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SLU Uses Second-Half Outburst to Top La Salle, 4-1

by Brian Kunderman

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THE RESULT
Saint Louis 4, La Salle 1
Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 | 1 p.m. CDT
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Missouri

GAME DETAILS

• Alyssa Seitzer scored two goals to lift Saint Louis to a 4-1 Senior Day victory over La Salle Sunday afternoon at Hermann Stadium.

• Abbie Miller and Sydney Walker netted the first goals of their careers and Emily Groark assisted twice for the Billikens, who improved to 11-3-1 overall and 6-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

• With four games remaining, Saint Louis is in sole possession of first place in the A-10.

• SLU extended its winning streak to seven and its unbeaten streak to nine (8-0-1).

• La Salle fell to 7-6-1, 3-3.

 

SCORING SUMMARY

Alyssa Seitzer (Mary Niehaus), 53:35, SLU 1-0; Alyssa Seitzer (Alli Klug), 64:03, SLU 2-0; Abbie Miller (Emily Groark), 72:56, SLU 3-0; Sydney Walker (Emily Groark), 79:14, SLU 4-0; Own Goal, 87:09, SLU 4-1

 

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

• Alyssa Seitzer now has 21 goals and nine game-winning goals in her career, ranking eighth and tied for fourth, respectively, on the Saint Louis career lists.

• Mary Niehaus’ assist was the first point of her Saint Louis career. Niehaus also made three saves.

• Emily Groark’s two assists boosted her season total to five, tying for the team lead.

• Alli Klug picked up her first assist of the season.

• Saint Louis has a 19-game winning streak vs. A-10 opponents.

• SLU is 33-1-5 in its last 39 home games.

• The Billikens out-shot the Explorers 24-3 overall and 16-4 in shots on goal.

• Twelve different Billikens had at least one shot, and eight had at least one shot on goal. Alyssa Seitzer collected game highs of five shots and four shots on frame.

• Evie Lavelle and Hannah Friedrich fired four shots and three shots on goal apiece.

• Saint Louis earned a 7-0 advantage in corner kicks.

• Twenty-one different player combinations have accounted for Saint Louis’ 23 assisted goals this season. Thirteen different Billikens have scored at least one goal, while 16 have registered at least one point.

 

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.

SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES

Kat Zaber, Anna Walsh, Sydney Walker, Sophia Denison, Brianna Arthur, Megan Nixon, Karsen Kohl, Elli Brunts, Sydney Beach, Annabelle Copeland, Brianna Hatfield, Abbie Miller

UP NEXT

The Billikens play Fordham Thursday, Oct. 17. Kickoff in the Bronx, New York, is scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT.

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