SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 19	Saint Louis (11-2-5, 7-0-3 A10) vs. Fordham (7-8-2, 4-5-1 A10)
Date // Time	Saturday, November 7, 2026 // 5 p.m.
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Robert R. Hermann Stadium)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis | Fordham

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SAINT LOUIS, FORDHAM CLASH SATURDAY IN A10 QUARTERFINAL MATCH
• Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season champion and top seed Saint Louis (11-2-5, 7-0-3 A10) takes on eighth-seeded Fordham (7-8-2, 4-5-1 A10) Saturday, Nov. 7, in a quarterfinal game of the 2026 A10 Championship. Kickoff at Robert R. Hermann Stadium is slated for 5 p.m.
• The game will be streamed on ESPN+, and live stats are available. See the links above.
• SLU is coming off a 0-0 draw vs. Rhode Island last Saturday, while Fordham claimed a 1-0 decision at Richmond the following day. The Rams defeated George Washington in their next-to-last game two weeks ago, making them one of only three A10 teams (Dayton, La Salle) to win their final two regular-season contests.
• The Billikens and Rams did not meet in the 2026 regular season, making Saturday's game the only tournament quarterfinal that is not a rematch.
• Should the Bills advance, they would host a semifinal game Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. vs. the tournament's lowest remaining seed.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The Saint Louis-Fordham series began in 2006. A three-game winning streak has given the Billikens a 7-4 series lead.
• The Billikens and Rams are meeting in the A10 Championship for only a second time. SLU topped Fordham 2-1 in the 2006 tournament final at Hermann Stadium.
• Most recently, the Billikens edged the Rams 1-0 in the Bronx, N.Y., last season.
• SLU has won all five previous meetings at Hermann Stadium.
• Fordham last defeated Saint Louis 2-0 in 2017.
 
SAINT LOUIS IN THE NATIONAL PICTURE
• Through games of Nov. 4, SLU checked in at No. 47 in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), tops among A10 teams.
• Two of the Billikens' non-conference opponents are among the top 20 in the RPI – Alabama (No. 8) and Kansas (No. 17).
• SLU is rated No. 3 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 women's soccer history (Dayton 11).
• The Bills are 27-6-1 in A10 Championship play, including 21-1 since 2018.
• SLU is 15-0 at home as the tournament's No. 1 seed.
• In its 34 previous A10 Championship games, SLU outscored its opponents 81-28 and recorded 18 shutouts. Since 2018, the Billikens own a 69-13 scoring advantage and 13 shutouts.
• Saint Louis has blanked nine of its 11 tournament opponents (34-5 aggregate score) since 2022.
• In their current run of seven tournament championships in eight years, the Billikens have outscored their first-round opponents 26-1 (defeated Rhode Island 2-1 in 2021).
 
A10 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
• As the No. 1 seed, Saint Louis will be an A10 Championship host institution as long as the Billikens continue to advance.
• A semifinal would be played Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., and the final would be played Sunday, Nov. 15, at noon.
• The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. The NCAA Selection Show is Monday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. Central.
 
BILLIKENS IN THE ATLANTIC 10, NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• Through games of Nov. 4, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 Conference in goals against average (0.50 – tied-sixth nationally), goal differential (plus-26 – tied-17th nationally), win-loss-tie percentage (.750 – tied-23rd nationally) and shots on goal per game (7.44 – tied-34th nationally).
• The Billikens are second in the league in shutout percentage (.556, 10 shutouts in 18 games – tied-26th nationally), assists (36 – tied-32nd nationally), points (106 – tied-40th nationally), goals (35 – tied-49th nationally) and shots per game (15.44).
• SLU is third in save percentage (.836 – 32nd nationally) and corner kicks per game (6.00).
• Pepper Escher leads the A10 in goals against average (0.41 – fifth nationally) and ranks second in save percentage (.867 – 15th nationally) and shutouts (eight – tied-23rd nationally).
• Audrey Smith is second in the conference in points (20) and tied for second in goals (nine).
• Hope Kim is tied for fourth in the league in assists (six), while Ashley Miller and Caroline Fowlkes are tied for seventh (five).
 
BILLS MAKE HERMANN STADIUM A SOCCER FORTRESS
• Saint Louis is 92-13-14 (.832) in its last 119 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 119 games, SLU outscored opponents 273-52, posted 75 shutouts and allowed more than one goal just six times.
• Against A10 opponents during the 119-game stretch, Saint Louis is 63-3-6 (47-1-6 regular season, 16-2-0 A-10 tournament) at Hermann Stadium for a .917 winning percentage.
 
DEFENSE ON TRACK TO BE ONE OF PROGRAM'S BEST
• Saint Louis allowed just nine goals in its first 18 games. That ties for the third fewest scored by Billiken opponents in the first 18 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
• Through 18 games of the 2026 season, the Billikens are featuring yet another balanced attack. Twenty-eight of SLU's 35 goals have been assisted; 27 different player combinations have accounted for those 28 goals.
• Twelve players have combined for the Bills' 35 goals, 16 have at least one assist and 17 have at least one point. Audrey Smith (nine goals, two assists, 20 points), Hope Kim (five goals, six assists, 16 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 and Caroline Fowlkes have five assists apiece (both career highs) to tie for second on the team.
 
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 193-67-29 (.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 FORDHAM
• Fordham is making a third consecutive A10 Championship appearance. The Rams lost to eventual champion Dayton 1-0 in the 2025 semifinals.
• In conference play this season, Fordham defeated St. Bonaventure, VCU, George Washington and Richmond; tied La Salle; and lost to Loyola Chicago, George Mason, Davidson, Saint Joseph's and Dayton.
• Junior forward Julia Acosta leads the Rams' attack with six goals and 12 points.
• Senior forward Riley Carroll has four goals, while sophomore midfielder/forward Liv Johnsen and graduate forward Lina Muller have three apiece.
• Senior midfielder Salma Simonin has a team-high four assists.
• Junior goalkeeper Addison Green has played every minute this season and carries a 1.65 goals against average and a .671 save percentage.
• Fordham's roster also includes two 2025 A10 postseason honorees in senior midfielder Lena Johnsen (first team) and sophomore midfielder Renata Mercedes (All-Rookie).