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MSOC Preview: Billikens Host Fordham Saturday in A10 Title Match

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 19 Saint Louis (9-4-5) vs. Fordham (8-7-2)
Date // Time Saturday, Nov. 14 // 4 p.m.
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Location St. Louis, Mo. (Hermann Stadium)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History SLU leads 11-7-2

Saint Louis and Fordham will square off on Saturday afternoon in the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Championship match. Game time at Hermann Stadium is 4 p.m.

The Billiken defense has been stout in the A10 Tournament thus far with two shutout victories. They have yielded just two total shots on goal in the two games. Andrew Heckenlaible and Axel Torres have provided the game-winning goals in the victories. Meanwhile, Fordham knocked off No. 3 seed George Mason 1-0 and No. 1 seed Duquesne 5-2, both on the road.

SLU and Fordham met earlier this season in the Bronx, a 2-1 Fordham victory on Oct. 7. That was the Billikens' last loss, as they have gone unbeaten over the next seven games (5-0-2). 

ABOUT SAINT LOUIS

The Billikens are 9-4-5 overall. They entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed after posting a 5-1-2 A10 mark. 

Tanner Anderson leads the Bills with seven goals and 15 points. Andrew Heckenlaible, who scored the game winner in the win over Dayton in the quarterfinals, is second with 10 points (3G, 4A). 

Lucas McPartlin is one of the top freshman goalkeepers in the country. He has recorded six shutouts and boasts a 0.71 goals against average

SLU head coach Kevin Kalish, a three-time A10 Coach of the Year, is in his ninth season at SLU and 15th overall as a collegiate head coach. Kalish is 91-38-40 at SLU and 140-83-54 in his career.

The Bills are in the A10 Championship final for a third consecutive season and the fourth time in the last five years. SLU has won the tournament title five times – 2009, 2012, 2021, 2022 and 2025.

ABOUT FORDHAM

The Rams are 8-7-2 overall and finished 4-3-1 in A10 play. 

Bruno Cellerino leads Fordham with six goals and 15 points. Against Duquesne in the semifinals, he recorded a hat trick and added an assist for seven points. Sam Delgado is second with 13 points (5G, 3A), while Rayane Tchemmoun has 10 points (4G, 2A).

Goalkeeper Shayon Kashi has started 12 matches and owns a 0.83 goals-against average with a .795 save percentage. He leads the A10 in save percentage and ranks second to SLU's McPartlin in goals against average. 

Fordham head coach Carlo Acquista is in his eighth season at the helm of the Rams. He has guided Fordham to a 54-48-35 record, including a 29-15-17 mark in A10 play. 

The Rams are making their fifth appearance in the A10 Championship final and own a 3-0-1 record in their previous four trips. Fordham has captured four conference tournament titles (1997, 2014, 2016 and 2020-21).

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