Saint Louis Billikens Athletics

THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Duquesne 0
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 | Noon CT
Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Saint Louis scored an early goal in each half on its way to a 2-0 win over Duquesne Sunday afternoon at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, a victory that clinched the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season championship for the Billikens.
•The regular-season crown is the eighth for SLU as an A10 member (seventh since 2018) and 10th overall. Along with the title, the Billikens (11-2-4, 7-0-2 A10) earned hosting privileges throughout the eight-team A10 Championship, which begins the first weekend in November.
•Saint Louis, which concludes the regular season Saturday, Oct. 31, at home with a 7 p.m. kickoff vs. Rhode Island, extended its winning streak to three games and its unbeaten streak to nine games.
•Duquesne fell to 5-8-4, 2-4-3.
•SLU scored the only goal it would need with less than a minute elapsed. Hope Kim received a pass from the Billikens' defensive third near midfield and dribbled down the right side into the box, drawing the goalkeeper over. Kim's perfect cross reached a charging Adee Broesder, whose easy touch from inside the six found the back of the net.
•The Bills turned a corner kick into their second goal. Caroline Fowlkes' service to the top of the six found Caroline Chier, who headed the ball diagonally to Audrey Smith. Smith tucked a sliding shot inside the near post.
•Pepper Escher made three saves, recording her seventh shutout and the team's ninth clean sheet of the season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Adee Broesder (Hope Kim), 0:42, SLU 1-0; Audrey Smith (Caroline Chier, Caroline Fowlkes), 49:21, SLU 2-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•With the win, Saint Louis kept alive its hopes for a ninth undefeated conference record (eighth as an A10 member).
•The Billikens improved to 15-4 all-time vs. Duquesne with their sixth consecutive victory over the Dukes. Five of those six wins have been shutouts.
•Saint Louis remained undefeated (5-0-4) on the road.
•SLU out-shot Duquesne 25-10 overall and 15-3 in shots on goal. The 15 shots on frame are a season high.
•The Bills also earned a 7-4 edge in corner kicks.
•Hope Kim equaled her career high with a game-high five total shots. Kim and Audrey Smith (tied career high) had a game-high three shots on goal apiece.
•Smith increased her team-leading and career-high totals to nine goals and 20 points.
•Kim took over the team assists lead, adding to her career highs of six helpers and 16 points.
•Adee Broesder's goal was her third of the season, her first game-winning goal of the year and her third career game-winner.
•Caroline Fowlkes' assist gave her career highs of five total assists and four game-winning helpers (also a team best).
•Caroline Chier tallied her second assist of the season and her fourth career game-winning assist.
•Both Saint Louis goals were produced by a new player combination. Twenty-eight of the Billikens' 35 goals this season have been assisted; 27 different player combinations have accounted for those 28 goals.
•Pepper Escher and Camille Welker played all 90 minutes.
 
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
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Addison Stanciak, Jeanette Fieldsend, Nina Preusser, Emma Naftanel, Caroline Chier, Lauren Zangara, Lucy Marsh, Ava Scorfina