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MSOC Preview: Billikens, Wildcats Meet Tuesday for Trip to A10 Final

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 18 #2 Saint Louis (8-4-5) vs. #3 Davidson (6-5-6)
Date // Time Tuesday, Nov. 10 // 4 p.m.
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Location St. Louis, Mo. (Hermann Stadium)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History SLU leads 5-1-2

No. 2 seed Saint Louis hosts third-seed Davidson in the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Tournament semifinals on Tuesday. Game time at Hermann Stadium is 4 p.m.

SLU advanced to the A10 semifinal with a 1-0 victory over Dayton on Friday. Andrew Heckenlaible scored the game-winning goal for the Billikens in the 59th minute, and the Billiken defense yielded just two Dayton shots in the shutout. The Wildcats advanced in PKs over Rhode Island in a match that began Friday, was delayed by weather, and was finished on Saturday morning. All four goals in regulation came in the final 20 minutes. 

The Billikens and Wildcats met in the regular-season finale on Oct. 31, a 1-1 draw in Davidson, N.C. The Billikens got on the board in that game with an 89th-minute goal by Tanner Anderson, but Davidson equalized just 23 seconds later. SLU and Davidson also met in the A10 semifinals last year, with the Billikens claiming a 1-0 victory at Hermann Stadium.

The winner of Tuesday's match advances to the A10 Tournament final, which will be played on Saturday, Nov. 14. No. 1-seed and host Duquesne and No. 4 Fordham meet Tuesday at noon (CT) in the other semifinal. The winner of the A10 Tournament receives an automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship.

ABOUT SAINT LOUIS

The Billikens enter Tuesday's match 8-5-4 overall and are unbeaten in their last six (4-0-2). 

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 five shutouts and boasts a 0.77 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 90-38-40 at SLU and 139-83-54 in his career.

A win on Tuesday would send the Bills to the A10 Championship match 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 DAVIDSON

The Wildcats are 6-5-6 overall and come to St. Louis on a five-match unbeaten streak (3-0-2).

Davidson's 28 goals have come from 15 different scorers. Myles Culley leads the team in goals (four) and points (10).

Lucas Beltran has played the majority of minutes in goal. He has a 1.29 goals against average and four shutouts.

Head coach Mike Babst is 52-54-24 in eight seasons at Davidson. Previously, he was the head coach at the University of Chicago, where he led the team to five NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including the national semifinals in 2017 and 2018.

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