GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 1, Valparaiso 0
Friday, September 2, 2016 | 4 p.m.
Barbara Hibner Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
THE BASICS
Evie Lavelle scored her first collegiate goal late in the first half to lift Saint Louis to a record-tying 1-0 victory over ValparaisoFriday afternoon at Nebraska’s Barbara Hibner Stadium. The Billikens (4-0), who got three saves from Mary Niehaus, registered a third consecutive shutout and tied the program record for best start to a season. Valparaiso fell to 2-3.
SCORING SUMMARY
Evie Lavelle (Tori Marshall), 36:04, SLU 1-0.
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
Saint Louis earned advantages in shots (13-5), shots on goal (7-3) and corner kicks (8-1) … 10 different Billikens took at least one shot, and six Billikens tallied at least one shot on goal … Tori Marshall’s assist was her first point of the season … Mary Niehaus, Kacey Bright, Tori Marshall and Isabella Palazzolo played all 90 minutes … the Billikens tied the 2000 team for the best start in program history … this was the first meeting between SLU and Valparaiso.
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Mary Niehaus (G), Kacey Bright (D), Carli Bond (D), Isabella Palazzolo (D), Julia Peterson (D), Shaney Sakamoto (M), Tori Marshall (M), Lauren Tondl (M), Maddie Pokorny (F), Cristina Rodriguez (F), Lindsay Sands (F).
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Molly Ream, Alyssa Seitzer, Danielle Tolmais, Courtney Reimer, Kirsten Clemens, Evie Lavelle, Alli Klug.
UP NEXT
The Billikens stay in Lincoln to take on the host Nebraska Cornhuskers Sunday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m.
