THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Indiana 0
NCAA Championship First Round
Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 | 7 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Abbie Miller and Anna Lawler scored first-half goals and the Saint Louis defense did the rest as the Billikens defeated Indiana 2-0 Friday night at Hermann Stadium in an NCAA Championship first-round game.
•The sixth-seeded Billikens (18-2-2) advance to the second round to face either third-seeded Georgetown or Old Dominion Friday, Nov. 17, in State College, Pa. Second-seeded Penn State will host the next two rounds in SLU's portion of the 64-team bracket.
•Saint Louis extended its winning streak and shutout streak to 11 games and its unbeaten streak to 17 games (15-0-2). The winning streak is the nation's second-longest current streak.
•Indiana finished the season 12-4-4.
•Goalkeeper Emily Puricelli recorded her 40th career shutout and 11th clean sheet of the season.
•Miller played in her 106th game as a Billiken, setting the program record.
•Miller's goal – the 11th game-winning goal of her career, tying Jamie Perry for second on SLU's all-time list – came on a penalty kick in the 11th minute and was set up by Hannah Larson, who dribbled into the penalty area and was taken down by an Indiana defender.
•Lawler netted her goal on a corner kick, rushing in and delivering a perfect header. Larson picked up her team-leading ninth assist of the season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Abbie Miller (penalty kick), 10:59, SLU 1-0; Anna Lawler (Hannah Larson), 29:20, SLU 2-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis is 72-8-7 with 56 shutouts in its last 87 games at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU extended its school records for consecutive shutouts (11) and consecutive shutout minutes (1010:31).
•The Billikens tied a school record with their 15th shutout of the year.
•Abbie Miller scored her fourth goal of the season, while Anna Lawler posted her third.
•The Lawler-from-Larson goal was a new player combination for the Billikens. Saint Louis has 54 assisted goals this year, produced by 47 different player combos.
•Emily Puricelli made four saves and extended her school career records to 66 victories and 40 shutouts. Puricelli made her 84th start and played in her 84th game, taking sole possession of fourth place and ninth place, respectively, in program history.
•Lyndsey Heckel is now tied for fifth in starts (83) and tied for 10th in games played (83) on the SLU career lists.
•Abbie Miller took sole possession of seventh place on the Billikens' career chart for starts (82), while Emily Groark and Sophia Stram moved into a tie for ninth (80).
•Miller also moved into a ninth-place tie with Maddie Pokorny on the Saint Louis career goals list, recording her 24th marker as a Billiken.
•Emily Gaebe led all players with six total shots and three shots on goal.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Caroline Kelly, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Izzy Luebbert, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer, Jess Preusser, Julia Simon, Jordan Gary, Eva Schreiber, Clare Nicholas, Alyssa Bockius