THE RESULT Saint Louis 1, No. 8 Arkansas 0 Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 | 7 p.m. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo. GAME DETAILS •In front of the second-largest women’s soccer crowd ever at Robert R. Hermann Stadium, Saint Louis tallied a goal late in the first half and made it stand for a 1-0 victory over No. 8 Arkansas Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. •Emily Gaebe scored on a scramble at the doorstop of the goal line in the 34th minute with an assist from Anna Walsh, who served the ball into the penalty area from the left wing. •The turnout of 3,102 trails only the 5,205 who witnessed SLU and Kansas battle to a 1-1 draw in 2017. SCORING SUMMARY Emily Gaebe (Anna Walsh), 33:07, 1-0 SLU BILLIKEN NOTABLES •Emily Puricelli made two saves and picked up her 29th career win and 17th career shutout. •Emily Groark recorded a game-high four shots, while Gaebe fired three shots. •SLU is now 52-5-6 in its last 63 games at Hermann Stadium, dating to the final home game of the 2015 season. Thursday night’s shutout was the 39th clean sheet during that stretch. •The Billikens are now 3-3-2 vs. nationally ranked opponents under head coach Katie Shields. •Saint Louis improved to 16-10-1 in all season openers; 13-3 when it plays its season opener at home; and 22-4-1 in all home openers. •The Bills improved to 11-9-1 all-time vs. current members of the SEC, including 2-1 vs. Arkansas. •Hannah Friedrich tied Jamie Perry for second place on the Billikens’ career list for games started. It was Friedrich’s 83rd appearance in the first XI. SAINT LOUIS STARTERS Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Caroline Kelly, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES Anna Walsh, Hannah Sawyer, Hannah Smith, Karsen Kohl, Sydney Beach, Emily Gaebe, Clare Nicholas