Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 19	#1 Saint Louis (10-2-6, 5-0-3 A-10) vs. #3 Dayton (8-2-7, 4-1-3 A-10)
Date // Time	Sunday, Nov. 16 // Noon
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 20-9-6

Top-seed Saint Louis welcomes in the third-seeded Dayton Flyers for the Atlantic 10 Conference title match on Sunday at Hermann Stadium. Game time is set for noon.

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

SLU (10-2-6 overall) captured the A-10 regular-season title to earn the top seed in the A-10 Men's Soccer Championships. The Billikens defeated La Salle 2-0 in the quarterfinal round and Davidson 1-0 in the semifinal.

Dayton (8-2-7 overall), which finished third in the conference, got to the championship game by defeating VCU at home 4-2, then going on the road to knock off Fordham 2-1.

The Billikens and Flyers played earlier this year, a scoreless draw at Hermann Stadium. The teams met last year in the A-10 Championship match at Dayton's Baujan Field, with the Flyers prevailing 3-0 to capture the A-10 crown.

Sunday's winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The field will be announced Monday at noon (CT).

Here are five additional facts in advance of Sunday's match vs. Dayton:

1 // The Billikens are No. 22 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. They have been ranked for 10 weeks this season. SLU climbed as high as No. 7 in the ranking earlier this year.

2 // Jeremi Abonnel (Goalkeeper of the Year) and Kevin Kalish (Coach of the Year) were among nine Billikens who earned Atlantic 10 Conference postseason All-Conference honors earlier this week (read more). 

3 // Theo Franca leads the Billikens with four goals, three of them game-winners. Abdoul Karim 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 10 shutouts. For his career, Abonnel has registered 23 shutouts in just 49 career games played. 

4 // The Billikens are unbeaten at Hermann Stadium (7-0-5) this season. SLU is 36-3-18 on its home field over the last five seasons.

5 // The Billikens are searching for their fifth Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Championship tournament title, having won previously in 2022, 2021, 2012 and 2009. SLU also won six Conference USA tournament crowns from 1995-2004 and two Great Midwest Conference titles from 1991-94.

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The NCAA Men's Soccer Selection Show is set for Monday, Nov. 17, at noon (CT).