Saint Louis Smashed Women’s Soccer Out of Playoffs in Brutal 6-0 Loss

Loyola women’s soccer fell to Saint Louis University 6-0 in the first round of Atlantic 10 playoffs Nov. 1. Redshirt second-year goalkeeper Allison Deardorff led the defense with four saves while Saint Louis’ second-year forward Audrey Smith and redshirt fourth-year forward and midfielder Julia Simon led the Billikens with two shots and one goal each. 

The match started with a Billikens corner in the sixth minute which was headed away by first-year defender Abby Sudkamp. Three minutes later, Saint Louis’ second-year forward Hope Kim passed the ball over to second-year midfielder Ashley Miller at the left post, who buried the ball into the top right corner of the net. 

Third-year forward Zoe Hevey and Simon traded fouls in the 19th minute before Simon took a shot from the right post, which was saved by Deardorff. During the shot, an accidental handball was called on Loyola, and after a check by the referees, the call stood. Simon was awarded a penalty kick, which landed in the left corner of the net, extending the Billiken lead 2-0. 

In the 15th minute, Billikens’ first-year defender Blakely Hockett received a yellow card for unsporting after pushing third-year midfielder Maggie Schmidt to the ground. The free kick was taken by redshirt second-year forward Emily Rossi, but it was scooped up by Saint Louis’ second-year goalkeeper Emma Parker. 

After a foul was called on Hevey in the 19th minute, Kim took a shot which missed left of the net. A foul on first-year Billiken midfielder and forward Caroline Chier gave the ball over to the Ramblers, but it was quickly stolen back by Saint Louis. 

Smith took the ball downfield in the 23rd minute and sent it sinking into the left bottom corner of the net, giving the Billikens a 3-0 lead. Two minutes later, Saint Louis stayed on the attack with a shot from redshirt second-year forward and midfielder Lucie Schwartz which sailed over the crossbar. 

In the 28th minute, Loyola was awarded a corner which was punched away by Parker and went out of bounds. Fourth-year midfielder and forward Angelina Perritano and third-year forward Jadyn Harris were both given fouls, allowing first-year Billiken forward and defender Adee Broesder a shot at the goal which was blocked by Deardorff. 

Back-to-back shots by Saint Louis’ third-year midfielder Nina Preusser and Schwartz were both saved by Deardorff in the 36th minute. After an offside call on Saint Louis in the 40th minute, Loyola lost possession again, allowing another shot by Preusser which veered right of the goal. 

A corner was awarded to Saint Louis in the 42nd minute, and the shot was kicked away by fourth-year forward and midfielder Ella Skelton. A shot by fourth-year forward Meghan Economos was caught by Parker, ending the half 3-0 in favor of the Billikens. 

The second half started with a shot by fourth-year forward Molly Pistorius, which veered to the right of the net. In the next minute, Chier’s shot was blocked from the goal by Sudkamp and Deardorff. 

Saint Louis was awarded a corner in the 55th minute, which was headed out of bounds by fourth-year defender Emily Roberts. The subsequent corner for Saint Louis was kicked out by Harris. 

In the 60th minute, a foul was called on third-year midfielder Ansley Cryan. Two minutes later, Broesder took a shot at the goal, which hit off Deardorff’s foot and into the back of the net. 

After a foul on graduate Billiken midfielder and forward Hannah Larson in the 65th minute, a shot from graduate midfielder and forward Mia Lanni was caught at the left post by Parker. Saint Louis received a corner during the 74th minute, which Skelton headed out. 

In the 83rd minute, Saint Louis’ fourth-year forward Rylee Howard kicked the ball into the bottom left corner of the net, giving the Billikens a 5-0 lead. Just seconds later, second-year Billiken forward Emily Fox headed a pass from Preusser into the upper left corner of the net, sealing the Billikens’ lead at 6-0. 

Consecutive shots by first-year Saint Louis forward Addison Stanciak were scooped up by Deardorff. Loyola was awarded back-to-back corners — the first was kicked over the crossbar by second-year defender Catherine Cline, and the second was blocked by Billiken defenders — ending the match with a 6-0 victory for Saint Louis. 

The Ramblers finished the season 9-4-6 overall and went 4-2-4 in conference.