SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
Game 5	Saint Louis (2-1-1) at Indiana (2-1-1)
Date // Time	Sunday, August 30, 2026 // Noon CT
Location	Bloomington, Ind. (Jerry Yeagley Field)
Watch	Big Ten Network+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis | Indiana

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ROAD SHOW CONTINUES AS BILLIKENS TAKE ON INDIANA
• Unbeaten in its last three outings, Saint Louis (2-1-1) battles Indiana (2-1-1) Sunday, Aug. 30, in the Billikens' second straight match vs. a Big Ten Conference opponent. Kickoff at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., is set for 1 p.m. Eastern/noon Central.
• The game will be streamed on Big Ten Network+, and live stats are available. See the links above.
• Most recently, SLU recorded its first tie of the season with a 1-1 deadlock at Illinois Thursday night. The Billikens are 2-0-1 in their last three games.
• Indiana scored twice in the final three minutes but was unable to tally an equalizer in Wednesday night's 3-2 loss at Xavier, its first road contest of the season. The Hoosiers own wins over Hampton (2-1) and Youngstown State (3-1) and a 1-1 tie vs. Bellarmine.
• The SLU-Indiana match is the third of four consecutive road contests for the Bills, who complete the road stretch at Illinois State Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Saint Louis leads the series with Indiana 3-1-1 and owns a three-game winning streak vs. the Hoosiers.
• The teams have met just once in Bloomington, playing to a 1-1 draw in 1999.
• Last year in St. Louis, the Billikens prevailed 1-0 on Audrey Smith's goal in the 78th minute. Caroline Chier assisted. SLU earned advantages of 22-6 in total shots, 6-2 in shots on goal and 8-3 in corner kicks.
• Saint Louis blanked Indiana 2-0 in an NCAA Championship first-round game in 2023.
• Here is the complete series history:
                             9/13/98 – Indiana 1, at SLU 0
                             9/12/99 – SLU 1, at Indiana 1
                             9/5/03 – at SLU 1, Indiana 0
                             11/10/23 – at SLU 2, Indiana 0
                             8/28/25 – at SLU 1, Indiana 0
 
TRADITION OF BALANCED SCORING CONTINUING
• The 2026 season is just four games old, but the Billikens already are showing signs of yet another balanced attack. Six of SLU's eight goals have been assisted, and all six have featured a different player combination.
• Five players have accounted for the Bills' eight goals, seven have at least one assist and 11 have at least one point. Audrey Smith and Jeanette Fieldsend lead with three and two goals, respectively, and Hope Kim has a team-high two assists.
 
SAINT LOUIS CELEBRATING 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S SOCCER PROGRAM'S INCEPTION
• The 2026 season marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of Billiken women's soccer.
• SLU's Saturday, Oct. 17, game vs. Richmond will include a 30th anniversary celebration, coupled with the return of Billiken women's soccer alumni.
• Also, SLUBillikens.com is featuring once-a-week stories highlighting the program's 11 members of the Billiken Hall of Fame. Click here to read the series' third installment featuring goalkeeper Meghann Burke, the program's first All-American.
• The Billikens played their first game on Aug. 31, 1996, defeating Central Missouri 9-0.
 
BILLIKENS LAND IN SECOND PLACE IN A-10 PRESEASON POLL
• Saint Louis was picked to finish second in the 2026 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer race in preseason balloting by A-10 head coaches. The Billikens received three of 14 first-place votes and totaled 182 of a possible 196 points.
• Graduate defender Camille Welker and sophomore defender Blakely Hockett were selected to the 11-member preseason All-Conference team.
 
LAST TIME OUT
•Audrey Smith's team-leading third goal of the season in the 53rd minute pulled Saint Louis even, allowing the Billikens to earn a 1-1 draw with Illinois Thursday night in Champaign.
•The goal was the culmination of a well-executed buildup from the Billikens' defensive half. Caroline Chier delivered the assisting pass to Smith, who curled a shot from well outside the penalty area inside the left post.
•Illinois carried a 1-0 lead into halftime, scoring on its only shot on goal.
 
A LOOK AT THE 2026 BILLIKENS
• Among the Billikens' returning players is sophomore midfielder/forward Caroline Chier (1G, 6A), the 2025 A-10 co-Rookie of the Year. Sophomore forward Adee Broesder (5G, 3A), SLU's leading returning point-scorer, and sophomore defender Blakely Hockett (2G) joined Chier on the All-Rookie team.
• Also back this season are key offensive threats in junior forwards Hope Kim (4G, 4A) and Audrey Smith (5G, 1A) and senior midfielder Lucie Schwartz (3G, 1A).
• Junior goalkeeper Emma Parker (0.92 GAA, .721 save percentage) returns after starting all 20 games a year ago, joining first XI mainstays in graduate defender Camille Welker (20 starts) and junior midfielder Ashley Miller (19 starts).
• Also returning are senior midfielder Nina Preusser, junior goalkeeper Nimu Karani, sophomore midfielder/defender Ava Rademeyer, sophomore forward Addison Stanciak and sophomore defender Ava Scorfina.
• Eleven newcomers – four transfers and seven freshmen – joined the Billiken program this year. The transfers are senior midfielder Jeanette Fieldsend (James Madison), senior defender Caroline Fowlkes (College of Charleston), sophomore goalkeeper Pepper Escher (Massachusetts) and sophomore defender Avery Rasmussen (Kansas). The Saint Louis freshman class consists of defender Hana Allen, forward Keira Bartholet, forward Gianna Harris, defender Lucy Marsh, forward/midfielder Emma Naftanel, forward Leah Simpson and defender Lauren Zangara.
 
HEAD COACH KATIE SHIELDS
• Now in her 14th season as Saint Louis' head coach, Katie Shields owns a 184-66-25 (.715) 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 INDIANA
• Indiana was picked to finish 16th among 18 teams in the 2026 Big Ten preseason poll. Last year, the Hoosiers were 5-6-6 overall and 2-4-5 in conference play, finishing 13th in the league for a five-spot improvement over 2024.
• Senior defender Piper Coffield, junior forward Aleyna Quinn and freshman forward Emily Graham were named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List.
• Junior midfielder Maggie Ledwith, senior midfielder Kennedy Neighbors and junior defender Bella Haggerty have a team-high two goals apiece. Ledwith leads the team with two assists and six points.
• Fifth-year goalkeeper Dani Jacobson has played every minute this season, posting a 1.50 goals against average and a .250 save percentage.
• Indiana has registered advantages of 67-17 in total shots, 29-8 in shots on goal and 34-8 in corner kicks.