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THE RESULT
Saint Louis 4, Richmond 0
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 | 7 p.m. CDT
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Missouri
GAME DETAILS
• Hannah Friedrich scored twice in the first five minutes, her eighth and ninth goals of the season, and Saint Louis cruised to a 4-0 Atlantic 10 Conference win over Richmond Thursday night at Hermann Stadium.
• SLU, which extended its unbeaten streak to 12 (10-0-2), improved to 13-3-2 overall and 8-0-1 in the A-10. Coupled with George Washington’s 2-2 draw at George Mason, the victory lifted the Billikens into sole possession of first place in the A-10.
• Richmond is 6-9-2, 3-6.
SCORING SUMMARY
Hannah Friedrich (unassisted), 1:56, SLU 1-0; Hannah Friedrich (Evie Lavelle), 4:40, SLU 2-0; Brionna Halverson (Anna Lawler), 22:02, SLU 3-0; Alli Klug (Hannah Friedrich), 61:25, SLU 4-0
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• The Billikens have allowed just three goals during their 12-game unbeaten streak.
• SLU netted a season-high four goals for a fifth time this season, all against conference opponents.
• Saint Louis has a 22-game unbeaten streak vs. A-10 opponents.
• The Billiken senior class finished with a 19-0-1 record in A-10 regular-season games at Hermann Stadium.
• SLU is 34-1-5 in its last 40 home games.
• The Bills defeated Richmond for a sixth consecutive time and now lead the Spiders 9-2-1 in the all-time series.
• Hannah Friedrich recorded the first multi-goal game of her SLU career. Her five points are a career best.
• Friedrich leads the A-10 with six game-winning goals.
• Friedrich moved into the top 10 on the Bills’ career goals list with 20.
• Brionna Halverson’s goal was her second of the season.
• Alli Klug registered her third goal of the year.
• Evie Lavelle took over the team lead with her sixth assist, while Friedrich and Anna Lawler each picked up their second helper of the season.
• Mary Niehaus (three saves) and Kasey Hartmann (one save) combined on Saint Louis’ 11th shutout of 2019.
• SLU out-shot Richmond 25-10 overall and 11-4 in shots on goal. Friedrich and Emily Groark led the way with six and four shots, respectively, and 10 other Billikens fired at least one shot.
• The Bills earned an 8-1 edge in corner kicks.
• Klug and Isabel Burke played all 90 minutes.
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Mary Niehaus, Alli Klug, Courtney Reimer, Alyssa Seitzer, Emma Farley, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Evie Lavelle, Anna Lawler, Isabel Burke, Emily Groark.
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Walsh, Sydney Walker, Sophia Denison, Brianna Arthur, Karsen Kohl, Elli Brunts, Annabelle Copeland, Brianna Hatfield, Abbie Miller, Kasey Hartmann, Jaime DeBerardinis.
UP NEXT
The Billikens conclude the regular season against second-place George Washington Sunday, Oct. 27, in Washington, D.C. First whistle is set for noon (CDT).
