<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Ve50E_0wE4fp7q00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Ve50E_0wE4fp7q00" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure>SLU WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES &amp; INFORMATIONGame 16 Saint Louis (9-1-5, 5-0-2) at La Salle (7-4-5, 2-3-3)Date // Time Sunday, October 20, 2024 // Noon CTLocation Philadelphia, Pa. (McCarthy Stadium)Watch ESPN+Live Stats SIDEARM•Still in second place in the Atlantic 10 Conference with three games remaining, Saint Louis wraps up a two-game road trip when the Billikens face La Salle Sunday, Oct. 20. Game time is noon Central.•Live streaming and live stats are available. See the links above.•Saint Louis trails Dayton (6-1 in the A-10) by one point in the league standings. The teams meet in the regular-season finale Sunday, Oct. 27, in Dayton.•SLU brings a 10-game unbeaten streak (7-0-3) and a three-game winning streak into Sunday's game, most recently prevailing 2-0 at Richmond Thursday afternoon.•La Salle has lost its last two games, including a 2-0 defeat Thursday at Dayton, and has just one win in its last five outings.•SLU's 8-2-3 series lead includes current streaks of six wins and eight games unbeaten (6-0-2). The Bills lead 2-0-1 in Philadelphia.•Saint Louis defeated La Salle 4-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in the A-10 Championship final last year. Emily Gaebe recorded three goals and an assist in the two matches.•Emily Gaebe increased her school-record career totals to 44 goals and 109 points Thursday with a goal in the victory at Richmond. Also, Emily Puricelli improved her Billiken career marks to 76 wins, 47 shutouts and 8,931 goalkeeper minutes.•Through games of Oct. 17, Saint Louis is 36th in the NCAA Division I Ratings Percentage Index, one of five A-10 teams in the top 100. Loyola Chicago (48), Dayton (51), Massachusetts (60) and Fordham (92) are the other four.•SLU ranks among the nation's top 50 teams in save percentage (.877, fifth, leads A-10), corner kicks per game (7.73, seventh, leads A-10), goals against average (0.54, 13th, leads A-10), shutout percentage (.600, 19th, leads A-10), goal differential (plus-24, 19th), shots on goal per game (8.07, 24th), total shots per game (17.87, 26th), winning percentage (.767, 31st), goals per game (2.13, 36th) and points per game (5.93, 44th).•Emily Gaebe (12G, 3A) ranks among the top 13 nationally and leads the A-10 with 0.80 goals per game (10th), 1.80 points per game (11th), four game-winning goals (11th), 2.27 shots on goal per game (11th) and 4.40 total shots per game (13th).•Emily Puricelli is 14th in save percentage (.864), 25th in goals against average (0.57, leads A-10) and 25th in shutouts (seven) in the national rankings.•In regular-season play vs. A-10 opponents, Saint Louis has a 27-game unbeaten streak. Including conference tournament games, SLU has a 36-game unbeaten streak vs. A-10 opponents.•La Salle was picked fifth in the A-10 this season after finishing second a year ago. The 2023 Explorers were 12-6-3 overall and 8-1-1 in league play under A-10 Coach of the Year Paul Royal.•The Explorers feature four players who earned 2023 A-10 postseason honors. Senior forward Haley Gschrey and junior forward Ricshya Walker were named to the All-Conference second team, while junior midfielder Elizabeth Estrada and junior forward Justyce Hollenbach were All-Rookie selections.•Gschrey is one of the A-10's top scorers with eight goals and six assists for 22 points. Walker has contributed five goals.•The Billikens play their final regular-season home game Thursday, Oct. 24, vs. George Mason. Kickoff at Hermann Stadium is slated for 7 p.m.</div></body>

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Game 16 Saint Louis (9-1-5, 5-0-2) at La Salle (7-4-5, 2-3-3) Location Philadelphia, Pa. (McCarthy Stadium) •Still in second place in the Atlantic 10 Conference with three games remaining, Saint Louis wraps up a two-game road trip when the Billikens face La Salle Sunday, Oct. 20. Game time is noon Central.