THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Richmond 0
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 | 1 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
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Ava Rademeyer and
Audrey Smith scored a goal apiece for Saint Louis in the Billikens' 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Richmond Saturday afternoon at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.
•Now unbeaten in seven straight outings, SLU improved to 9-2-4 overall and remained in first place in the A10 with a 5-0-2 league record. Richmond fell to 7-3-5, 2-3-2.
•Rademeyer tallied her second goal of the season in the 17th minute, teaming up with
Caroline Fowlkes on a corner kick for a second time in the past three games. Richmond goalkeeper Veronica Rrapi was unsuccessful in her attempt to punch Fowlkes' line-drive service out of harm's way, and Rademeyer headed in the deflection from close range.
•Smith's goal, her team-leading eighth of the campaign, came in the 64th minute.
Nina Preusser fired a shot that hit the crossbar, and Smith volleyed the rebound into the lower right corner.
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Pepper Escher made two saves in posting her sixth shutout and the team's eighth clean sheet of 2026.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Ava Rademeyer (
Caroline Fowlkes), 16:32, SLU 1-0;
Audrey Smith (
Nina Preusser), 63:57, SLU 2-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•With its 11th consecutive victory over Richmond, Saint Louis leads the series 14-2-1 overall and 8-1-1 at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens have shut out the Spiders in nine of those 11 wins, including the last six in succession.
•SLU outshot Richmond 14-2 overall and 10-2 in shots on goal.
•The Bills earned a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks.
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Caroline Fowlkes collected her career-high-tying fourth assist of the season, while
Nina Preusser recorded her first and became the 16th Billiken with an assist this year.
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Audrey Smith increased her career-high totals to eight goals and 18 points.
•Saint Louis is 92-13-13 (.835) in its last 118 games at Hermann Stadium. The shutout was the Bills' 74th in those 118 games. Against A10 opponents during the stretch, SLU is 63-3-5.
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Pepper Escher and
Camille Welker played all 90 minutes.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Pepper Escher,
Lucie Schwartz,
Ava Rademeyer,
Hope Kim,
Ashley Miller,
Audrey Smith,
Leah Simpson,
Avery Rasmussen,
Camille Welker,
Caroline Fowlkes,
Blakely Hockett
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Adee Broesder,
Addison Stanciak,
Nina Preusser,
Emma Naftanel,
Caroline Chier,
Lauren Zangara,
Lucy Marsh,
Ava Scorfina
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UP NEXT
The Billikens play at La Salle Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. Central.
