CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago returns to its home turf this Sunday and will take on the Saint Louis Billikens at 1 p.m. CT. Both teams are defending an unbeaten streak in conference play as the battle towards the top of the A10 standings.
QUICK KICKS
• The Ramblers earned their second A10 win and another shutout at St. Bonaventure earlier this week. Loyola put away three goals by three different Ramblers in the win.
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Mia Lanni netted the game winner in the 22nd minute of play with assists to
Ava Fleming and
Zoe Hevey. Hevey tallied another point on an assist to
Ansley Cryan before the first half ended.
Emily Roberts scored one for the Ramblers, sealing a 3-0 win.
• The Ramblers are on a 10-match unbeaten streak since their loss at No. 5 Michigan State back on Aug. 19. It's the longest unbeaten streak since 2021 when the team put together a 9-0-1 showing.
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Emily Roberts scored her first career goal in the 28th minute to put Loyola up 1-0. Rhode Island had the equalizer in the 32nd minute to force the draw with Loyola last week, 1-1.
• The draw at URI followed up a 0-0 deadlock with Dayton the weekend before. It's only the second time in the 11-match series history Loyola has earned a point against the Flyers.
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Allison Deardorff set the program shutout record with the draw. It marked her 25th overall shutout and seventh of the season. The previous record was 24 set by Monica Gonyo in 2015. Her season total currently ties for fourth on the single-season charts with 10 being the most recorded in one year.
• Hevey is also rewritting the record books. Her two assists at St. Bonaventure bumped her point total to 43, taking over eighth on the program charts. She now has 22 assists to take over second on the charts. Three more goals will tie her for 10th.
• Head coach
Jon Sandoval is in his second season leading the Ramblers. He holds a 14-6-12 record with Loyola. Over his seven year head coaching career, Sandoval sits at 76-26-27 overall.
SCOUTING SAINT LOUIS
• The Billikens are 8-2-3 overall and 4-0-1 in A10 play. They lead the league with 13 points to sit atop the standings heading into the weekend. Saint Louis has won their last three matches and are 3-0-3 on the road.
• Audrey Smith has a team-leading and is second in the A10 with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. Smith had two goals against Lindenwood and followed up with one goal scored in four consecutive matches. She only has one goal scored in A10 play vs. VCU.
• Pepper Escher has made eight starts in goal for SLU. She has allowed just three goals and holds a .35 goals against average, which ranks 10th in the country. Her .879 save percentage is ninth nationally.
SERIES HISTORY
Saint Louis leads the all-time series, 6-0-2. The Billikens won last season's meeting, 6-0.
