SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 21	#1 Saint Louis (13-2-5) vs. #2 Dayton (11-6-3)
Date // Time	Sunday, November 15, 2026 // Noon
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Robert R. Hermann Stadium)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis | Dayton

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NCAA TOURNAMENT BID ON THE LINE WHEN BILLIKENS, FLYERS MEET IN SUNDAY'S A10 FINAL
• Teams that have combined to win 20 Atlantic 10 Championship titles aim for another – and the A10's automatic NCAA Championship bid that goes with it – on Sunday, Nov. 15, as top-seeded Saint Louis (13-2-5) clashes with second-seeded Dayton (11-6-3). Kickoff time at Robert R. Hermann Stadium is set for 12:05 p.m.
• The game will be streamed on ESPN+, and live stats are available. See the links above.
• Dayton's 11 A10 Championship titles are the most in conference history. Saint Louis is second with nine.
• SLU earned a spot in Sunday's final with wins over Fordham (5-0) in the quarterfinals and Rhode Island (2-0) in the semifinals, stretching its unbeaten streak to 12 games.
• Dayton defeated George Washington 2-0 and La Salle 3-1 in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, to run its winning streak to six games.
• The Billikens and Flyers played to a 0-0 draw Sept. 24 in Dayton. SLU posted a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal, while Dayton had a 13-11 edge in total shots.
• Dayton and Saint Louis were selected first and second, respectively, in the A10 preseason poll.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The Saint Louis-Dayton series dates to 2005. SLU leads 13-11-6 overall and is 11-1-4 in the last 16 meetings.
• The Billikens lead 7-4-2 in games played in St. Louis.
• Saint Louis also leads Dayton 5-3 in A10 Championship play. However, Sunday's game marks only the second time the rivals have met in the tournament final (see final bullet point).
• Dayton's 2-0 victory in St. Louis a year ago was its first win vs. SLU since Nov. 3, 2016, and first at Hermann Stadium since 2015.
• The Billikens last defeated the Flyers on Nov. 6, 2022, a 4-0 triumph in the A-10 Championship final in St. Louis. The teams tied the next two meetings prior to Dayton's 2025 win.
 
SAINT LOUIS IN THE NATIONAL PICTURE
• Through games of Nov. 12, SLU checked in at No. 41 in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), tops among A10 teams.
• SLU is rated No. 2 in the East Region by United Soccer Coaches.
 
BILLIKENS' A10 CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
• Saint Louis is seeking its eighth A10 Championship title in nine years and 10th overall (2005, 2006). The Billikens' nine tournament crowns are second most in A10 history (Dayton 11).
• The Bills are 29-6-1 in A10 Championship play, including 23-1 since 2018.
• SLU is 17-0 at home as the tournament's No. 1 seed.
• In its 36 previous A10 Championship games, SLU has outscored its opponents 88-28 and recorded 20 shutouts. Since 2018, the Billikens own a 76-13 scoring advantage and 15 shutouts.
• Saint Louis has blanked 11 of its 13 tournament opponents (41-5 aggregate score) since 2022.
 
SMITH MOVING UP ON SINGLE-SEASON GOALS LIST
• Audrey Smith lifted her season goals total to 12 with a brace in the semifinal vs. Rhode Island, tying Caroline Kelly (2023) for third most in program history.
• Emily Gaebe (2023, 2024) holds the school record of 16. Kelly (2022), Maddie Pokorny (2018) and Jamie Perry (2002) are next with 13.
 
ESCHER FLIRTING WITH SINGLE-SEASON GAA RECORD
• Pepper Escher enters the A10 Championship final with a 0.37 goals against average, good for second place on SLU's all-time single-season list.
• The school record is held by Mary Niehaus, who posted a 0.33 GAA in 2019.
 
BILLIKENS IN THE ATLANTIC 10, NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• Through games of Nov. 12, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 Conference in goals against average (0.45 – fourth nationally), goal differential (plus-33 – tied-eighth nationally), shutout percentage (.600, 12 shutouts in 20 games – tied-11th nationally), save percentage (.852 – 15th nationally), win-loss-tie percentage (.775 – 17th nationally), goals (42 – tied-24th nationally) and shots on goal per game (7.75 – 25th nationally).
• The Billikens are second in the league in assists (44 – tied-16th nationally), points (128 – tied-21st nationally), corner kicks per game (6.30 – 42nd nationally) and shots per game (15.85 – 43rd nationally).
• Pepper Escher leads the A10 in goals against average (0.37 – third nationally) and save percentage (.875 – tied-ninth nationally) and is tied for second in shutouts (eight – tied-39th nationally).
• Audrey Smith is tied for first in the conference in game-winning goals (four – tied-37th nationally) and ranks second in goals (12 – tied-27th nationally) and points (27 – tied-45th nationally).
• Hope Kim is tied for second in the A10 in assists (seven), tied for third in points (19) and tied for seventh in goals (six).
• Caroline Fowlkes (six) and Ashley Miller (five) are tied for fifth and tied for ninth, respectively, in the A10 assists rankings.
 
HERMANN STADIUM – A SOCCER FORTRESS
• Saint Louis is 93-13-14 (.833) in its last 120 games on the home pitch of Robert R. Hermann Stadium, a stretch that dates to the final home game of the 2015 campaign.
• In those 120 games, SLU outscored opponents 278-52, posted 76 shutouts and allowed more than one goal just six times.
• Against A10 opponents during the 120-game stretch, Saint Louis is 64-3-6 (47-1-6 regular season, 17-2-0 A-10 tournament) at Hermann Stadium for a .918 winning percentage.
 
DEFENSE ON TRACK TO BE ONE OF PROGRAM'S BEST
• Saint Louis allowed just nine goals in its first 20 games. That ties (2019, 2022, 2024) for the fewest scored by Billiken opponents in the first 20 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 opener. Only the 2019 (2-0 loss to Oklahoma State) and 2020 (3-2 win vs. Dayton) SLU teams have gone an entire season allowing more than one goal in just one game.
 
TRADITION OF BALANCED SCORING CONTINUING
• The Billikens are featuring a balanced attack again this year. Thirty-five of SLU's 42 goals have been assisted; 33 different player combinations have accounted for those 35 goals.
• Thirteen players have combined for the Bills' 42 goals, 18 have at least one assist and 19 have at least one point. Audrey Smith (12 goals, three assists, 27 points), Hope Kim (six goals, seven assists, 19 points), Lucie Schwartz (four goals, four assists, 12 points) and Ashley Miller (three goals, five assists, 11 points) lead the way; each player has a career high in all three categories. Caroline Fowlkes has a career-high six assists.
 
BILLIKENS CAPTURE EIGHTH A10 REGULAR-SEASON TITLE
• Saint Louis' 2026 regular-season championship is the program's eighth as an Atlantic 10 Conference member – seventh in the past nine seasons – and 10th overall.
• SLU claimed its first two titles as a member of Conference USA in 1999 and 2004. The Billikens finished atop the A10 in 2005, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 prior to this season.
• The Bills posted the ninth undefeated conference record (7-0-3) in program history. Eight of those have been achieved as an A10 member, including seven since 2018.
 
HEAD COACH KATIE SHIELDS
• Now in her 14th season as Saint Louis' head coach, Katie Shields owns a 195-67-29 (.720) 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 DAYTON
• Dayton has four shutouts and has allowed just two goals during its current six-game winning streak.
• The Flyers have out-shot their opponents 340-201 overall and 134-85 in shots on goal and have a 124-62 advantage in corner kicks.
• Junior Liv Grenda was selected A10 Midfielder of the Year and was joined on the All-Conference first team by junior forward Laney Smith and junior defender Bre Mendoza.
• Junior midfielder Lauryn Contini made the All-Conference second team, while forward Reese Gallagher and midfielder Delaney Rollins were All-Rookie selections.
• Smith leads Dayton with six goals and 13 points.
• Gallagher, Grenda, Contini and senior forward Olivia Baca have three goals apiece.
• Gallagher and sophomore defender Caroline Schork have a team-high five assists each, while Grenda and Contini have four helpers apiece.
• Senior goalkeeper Kasey Cannistraro carries a 0.90 goals against average and a .774 save percentage.