ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis sophomore Drake Fournier saved his first goal of the season for the perfect moment. The midfielder posted the go-ahead goal for Saint Louis in the second half on Saturday, lifting the second-seeded Billikens over No. 6 seed Fordham 2-1 in the Atlantic 10 Men’s Soccer Tournament Final for the Billikens’ second straight A10 crown.  
 
With the victory, Saint Louis secured its fourth A10 Tournament title since 2020 and sixth all-time. The Billikens earned the Atlantic 10’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Saint Louis 2, Fordham 1 – Box Score
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Fordham’s Shayon Kashi made three saves in the first half, keeping Saint Louis off the board. The Rams struck first, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by Marc-Alexandre Happi Emaga goal off an assist from Bruno Cellerino in the 36^th minute. The goal sent Fordham to halftime with a lead over the defending champions.
 
Saint Louis responded quickly in the second half. Andrew Heckenlaible drew a penalty kick in the 47^th minute, which Alexander Soares promptly converted to tie the match. Billikens goalkeeper Lucas McPartlin stopped a powerful Fordham shot attempt shortly after, before Fournier delivered the go-ahead goal on a corner kick opportunity in the 53^rd minute.
 
The Billikens continued to attack, while McPartlin stayed steady in net. Nico Linares fired a shot on target, but McPartlin came up with another save to keep Saint Louis in front.
 
Cellerino took a shot that did not find the goal in the 78^th minute and the Billikens prevented Fordham from taking another shot attempt for the rest of the night.
 
McPartlin, who allowed just one goal across the entire tournament, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
 
Saint Louis will find out its NCAA Tournament opponent and match location during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 15.  
 
2026 Atlantic 10 Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team
Brady McGlone, Davidson
Jaxon Ervin, Duquesne
Bruno Cellerino, Fordham
Marc-Alexandre Happi Emaga, Fordham
Gavin Flickinger, Fordham
Kamran Mojabi, Fordham
Luke Adams, Saint Louis
Drake Fournier, Saint Louis
Andrew Heckenlaible, Saint Louis
Lucas McPartlin, Saint Louis (Most Outstanding Player)
Axel Torres, Saint Louis