THE RESULT
Saint Louis 1, Illinois State 1
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 | 6 p.m.
Adelaide Street Field | Normal, Ill.
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GAME DETAILS
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Audrey Smith scored her team-leading fifth goal in the 88th minute as Saint Louis came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw Thursday night at Illinois State's Adelaide Street Field.
•Playing the last of four consecutive road games, SLU extended its unbeaten streak to five games (4-0-1) and emerged with a 3-1-2 record. Illinois State is 2-1-3.
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Lucie Schwartz provided the primary assist, and
Blakely Hockett also was credited with a helper. Operating deep on the left side, Schwartz managed to create just enough space between herself and a defender to fire a cross to Smith close to the near post. Smith flicked a header that got past ISU goalkeeper Madi Valenti, hit the far post and crossed the line.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Mikayla Carkhuff (Rylann Law), 6:45, ISU 1-0;
Audrey Smith (
Lucie Schwartz,
Blakely Hockett), 87:19, tied 1-1
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis is unbeaten (3-0-2) in its last five meetings with Illinois State.
•The Billikens earned advantages of 17-5 in total shots, 6-2 in shots on goal and 5-0 in corner kicks.
•With five goals and 11 points,
Audrey Smith has equaled her career-high totals for a season established last year. Smith has scored on all five of her shots on goal this season.
•It was the second time this year (Illinois) that Smith has scored a second-half goal to turn a potential 1-0 loss into a 1-1 draw.
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Blakely Hockett collected her first assist as a Billiken, and
Lucie Schwartz tallied her first assist this season. Eleven players have at least one assist for Saint Louis this season.
•Hockett played all 90 minutes.
•Ten different players combined for SLU's 17 shots, led by
Jeanette Fieldsend's (tied career high) and
Ashley Miller's (season high) three apiece. Six different Billikens accounted for the six shots on frame.
•Nine of SLU's 11 goals this season have been assisted. There has been a different player combination on each of those nine goals.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Pepper Escher,
Lucie Schwartz,
Hope Kim,
Ashley Miller,
Audrey Smith,
Jeanette Fieldsend,
Caroline Chier,
Avery Rasmussen,
Camille Welker,
Caroline Fowlkes,
Blakely Hockett
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Emma Parker,
Adee Broesder,
Ava Rademeyer,
Addison Stanciak,
Nina Preusser,
Emma Naftanel,
Leah Simpson,
Lauren Zangara,
Lucy Marsh,
Ava Scorfina
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UP NEXT
The Billikens host Southeast Missouri State Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m.
