NO. 4 RHODE ISLAND at NO. 2 SAINT LOUIS
(12-5-2, 5-3-2 A-10) | (14-3-2, 8-1-1 A-10)
Hermann Stadium (Saint Louis, Mo.)
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RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT LOUIS - SERIES NOTES
- Rhode Island makes the trip to Saint Louis for the semifinal round of the 2025 Atlantic 10 women's soccer championship.
- A win Wednesday would snap a four-game winning streak in the all-time series.
- The last Rhody win against the Billikens was a 1-0 win on Oct. 24, 2021. The victory helped the Rams secure a spot in the 2021 A-10 playoffs, falling to SLU 2-1 in the Quarterfinal round.
- It's the first trip to Saint Louis for Rhody since a 6-0 shutout on Oct. 13, 2022.
- In the meeting earlier this season, the Rams fell 4-1 in Kingston.
- Rhode Island is 6-1-2 on the road this season, while SLU is 7-1-2 at Hermann Stadium.
- The game will feature the No. 4 and No. 2 seeds of the A-10.
- Wednesday's other semifinal match features top-seeded Dayton vs. sixth-seeded Fordham.
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS
- Saint Louis enters Wednesday's match with a record of 14-3-2, most recently defeating Loyola Chicago 6-0 in a dominant Quarterfinal win.
- The six goals came from six different players, and were the most goals scored in an Atlantic 10 conference tournament game.
- The shutout was the Billikens' 11th of the season. Keeper Emma Parker recorded her ninth clean sheet with three saves on the match.
- Saint Louis is led by Izzy Luebbert's 15 points on seven assists and four goals.
- Freshman Caroline Chier was named the A-10 Co-Rookie of the Year, it was announced Tuesday.
THREE RAMS COLLECT POSTSEASON ACCOLADES
- Rhode Island women's soccer had three Rams earn Atlantic 10 postseason honors, the league announced.
- Junior Lauren MacDonald was named to the All-Conference Second Team for the second straight year, becoming the first Ram to earn back-to-back A-10 postseason honors since Kaylen Shimoda in 2009 and 2010.
- Additionally, McKenna Sylvester and Mie Carstensen were both selected to the All-Academic Team, marking Rhode Island's first All-Academic recognition since 2016.
- The Rams, who face Saint Louis on Wednesday in their first semifinal appearance since 2006, picked up their 12th win of the season last time out — the most under head coach Megan Jessee and matching the program's highest total since 2002.
- MacDonald leads Rhode Island's offense with 21 points on eight goals and five assists, starting all 19 games this season. Her standout junior campaign has moved her up the program's all-time scoring list, entering Wednesday's match with 43 career points. She's the only Ram in the past decade to surpass 40.
- Carstensen, a marketing major, leads the team with seven assists and has tallied 15 points this season, becoming the third player to reach double figures in scoring.
- Sylvester, an electrical engineering major, has scored all eight of her career goals this season and ranks second on the team with 20 points.