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MSOC Preview: Billikens Host Davidson Wednesday in A-10 Semifinal

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 18 #1 Saint Louis (9-2-6, 5-0-3 A-10) vs. #4 Davidson (9-6-3, 4-2-2 A-10)
Date // Time Wednesday, Nov. 12 // 7 p.m.
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Hermann Stadium)
A-10 Championship Tournament Central
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Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History Saint Louis leads 4-1-1

Top-seed Saint Louis takes on the fourth-seeded Davidson Wildcats Wednesday night with a trip to the Atlantic 10 Conference title match on the line. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

The match will be streamed on ESPN+, with Dan Bettlach and Bill McDermott on the call.

The Billikens (9-2-6 overall) defeated eight-seed La Salle 2-0 in the quarterfinals last Friday. SLU has homefield advantage throughout the Championship by way of claiming the A-10 regular-season title with a 5-0-3 conference record.

Davidson is 9-6-3 overall and finished fourth in the A-10 with a 4-2-2 record. The Wildcats defeated George Mason 2-1 in the quarterfinals to advance to Wednesday's semifinal.

The Billikens and Wildcats did not play in the regular season. In fact, this will be the first meeting between the two squads since Sept. 21, 2019, a 1-0 Billiken win in Davidson, N.C. It's Davidson's first trip to St. Louis since Oct. 21, 2017. Saint Louis leads the all-time series 4-1-1.

Here are five additional facts in advance of Wednesday's match vs. Davidson:

1 // The Billikens are No. 24 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. They have been ranked for nine weeks this season. SLU climbed as high as No. 7 in the ranking earlier this year.

2 // Saint Louis has won the regular-season title for the eighth time. SLU was unbeaten in the league's regular season for the fourth time overall and first time since the 2021 campaign. 

3 // Theo Franca leads the Billikens with four goals, three of them game-winners. Karim Abdoul Pare (3G, 1A) and Andrew Heckenlaible (2G, 2A) follow with seven and six points, respectively. Jeremi Abonnel has played every minute in goal and has posted nine shutouts.

4 // The Billikens are unbeaten at Hermann Stadium (6-0-5) this season. SLU is 35-3-18 on its home field over the last five seasons.

5 // The Billikens have won the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Championship four times as a member of the A-10 – 2009, 2012, 2021 and 2022.

UP NEXT

The title match of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship will take place Sunday, Nov. 16. Fordham and Dayton play in the the other A-10 semifinal Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx, N.Y.

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