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MSOC Preview: VCU in Town for Saturday Showdown

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 12 Saint Louis (5-4-3, 3-1-1 A10) vs. VCU (2-7-3, 2-2-1 A10)
Date // Time Saturday, Oct. 17 // 7 p.m.
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Hermann Stadium)
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Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History Saint Louis leads 6-2-5

Saint Louis hosts VCU on Saturday night in Atlantic 10 Conference action at Hermann Stadium. Game time is 7 p.m.

The Saint Louis Department of Athletics will celebrate "Soc-tober-fest" prior to Saturday's game. All fans 21 and older will have an opportunity to sample Anheuser-Busch products, courtesy of Lohr Distributing, between 6 p.m. and the 7 p.m. kickoff.

The Billikens enter Saturday's matchup 5-4-3 overall and 3-1-1 in A10 play. They are coming off a thrilling 3-2 victory at La Salle where they scored two goals with less than 10 minutes to play to complete the come-from-behind win.

VCU is 2-7-3 overall and 2-2-1 in league play and is playing its best soccer as of late. The Rams are unbeaten in their last three league outings – winning against Dayton and Loyola Chicago, while drawing versus George Washington. 

Here are five additional facts in advance of the match:

1 // SLU and World Wide Technology recently announced a strategic partnership that includes a jersey patch sponsorship (read more). 

2 // Tanner Anderson (4G) and Andrew Heckenlaible (2G, 4A) lead the Bills with eight points apiece.

3 // Anderson, who scored the game-winning goal in the win against La Salle, is tied for the A10 lead with three game-winning goals.

4 // SLU head coach Kevin Kalish, a three-time A10 Coach of the Year, is in his ninth season at SLU and 15th overall as a collegiate head coach. Kalish is 87-38-38 at SLU and 136-83-52 in his career.

5 // The Billikens and Rams are meeting for the 14th time. SLU leads the all-time series 6-2-5. The Bills own a six-match unbeaten streak against VCU (2-0-4), including a 2-0 win last year at VCU. The Rams' last win in the series came in 2017. VCU has never won at Hermann Stadium (SLU leads 2-0-4). 

UP NEXT

The Billikens play their final nonconference match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 20, hosting North Florida at Hermann Stadium.

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