SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 17	Saint Louis (10-2-4, 6-0-2 A10) at Duquesne (5-7-4, 2-3-3 A10)
Date // Time	Sunday, October 25, 2026 // Noon CT
Location	Pittsburgh, Pa. (Rooney Field)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	SIDEARM
Game Notes	Saint Louis | Duquesne

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BILLIKENS SEEK A10 REGULAR-SEASON CROWN AT DUQUESNE
• The Saint Louis Billikens (10-2-4, 6-0-2 A10) would clinch their eighth Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title with a win over the Duquesne Dukes (5-7-4, 2-3-3 A10) Sunday, Oct. 25. First whistle at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh is scheduled for noon Central.
• With two games remaining, SLU holds a four-point lead over George Mason and Rhode Island in the league standings.
• Saint Louis held off La Salle 2-1 in Philadelphia Thursday night to remain undefeated in conference play. Duquesne tied Davidson 2-2 at home on Thursday to stay winless since Sept. 27 and remain outside the top eight teams (10th place) who will qualify for the A10 Championship.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Saint Louis leads Duquesne 14-4 in a series that began in 2005. The Billikens are 5-3 vs. the Dukes in Pittsburgh.
• SLU has won the last five meetings with Duquesne; four of the five victories were shutouts, and the Bills outscored the Dukes 17-1 in those five contests.
• Duquesne last defeated SLU in 2021, 3-1 in Pittsburgh.
• Saint Louis won 2-1 last year in St. Louis. Lucie Schwartz and Nina Preusser scored the goals, and Caroline Chier had an assist.
 
SAINT LOUIS IN THE NATIONAL PICTURE
• Through games of Oct. 22, SLU checked in at No. 41 in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), tops among A10 teams.
• Two of the Billikens' non-conference opponents are among the top 15 in the RPI – Alabama (No. 7) and Kansas (No. 14).
• SLU is rated No. 4 in the East Region by United Soccer Coaches.

BILLIKENS ON REMARKABLE A10 REGULAR-SEASON RUN
• Saint Louis is aiming for its eighth undefeated conference record since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference, and ninth overall.
• The 2000 Billikens finished 8-0-3 in Conference USA. The 2005 team was 8-0-0 in the program's first year in the A10.
• Beginning in 2018, SLU has been unbeaten six times – 10-0-0 in 2018, 9-0-1 in 2019, 8-0-0 in 2020, 10-0-0 in 2022, 9-0-1 in 2023 and 7-0-3 in 2024.
• Saint Louis is 74-4-8 (.907) in A10 regular-season play since 2018. Three of the losses occurred in one season (7-3 in 2021), and the 2025 team finished 8-1-1.
 
DEFENSE ON TRACK TO BE ONE OF PROGRAM'S BEST
• Saint Louis allowed just nine goals in its first 16 games. That ties for the third fewest scored by Billiken opponents in the first 16 games of a season in program history.
• SLU conceded only five goals in non-conference play, matching the 2022 Billikens for fewest goals allowed by a Saint Louis team in an eight-game non-conference schedule.
• The Billikens have yielded more than one goal just once this season, falling 2-1 to Alabama in the season opener.
 
TRADITION OF BALANCED SCORING CONTINUING
• Through 16 games of the 2026 season, the Billikens are featuring yet another balanced attack. Twenty-six of SLU's 33 goals have been assisted; 25 different player combinations have accounted for those 26 goals.
• Twelve players have combined for the Bills' 33 goals, 16 have at least one assist and 17 have at least one point. Audrey Smith (eight goals, two assists, 18 points), Hope Kim (five goals, five assists, 15 points) and Lucie Schwartz (four goals, three assists, 11 points) lead the way; each player has a career high in all three categories. Ashley Miller is tied with Kim for the team's assists lead with a career-high five.
 
BILLIKENS IN THE ATLANTIC 10, NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 Conference in goal differential (plus-24 – tied-15th nationally), goals against average (0.56 – tied-18th nationally), win-loss-tie percentage (.750 – tied-30th nationally), goals (33 – tied-36th nationally) and shots on goal per game (7.06).
• The Billikens are second in the league in assists (33 – tied-29th nationally), points (99 – tied-32nd nationally), shutout percentage (.500, eight shutouts in 16 games – tied-44th nationally), and total shots per game (15.06). SLU is third in save percentage (.824 – tied-43rd nationally) and corner kicks per game (5.81).
• Pepper Escher leads the A10 in goals against average (0.48 – 16th nationally), is tied for second in shutouts (six – tied-47th nationally) and is third in save percentage (.854 – tied-28th nationally).
• Audrey Smith is tied for third in the conference in goals (eight) and fourth in points (18).
• Ashley Miller and Hope Kim are tied for fourth in assists (five).
 
SAINT LOUIS CELEBRATING 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S SOCCER PROGRAM'S INCEPTION
• The 2026 season marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of Billiken women's soccer.
• SLUBillikens.com is featuring once-a-week stories highlighting the program's 11 members of the Billiken Hall of Fame. Click here to read the series' final installment featuring Alli Klug, the first two-time All-American in program history.
• The Billikens played their first game on Aug. 31, 1996, defeating Central Missouri 9-0.
 
BILLIKENS LAND IN SECOND PLACE IN A-10 PRESEASON POLL
• Saint Louis was picked to finish second in the 2026 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer race in preseason balloting by A-10 head coaches. The Billikens received three of 14 first-place votes and totaled 182 of a possible 196 points.
• Graduate defender Camille Welker and sophomore defender Blakely Hockett were selected to the 11-member preseason All-Conference team.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Hope Kim registered a goal and an assist to lead Saint Louis to a 2-1 victory at La Salle Thursday night.
• 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 tapped the ball to Miller, whose shot from the middle of the box found the 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.
• Pepper Escher made three saves.
 
HEAD COACH KATIE SHIELDS
• Now in her 14th season as Saint Louis' head coach, Katie Shields owns a 192-67-28 (.718) overall record (all at Saint Louis). Shields' .716 winning percentage at the beginning of the season ranked sixth among all active NCAA Division I women's soccer coaches, and second among active Division I female coaches, who have coached a minimum of five seasons at the Division I level.
 
SCOUTING DUQUESNE
• Duquesne was picked to finish sixth in the A10 preseason coaches' poll.
• In conference play, the Dukes have defeated Rhode Island and VCU, tied Richmond, George Washington and Davidson, and lost to Dayton, George Mason and Loyola Chicago.
• Six players have two goals apiece. Sophomore forward Brynn Ramsey and senior midfielder Kayla Leseck lead the team with four and three assists, respectively.
• Senior Ali Hughes has played every minute in goal and has a 1.25 goals against average, an .808 save percentage and four shutouts.