Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 22	Saint Louis (12-2-7) at Bryant (17-2-2)
Date // Time	Sunday, Nov. 30 // 5 p.m. (CT) / 6 p.m. (ET)
Location	Smithfield, R.I. (Beirne Stadium)
NCAA Championship	Interactive Bracket
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Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	NCAA.com
Series History	First Meeting

ABOUT THE MATCH

-- Saint Louis heads to Smithfield, R.I., to take on the Bryant Bulldogs Sunday in the third round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. Game time at Beirne Stadium is 5 p.m. (CT) / 6 p.m. (ET).

-- Saint Louis has advanced to the third round after a thrilling 2-1 double-overtime victory over Kentucky in first round, and a win over No. 6 seed Indiana in round two. Bryant, the No. 11 national seed, earned a first-round bye then knocked off Seton Hall in the second round.

-- The winner advances to face either Duke or Akron next weekend in the quarterfinals.

BILLIKENS ARE STREAKING

-- Saint Louis is unbeaten in its last 12 games, tied for the longest active streak in the NCAA. The Billikens' last loss was Sept. 23 at Akron.

-- Furman is also on a 12-match unbeaten streak.

LAST TIME OUT

-- Tanner Anderson scored in the 17th minute and the Billiken defense held the potent Indiana offense at bay in a 1-0 victory last Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

-- It was Saint Louis' first win against Indiana in six NCAA Tournament games. Additionally, the Billikens knocked off the Hoosiers in Bloomington for the first time since 1999.

-- The Billikens got on the board first on their first, and only, shot on goal at the 16:16 mark. SLU goalkeeper Jeremi Abonnel, who had already made three saves in the early portion of the contest, sent a long ball ahead to Theo Franca, who flicked it on. Anderson collected it and fired a shot into the side netting for this third goal of the season. It was the first career assist for both Abonnel and Franca, and the first assist by a Billiken goalkeeper since Patrick Schulte earned a helper against LIU in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Championship at Hermann Stadium.

-- Indiana, the No. 6 overall seed, came into the contest with the second-ranked offense in the nation, but the Billiken back line did not break. IU came out fast and had several chances early on that Abonnel was able to keep out of the net. 

ABOUT THE BILLIKENS

-- Saint Louis is making its NCAA-record 52nd NCAA Men's Soccer Championship appearance.

-- Saint Louis is in the third round (Round of 16) for the second time under eighth-year head coach Kevin Kalish. The Billikens are looking for their first quarterfinal appearance since since 2021. 

-- The Bills were the A-10 regular season and tournament champions. They went 5-0-3 in the A-10 regular season. SLU captured the A-10 tournament title in thrilling fashion in PKs against Dayton at Hermann Stadium to earn the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

-- Freshman Theo Franca leads the Billikens with five goals, three of them game-winners. He scored the second-half equalizer against Dayton in the A-10 final that helped SLU capture the A-10 crown. Sophomore Andrew Heckenlaible (2G, 3A), junior Tanner Anderson (3G, 1A) and senior Abdoul Karim Pare (3G, 1A) all have seven points.

-- Senior Jeremi Abonnel, a first-team All-Conference selection and the A-10 Goalkeeper of the Year, has played every minute in goal and is tied for fourth in the country with 11 shutouts. He has registered 24 career shutouts in 52 games played. Abonnel is seventh in the NCAA in goals against average (0.61) and 19th in save percentage (.809).

-- Drake Fournier, Abdoul Karim Pare, Quinten Blair and Carlos Leatherman all earned a spot on the A-10's second team All-Conference squad. The Billikens placed a league-high three players on the All-Rookie team – Jack DiMaria, Theo Franca and Nick Schramm.

-- SLU head coach Kevin Kalish, the A-10 Coach of the Year, is in his eighth season at Saint Louis (81-33-34) and 14th season overall (130-79-48). This is the fourth NCAA Tournament for Kalish as a head coach. In 2021, he led the Billikens to the NCAA quarterfinals.

QUICKLY ON THE BULLDOGS

-- Bryant enters Sunday's match 17-2-2 overall.

-- The Bulldogs entered the NCAA tourney ranked No. 5 by the United Soccer Coaches. 

-- Bryant won its first NCAA tournament match in school history last Sunday, knocking off Seton Hall at Beirne Stadium.

-- Jaime Amaro leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 27 points (10G, 7A). Mamadi Jiana (7G) and Paco Fernandez (6G) have also contributed to the Bulldogs' scoring effort.

-- Enzo Carvalho has played the majority time in goal. He has a 0.65 goals against average and nine shutouts.

-- Bryant has outscored its opponents 42-12 on the season.

CHECKING IN ON HISTORY

-- This is the 67th season Billiken men's soccer. SLU's all-time record is 853-284-138.

-- Saint Louis has won 10 national championships, an NCAA record. The Billikens' 10 national titles came in the first 15 seasons in their history. The Bills won the first NCAA crown in 1959 and won its 10th in 1973.

-- SLU has made 52 NCAA Tournament appearances, an NCAA record.