THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, La Salle 1
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 | 6 p.m. CT
McCarthy Stadium | Philadelphia, Pa.
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GAME DETAILS
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Hope Kim registered a goal and an assist to lead Saint Louis to a 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over La Salle Thursday night at McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia.
•SLU (10-2-4, 6-0-2 A10) maintained its grip on first place in the A10, extended its unbeaten streak to eight games, remained undefeated on the road and secured a berth in the A10 Championship that begins the first weekend in November. The Billikens would clinch the regular-season title and hosting privileges throughout the eight-team conference tournament should they win at Duquesne on Sunday.
•La Salle slipped to 7-5-4, 4-2-2.
•Saint Louis grabbed the lead in the sixth minute courtesy of a La Salle miscue. An Explorer headed the ball to La Salle goalkeeper Samantha Widnick, who couldn't find the handle as Kim and
Ashley Miller closed in. Kim managed a quick tap to Miller, who directed a shot from the middle of the box into an empty net.
•La Salle equalized with a penalty kick in the 24th minute.
•The Billikens scored the game-winner on a corner kick in the 59th minute. A La Salle player headed
Lauren Zangara's service toward
Lucie Schwartz, who directed the ball to Kim for the put-away from eight yards out.
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Pepper Escher made three saves.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Ashley Miller (
Hope Kim), 5:43, SLU 1-0; Justyce Hollenbach (penalty kick), 23:08, tied 1-1;
Hope Kim (
Lucie Schwartz), 58:41, SLU 2-1
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•With its ninth consecutive victory over La Salle, Saint Louis leads the series 11-2-3 overall and 4-0-1 in Philadelphia.
•The Billikens earned narrow advantages over the Explorers in total shots (13-12) and shots on goal (5-4). SLU posted a 6-2 edge in corner kicks.
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Hope Kim established career highs for a season with her fifth goal and fifth assist (tying for the team lead). She now has seven career game-winning goals.
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Ashley Miller netted her second goal of the year.
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Lucie Schwartz collected her third assist of the season and her third career game-winning helper.
•Both Saint Louis goals were produced by a new player combination. Twenty-six of the Billikens' 33 goals this season have been assisted; 25 different player combinations have accounted for those 26 goals.
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Pepper Escher,
Ava Rademeyer,
Ashley Miller and
Camille Welker played all 90 minutes.
•The game was the 300th conference match in SLU women's soccer history. The Billikens are 195-72-33 (.705) all-time (Conference USA 1996-2004, A10 since 2005).
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Pepper Escher,
Lucie Schwartz,
Adee Broesder,
Ava Rademeyer,
Hope Kim,
Ashley Miller,
Audrey Smith,
Avery Rasmussen,
Camille Welker,
Caroline Fowlkes,
Blakely Hockett
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Addison Stanciak,
Nina Preusser,
Emma Naftanel,
Caroline Chier,
Lauren Zangara,
Lucy Marsh,
Ava Scorfina
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UP NEXT
The Billikens play at Duquesne Sunday, Oct. 25, at noon Central.
