THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Saint Joseph's 1
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 | 7 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
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Ava Rademeyer's first collegiate career goal in the 20th minute broke a 1-1 deadlock, and Saint Louis held on for a 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Saint Joseph's Thursday night at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.
•Now unbeaten in five consecutive outings, and a winner in three straight for the first time this season, SLU improved to 8-2-3 overall and remained in sole possession of first place in the A10 with a 4-0-1 league record at the midpoint of the conference slate. Saint Joseph's slipped to 6-3-4, 2-1-2.
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Hope Kim gave Saint Louis a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute, and Sarah Fisher netted an equalizer for Saint Joseph's in the 14th minute.
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Pepper Escher made three saves for the Billikens, including a stop of a Saint Joseph's penalty kick.
•Kim's goal was her fourth of the year. From 35 yards out, she dribbled into the box on the far right side, outmaneuvered a defender and tucked a left-footed shot inside the near post.
•Rademeyer's game-winner came on a corner kick and was assisted by
Caroline Fowlkes, who collected her third helper of the season. She took a perfectly flighted ball and placed a header just inside the near post from five yards away.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Hope Kim (unassisted), 5:59, SLU 1-0; Sarah Fisher (Chelsea Leal), 13:47, tied 1-1;
Ava Rademeyer (
Caroline Fowlkes), 19:51, SLU 2-1
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis is now 14-4-4 all-time vs. Saint Joseph's, including a 9-0-1 mark in the last 10 meetings. The Billikens are 7-2-3 vs. the Hawks at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens earned advantages of 15-9 in total shots, 7-4 in shots on goal and 7-5 in corner kicks.
Audrey Smith led all players with a career-high five shots.
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Ava Rademeyer became the Bills' 12th goal-scorer this season.
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Pepper Escher,
Camille Welker and
Ashley Miller played all 90 minutes.
•Twenty-two of the Billikens' 28 goals this season have been assisted, and all 22 have featured a different player combination.
•Saint Louis is 91-13-13 (.833) in its last 117 games at Hermann Stadium. Against A10 opponents during the 117-game stretch, Saint Louis is 62-3-5 (46-1-5 regular season, 16-2-0 A-10 tournament) at Hermann Stadium.
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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,
Jeanette Fieldsend,
Caroline Chier,
Lauren Zangara,
Lucy Marsh
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UP NEXT
The Billikens play at Loyola Chicago Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m.
