Official SLU News

Ball State scored late in the first half and kept Saint Louis off the scoreboard in field hockey action Sunday afternoon in Muncie, Ind. The loss keeps the Billikens winless on the season, and Ball State improves to 3-1.

Saint Louis played to a 0-0 draw against the 16th-ranked South Florida Bulls Saturday night at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.

The Saint Louis volleyball team built an early 5-0 lead in the fifth set, but Iowa rallied for a 15-11 win and claimed the championship of the Marcia E. Hamilton Active Ankle Challenge in Chaifetz Arena.

Saint Louis' Hannah Kvitle came within four kills of her first triple-double in the Billikens' 25-23, 29-27, 18-25, 25-8 win over Wake Forest in the Marcia E. Hamilton Active Ankle Challenge on Saturday morning at Chaifetz Arena.

The Saint Louis field hockey team was edged 1-0 in overtime when Robert Morris' Kylie McKain scored with just under four minutes left to play for the game's only score.

Saint Louis freshman Margo Richardson and junior Hilary Orf finished first and second, respectively, at the Duquesne Duals Saturday morning in the Billikens' season opener at Schenley Park.

Sophomore Alli Reimer netted her second goal of the season to cut a 2-0 deficit in half, but SMU held on for a 2-1 victory over Saint Louis Friday night at Westcott Field.

The Saint Louis volleyball team fell to Creighton 22-25, 18-25, 21-25 in its home opener at Chaifetz Arena on Friday evening.

Saint Louis begins the 2010 cross country campaign Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Duquesne Duals in Pittsburgh, Pa. The women's 5K begins at 8 a.m. (CT), while the men's five-mile run starts at 8:45 a.m. (CT).

Saint Louis (0-1-0) plays its men's soccer home opener Saturday against the 13th-ranked South Florida Bulls (0-1-0) at Robert R. Hermann Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Saint Louis dropped a 3-2 decision at New Mexico Wednesday night in non-conference men's soccer action at UNM Soccer Complex. It was the season opener for both squads.

Former Saint Louis women's basketball standout Amanda Kemezys has signed a contract to play professionally for VICI Kaunas in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Saint Louis volleyball opens its home slate with a trio of matches this weekend in the Marcia E. Hamilton Active Ankle Challenge at Chaifetz Arena.

Saint Louis senior outside hitter Megan Boken (Wheaton, Ill. / St. Francis) was recognized as the Atlantic 10 Conference volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Aug. 29.

The Mike McGinty era for Saint Louis men's soccer officially begins Wednesday, Sept. 1, when the 25th-ranked (Soccer America) Billikens travel to Albuquerque, N.M., to face New Mexico at the UNM Soccer Complex. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. (CT).

In its only game this week, Saint Louis women's soccer (1-1-2) takes on SMU (1-1-1) Friday, Sept. 3, in Dallas. Game time at Westcott Field is 7 p.m.

The Saint Louis field hockey team continues a season-opening four-game road trip with two tilts in Muncie, Ind. The squad takes on Robert Morris Saturday, Sept. 4, in a noon (CT) contest. The next day, the Billikens face host Ball State in another noon (CT) start.

Nicole Kent scored the first goal of the season for Saint Louis, but Ohio tripped up the Billikens 6-1 on Sunday.

Maggie Baumann scored her first goal of the season in the 79th minute, and SLU registered its third consecutive shutout as the Billikens blanked Marist 1-0 Sunday in the Duquesne Classic.

The Saint Louis field hockey team dropped its 2010 season opener 3-0 to Radford. The game was played in Athens, Ohio.