THE RESULT
Saint Louis 4, Kansas City 0
Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 | 7 p.m.
Durwood Soccer Stadium | Kansas City, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
•Saint Louis scored just 39 seconds into the game and never looked back in a convincing 4-0 season-opening victory over Kansas City Thursday night at Durwood Soccer Stadium.
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Lucie Schwartz converted a corner kick from
Izzy Luebbert to give the Billikens the only goal they would need in the first minute. It was the first of three consecutive corner-kick tallies for SLU and the first of a career-high three assists and three points for Luebbert.
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Emily Fox, with assists from Luebbert and
Hope Kim, scored in the 32nd minute to give Saint Louis a 2-0 lead it would take into intermission.
•Luebbert's third corner-kick helper led to
Rylee Howard's goal in the 59th minute. Schwartz also assisted, giving her a career-high three points.
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Audrey Smith, assisted by
Addison Stanciak and
Adee Broesder, concluded the scoring with a goal in the 84th minute.
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Emma Parker and
Nimu Karani played the first half and second half, respectively, for a combined shutout, with Parker credited with the win. Karani stopped Kansas City's only shot on goal.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Lucie Schwartz (
Izzy Luebbert), 0:39, SLU 1-0;
Emily Fox (
Izzy Luebbert,
Hope Kim), 31:50, SLU 2-0;
Rylee Howard (
Izzy Luebbert,
Lucie Schwartz), 58:03, SLU 3-0;
Audrey Smith (
Addison Stanciak,
Adee Broesder), 83:12, SLU 4-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis outshot Kansas City 15-3 overall and 12-1 in shots on goal.
Audrey Smith led the way with three shots (all on frame); she was one of nine Billikens who recorded at least one shot on goal.
•The Bills earned an 8-4 advantage in corner kicks.
•The four-goal victory margin was SLU's second largest in a season opener played on the road. The Billikens won 6-1 at Tennessee Tech in the 1997 season opener.
•Also, the four-goal margin was the largest for Saint Louis in any season opener since 2015, when the Bills blanked SMU 5-0 at Hermann Stadium.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emma Parker,
Lucie Schwartz,
Hope Kim,
Audrey Smith,
Ashley Miller,
Rylee Howard,
Jordan Gary,
Eva Schreiber,
Hannah Larson,
Camille Welker,
Izzy Luebbert
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Nimu Karani,
Adee Broesder,
Ava Rademeyer,
Addison Stanciak,
Nina Preusser,
Ellie Paloucek,
Caroline Chier,
Summer Fishel,
Caigan Leonard,
Blakely Hockett,
Emily Fox,
Sarah Sarnowski
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UP NEXT
The Billikens play at Penn State Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. Central.
