Saint Louis Field Hockey // Match Information
Match No. 2	Ohio (0-2) vs. Saint Louis (0-1)
Date // Time	Saturday, Sept. 6 // Noon
Coverage	Live Stats | Live Video (SLUBillikens.com)
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (SLU Field Hockey Complex)
Match No. 3	Lincoln Memorial at Saint Louis
Date // Time	Sunday, Sept. 7 // Noon
Coverage	Live Stats | Live Video (ESPN+)
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (SLU Field Hockey Complex)

Saint Louis opens the home portion of its schedule this weekend with two matches at the SLU Field Hockey Complex. Ohio is the opponent on Saturday, while Lincoln Memorial comes to town on Sunday. The start time for both matches is noon.

Saturday's game will be streamed free of charge on SLUBillikens.com. Please note that it will be a one camera feed with no audio. Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+, with Colin Suhre calling the action.

ABOUT THE BILLIKENS

Saint Louis battled, but fell 3-2 at Ball State last weekend in the season opener. Ignacia Manriquez and Olivia Smith scored for the Billikens in a game that was competitive down to the final whistle.

Saint Louis' roster is comprised of 11 returners and five newcomers. Smith was named to the league's preseason All-Conference team.

Sierra Larson, Abby Vidas, Shaya Dry, Manriquez and Brynn Newborn all scored goals last year and are back for the Bills. 

Both of SLU's goalies return, including Abby Schalow who was named to the league's All-Rookie team. She recorded five saves in the Ball State matchup.

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION

Ohio lost 5-0 to Michigan State and 5-0 at Louisville in the opening week of play. Last season, the Bobcats finished 7-11 overall and 3-5 in the MAC. SLU graduate assistant Bodhi Littlefield graduated last year from Ohio and was a four-year starter for the Bobcats. 

This will be the opening week of play for Lincoln Memorial, which plays in NCAA Division II. The Railsplitters face Maryville in St. Louis on Saturday. Last season, LMU went 3-12 overall.

NEW COACHING STAFF

The Billikens are led by interim head coach Laura Hurff. She guided Rhodes College to a 14-6 record last season as interim head coach. An accomplished player in her own right, she was a four-year starter at Syracuse and helped the Orange win the NCAA Championship in 2015.

Assisting Hurff is interim assistant coach Teresa Schmidt, a St. Louis native who played at Bellarmine. Graduate assistant Bodhi Littlefield was a four-year starter at Ohio.

50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

This season marks the 50th anniversary of Billiken Field Hockey at Saint Louis University. The program began in 1975 under the direction of SLU professor and former Dutch national team player, Dr. Will van Beaumont. 

UP NEXT

The Billikens are next in action on Friday, Sept. 12, then they travel to Louisville to take on Bellarmine.

PARKING

Street parking at the SLU Field Hockey Complex is located on Lasalle Street, which runs parallel to Chouteau Avenue. Parking is also available in the Hickory East Garage (3424 Hickory St, St. Louis, MO 63104). Please note the garage is a cashless facility. The cost is $2 per hour per exit, or $6 per day. A facility map can be found here.