THE RESULT
Saint Louis 3, George Mason 0
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 | 1 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
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Hope Kim scored three second-half goals to lead Saint Louis to a 3-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over George Mason Sunday afternoon at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.
•SLU extended its unbeaten streak to three games and improved to 6-2-3 overall and 2-0-1 in the A10, tied with Duquesne atop the league standings. George Mason slipped to 5-3-3, 1-1-1.
•Kim's hat trick, the 12th in SLU women's soccer history, was her first multi-goal game as a Billiken.
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Pepper Escher made three saves to register her fourth shutout of the season and the team's sixth clean sheet.
•Kim's first goal, which turned out to be the sixth game-winner of her career, came in the 55th minute.
Caroline Fowlkes' free kick from just inside the midfield stripe bounced once, and Kim's header went over the goalkeeper's hands into the net.
•SLU made it 2-0 in the 61st minute.
Ashley Miller received the ball inside the penalty area and dribbled briefly before turning and firing a shot that hit the far post. The ball bounced to Kim, who put it away with a header from the top of the six-yard box.
•The final goal was scored in the 82nd minute.
Audrey Smith's cross was deflected by a George Mason defender into the air, and Kim was there inside the 6 to convert yet another header.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Hope Kim (
Caroline Fowlkes), 54:40, SLU 1-0;
Hope Kim (
Ashley Miller), 60:27, SLU 2-0;
Hope Kim (
Audrey Smith), 81:37, SLU 3-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis defeated George Mason for a fifth consecutive time, improving to 7-3-1 all-time and 4-0 at Hermann Stadium vs. the Patriots.
•Saint Louis out-shot George Mason 22-7 overall and 9-3 in shots on goal.
Adee Broesder led the way with career highs of five total shots and three shots on goal, while all four of
Hope Kim's shots were on frame, equaling her career high.
•The Bills also earned a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.
•Kim became SLU's 10th goal-scorer this season. She moved into second place on the team with 10 points.
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Ashley Miller's assist was her team-leading fifth of the year.
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Caroline Fowlkes and
Audrey Smith collected their second assists of the season.
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Pepper Escher lowered her goals against average to 0.40.
•All three Saint Louis goals featured a new player combination. Twenty of the Billikens' 25 goals this season have been assisted, and all 20 have featured a different player combination.
•The Billikens are 90-13-13 (.832) in their last 116 games at Hermann Stadium. SLU is 61-3-5 (.920) against A10 opponents during the 116-game stretch.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Pepper Escher,
Lucie Schwartz,
Ava Rademeyer,
Hope Kim,
Ashley Miller,
Audrey Smith,
Leah Simpson,
Avery Rasmussen,
Camille Welker,
Caroline Fowlkes,
Blakely Hockett
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Adee Broesder,
Addison Stanciak,
Jeanette Fieldsend,
Nina Preusser,
Emma Naftanel,
Hana Allen,
Keira Bartholet,
Caroline Chier,
Lauren Zangara,
Lucy Marsh,
Ava Scorfina
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UP NEXT
The Billikens play at Davidson Saturday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. Central.
