Saint Louis Billikens Athletics

THE RESULT
Saint Louis 4, Southeast Missouri State 0
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 | 7 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Adee Broesder registered her first collegiate brace, Pepper Escher made a career-high five saves, and Saint Louis shut out Southeast Missouri State 4-0 Wednesday night at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.
•Playing its first home game in 24 days, SLU extended its unbeaten streak to six games and improved to 4-1-2. SEMO slipped to 1-5-1.
•Audrey Smith and Nina Preusser scored a goal apiece for the Billikens, while five different players recorded an assist.
•Saint Louis netted the only goal it would need in the third minute. Lucie Schwartz sent a long pass from just inside the midfield stripe to Smith, who beat the goalkeeper in the lower right corner.
•Broesder tallied her first goal in the 13th minute to make it 2-0. Camille Welker floated a cross from the right side to the middle of the field, and Broesder headed the ball into an empty net from eight yards out.
•The Bills upped the lead to 3-0 in the 18th minute. Ashley Miller dropped the ball off to Broesder, who carried it into the penalty area and beat the keeper in the lower right corner.
•In the 64th minute, Ava Scorfina sent a short cross from the right side to Jeanette Fieldsend, who one-touched the ball to Preusser at the top of the 18. Preusser fired a shot just under the crossbar to finish the scoring.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Audrey Smith (Lucie Schwartz), 2:17, SLU 1-0; Adee Broesder (Camille Welker), 13:00, SLU 2-0; Adee Broesder (Ashley Miller), 17:04, SLU 3-0; Nina Preusser (Ava Scorfina, Jeanette Fieldsend), 63:08, SLU 4-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis improved to 4-0-2 overall and 4-0-1 at home vs. SEMO. The Billikens shut out the Redhawks for a third consecutive game.
•SLU outshot SEMO 26-7 overall and 12-5 in shots on goal. The Billikens earned an 11-3 advantage in corner kicks. The 26 shots and 11 corners are season highs.
•Pepper Escher notched her second career shutout.
•Smith extended her goal-scoring streak to four games. She has team highs and career bests of six goals and 13 points, scoring on all six of her shots on goal.
•Broesder and Preusser became SLU's sixth and seventh goal-scorers this season.
•Camille Welker tallied her first career assist and became the 12th Billiken this season with a helper.
•Lucie Schwartz, Ashley Miller, Ava Scorfina and Jeanette Fieldsend all posted their second assists of the season.
•Twelve different Billikens had at least one shot, led by three apiece from Adee Broesder, Audrey Smith, Nina Preusser (tied career high), Hope Kim, Addison Stanciak (tied career high) and Caroline Chier. Ten of those players directed a shot on frame, led by two apiece from Broesder and Stanciak.
•Thirteen of SLU's 15 goals this season have been assisted. There has been a different player combination on each of those 13 goals.
•Fifteen Billikens now have at least one point this season. 
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Pepper Escher, Lucie Schwartz, Adee Broesder, Ava Rademeyer, Hope Kim, Ashley Miller, Audrey Smith, Lauren Zangara, Camille Welker, Lucy Marsh, Blakely Hockett
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Addison Stanciak, Jeanette Fieldsend, Nina Preusser, Emma Naftanel, Hana Allen, Keira Bartholet, Caroline Chier, Avery Rasmussen, Caroline Fowlkes, Ava Scorfina
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens host Kansas Saturday, Sept. 12, at 3:30 p.m.