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FH PREVIEW: Billikens Host Davidson in Home Finale

Saint Louis Field Hockey // Match Information
Match No. 15 Saint Louis (5-9, 1-4 A10) vs. Davidson (9-8, 1-3 A10)
Date // Time Sunday, Oct. 25 // Noon
Location St. Louis, Mo. (SLU Field Hockey Complex)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast

Saint Louis hosts Davidson on Sunday in Atlantic 10 Conference field hockey action at the SLU Field Hockey Complex. Game time is noon (CT).

The Billikens and Wildcats are still vying for a spot in the four-team A10 Championship field. It's the final A10 match for SLU, while Davidson plays Lock Haven in its A10 finale next week.

ABOUT THE BILLIKENS

The Billikens have matched last season's win total and enter the match at 5-9 overall and 1-4 in A10 play. 

Sierra Larson leads the Billikens with nine goals. Earlier this year, she earned A10 Offensive Player of the Week honors after recording a hat trick in Saint Louis' 6-0 victory over Mercyhurst – the first hat trick by a Billiken against a Division I foe since 1991.

Brynn Newborn has four goals and two assists for 10 points. RB McGowan, who scored the game-winning goal against Central Michigan, has scored three times.

Abby Schalow has played the majority of the minutes in goal and owns a 2.43 goals against average and 6.2 saves per game. Kerri O'Donnell made nine saves in the win against Central Michigan and drew A10 Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Head coach Laura Hurff is in her second season at Saint Louis after serving as interim head coach last year. Assistant coach McKenna Sergi is in her first season on the Billiken sideline, while Gracie Burns serves as a graduate assistant coach.

ABOUT DAVIDSON

The Wildcats are 9-8 on the season and 1-3 in A10 play. They are coming off a 6-0 victory over Mercyhurst on Friday. In Davidson's last A10 match, it lost 4-3 in overtime to VCU.

Matilda Collins (11 goals) and Lourdes Wolf (10 goals) lead the Davidson offense. Goalkeepers Avery Foster and Eleanor Larsen have combined for six shutouts in the cage.

UP NEXT

The Billikens conclude the regular season with a pair of games in Louisville, Ky., next weekend. They face Ball State on Friday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. CT, and Bellarmine on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT.

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