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WSOC PREVIEW: Trip to VCU Thursday Begins Busy Road Stretch for Billikens

 
SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 10 Saint Louis (6-2-1, 1-0) at VCU (3-5-2, 1-0)
Date // Time Thursday, September 25, 2025 // 6 p.m. CT
Location Richmond, Va. (Sports Backers Stadium)
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Game Notes Saint Louis | VCU

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•Saint Louis (6-2-1, 1-0 A-10) begins the second half of the regular season and plays its first Atlantic 10 Conference road game of 2025 Thursday, Sept. 25, vs. VCU (3-5-2, 1-0 A-10). Kickoff at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Va., is scheduled for 6 p.m. Central.
•Live streaming and live stats are available. See the links above.
•Beginning with Thursday's game, three of the Billikens' next four contests are away from home.
•Through games of Sept. 23, Saint Louis is No. 65 in the NCAA Division I women's soccer Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).
•SLU was tabbed as the preseason favorite to capture the A-10 title. VCU was picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll following last year's seventh-place finish.
•Each team posted a shutout win to open conference play last Sunday. The Billikens defeated Davidson 2-0 at home, while the Rams grabbed a 1-0 victory at St. Bonaventure.
•A four-game series winning streak has given SLU an 8-3-1 lead in a series that dates to 2012. The Bills have shut out the Rams in each of those four games, including last year's 1-0 win in St. Louis. Hope Kim (Julia Simon assist) scored the game's only goal.
•Saint Louis has a 3-2-1 edge over VCU when the teams have met in Richmond. The Rams' last win over the Billikens was a 1-0 decision at Sports Backers Stadium in 2021.
•The last six games in the SLU-VCU series have resulted in a shutout.
•Both teams played a challenging non-conference schedule featuring several Power 4 conference opponents. SLU faced Penn State, Iowa, Missouri and Indiana, while VCU took on Virginia, Virginia Tech and Miami (Fla.).
•Including regular-season and conference tournament competition, Saint Louis is unbeaten in 43 consecutive games vs. A-10 opponents.
•Saint Louis is tied for the A-10 lead and tied for 61st in the nation in assists per game (1.89). The Billikens are second in the league and seventh nationally in corner kicks per game (8.11), and they are tied for second in the A-10 and tied for 17th nationally in shutout percentage (.667, six shutouts in nine games).
•Audrey Smith has a team-high three goals, followed by Hope Kim, Julia Simon, Izzy Luebbert and Rylee Howard with two apiece.
•Kim and Luebbert top the points chart with seven apiece. Kim, Luebbert, Eva Schreiber and Caroline Chier are tied for the team assists lead with three each. Hannah Larson has two helpers.
•Emma Parker is fourth in the A-10 and 15th nationally with five shutouts.
•Redshirt-junior forward Jensyn Lins leads VCU with eight points (2G, 4A). Junior midfielder Vivian Vendt has two goals, and freshman forward Isabelle Franklin has four assists.
•Junior goalkeeper Mia Pongratz carries a 1.92 goals against average and a .712 save percentage.
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