THE RESULT
Saint Louis 5, Fordham 0
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
•Five different players scored a goal, five others recorded an assist, and top-seeded Saint Louis breezed into the Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Tournament semifinals with a 5-0 win over eighth-seeded Fordham Saturday night at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.
•SLU (12-2-5) extended its unbeaten streak to 11 games. Fordham concluded its season 7-9-2.
•Saint Louis will host fifth-seeded Rhode Island, which topped fourth-seeded George Mason 3-1 in its quarterfinal, in a semifinal match scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. The Billikens and Rams battled to a 0-0 draw Oct. 31 in the regular-season finale at Hermann Stadium.
•The Bills scored what turned out to be the only goal they would need in the second minute.
Audrey Smith, assisted by
Caroline Fowlkes, netted her team-leading 10th of the year.
•In the sixth minute, SLU converted a corner kick into a 2-0 lead as
Ashley Miller picked up her third goal of the season with assists from Smith and
Lucie Schwartz.
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Hope Kim, with
Avery Rasmussen assisting for her first collegiate point, tallied her sixth goal of the year in the 16th minute for a 3-0 cushion the Billikens carried into halftime.
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Adee Broesder posted her fourth goal of the season, assisted by
Addison Stanciak, for some added insurance in the 68th minute.
•Saint Louis succeeded on another one of its season-high 13 corner kicks in the 79th minute to conclude the offensive outburst.
Keira Bartholet scored her first collegiate points with a goal assisted by
Nina Preusser.
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Pepper Escher (two saves) and
Nimu Karani (one save) combined on the Billikens' 11th shutout of the season.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Audrey Smith (
Caroline Fowlkes), 1:58, SLU 1-0;
Ashley Miller (
Lucie Schwartz,
Audrey Smith), 5:43, SLU 2-0;
Hope Kim (
Avery Rasmussen), 15:06, SLU 3-0;
Adee Broesder (
Addison Stanciak), 67:32, SLU 4-0;
Keira Bartholet (
Nina Preusser), 78:04, SLU 5-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis defeated Fordham for a fourth consecutive time and now leads the series 8-4, including 6-0 at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens improved to 28-6-1 all-time in A10 Tournament play, as well as 16-0 at home as the tournament's No. 1 seed.
•SLU out-shot Fordham 24-12 overall and 13-3 in shots on goal. The Bills earned a 13-1 advantage in corner kicks.
•Saint Louis is 93-13-14 (.833) in its last 120 games at Hermann Stadium. Against A10 opponents during the 120-game stretch, the Billikens are 64-3-6 (.918).
•All five of SLU's goals featured a new player combination. Thirty-three of the Billikens' 40 goals have been assisted; 32 different player combinations have accounted for those 33 goals.
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Caroline Fowlkes' assist was her sixth, tying her for the team lead.
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Lucie Schwartz registered her fourth assist of the season,
Audrey Smith her third,
Nina Preusser her second and
Addison Stanciak her first.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Pepper Escher,
Lucie Schwartz,
Ava Rademeyer,
Hope Kim,
Ashley Miller,
Audrey Smith,
Caroline Chier,
Avery Rasmussen,
Camille Welker,
Caroline Fowlkes,
Blakely Hockett
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Nimu Karani,
Adee Broesder,
Addison Stanciak,
Jeanette Fieldsend,
Nina Preusser,
Emma Naftanel,
Hana Allen,
Leah Simpson,
Keira Bartholet,
Gianna Harris,
Lauren Zangara,
Lucy Marsh,
Ava Scorfina
