals. Karim Abdoul Pare and Drake Fournier both scored twice last week. Nick Schramm also has a pair of goals for SLU.
5 //Â Saint Louis leads the all-time series 10-6-2. Last year, the teams played to a 2-2 draw in the Bronx as Fordham got a late PK to salvage the tie.Â
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The Billikens play their final regular-season road game on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Loyola Chicago. Game time against the Ramblers is 3 p.m.