Saint Louis Billikens women's soccer

Saint Louis Billikens women's soccer team is the women's soccer team that represents Saint Louis University. The team was formed in 1996[2] and plays its home matches at Hermann Stadium in Midtown, St. Louis, Missouri.

Saint Louis Billikens women's soccer
UniversitySaint Louis University
Head coachKatie Shields (8th season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
StadiumHermann Stadium
(Capacity: 6,050)
NicknameBillikens
ColorsSLU blue and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2005, 2006, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
2005, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2005, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
1999, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019

Katie Shields is the current coach, the third in the program's history. The Billikens have made four appearances in the NCAA tournament.[2]

Players

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Current roster

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2020-21 Roster[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Kat Zaber
1 GK   USA Emily Puricelli
2 GK   USA Kasey Hartmann
3 MF   USA Anna Walsh
4 FW   USA Sydney Walker
5 FW   USA Emily Groark
6 DF   USA Sophia Denison
7 MF   USA Jenna Faybrick
8 FW   USA Caroline Kelly
9 FW   USA Brianna Arthur
10 FW   CAN Megan Nixon
11 MF   USA Hannah Friedrich
12 DF   USA Brionna Halverson
14 MF   USA Karsen Kohl
15 MF   USA Anna Lawler
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   USA Hannah Larson
17 DF   USA Elli Brunts
18 DF   USA Emma Christanell
19 DF   USA Sydney Beach
20 FW   USA Annabelle Copeland
21 MF   USA Brianna Hatfield
22 MF   USA Abbie Miller
24 DF   USA Marissa Lesko
25 DF   USA Lyndsey Heckel
26 FW   USA Gracie English
27 MF   USA Jaime Deberardinis
28 DF   USA Sophia Stram
29 MF   USA Jess Preusser
30 MF   USA Hadley Cytron

Coaches

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Coaching history

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Tenure Coach
1996–2011 Tim Champion
2012 Kat Mertz
2013–present Katie Shields

Seasons

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Season Head coach Season result[4][5][6] Tournament results
Overall Conference Conference NCAA
Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties Finish
1996 Tim Champion 12 6 2 6 3 0 3rd Semifinal DNQ
1997 11 5 4 4 4 1 5th Quarterfinal DNQ
1998 7 12 1 4 7 0 7th Quarterfinal DNQ
1999 14 3 3 8 1 2 Champions Quarterfinal DNQ
2000 13 5 3 8 0 3 2nd Semifinal DNQ
2001 8 10 1 5 4 1 8th Quarterfinal DNQ
2002 13 6 1 6 3 1 3rd Quarterfinal DNQ
2003 14 5 3 6 3 1 5th Runners Up DNQ
2004 15 6 1 9 1 0 Champions Runners Up DNQ
2005 16 5 0 8 0 0 Champions Champions Second Round
2006 15 4 2 7 2 0 2nd Champions Second Round
2007 10 6 2 7 2 2 4th First Round DNQ
2008 11 6 4 6 4 1 4th Semifinal DNQ
2009 8 9 4 4 4 3 5th Semifinal DNQ
2010 4 9 6 3 5 1 9th DNQ DNQ
2011 5 10 3 3 5 1 8th DNQ DNQ
2012 Kat Mertz 5 9 4 3 4 2 12th DNQ DNQ
2013 Katie Shields 6 10 3 5 2 1 3rd First Round DNQ
2014 8 10 0 3 5 0 9th DNQ DNQ
2015 8 9 2 2 6 2 13th DNQ DNQ
2016 14 4 2 7 1 2 2nd Quarterfinal DNQ
2017 15 3 2 7 2 1 2nd Quarterfinal DNQ
2018 18 4 1 10 0 0 Champions Champions First Round
2019 17 4 2 9 0 1 Champions Champions First Round

References

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  1. ^ "Colors and Fonts". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 2024 Record Book at slubillikens.com
  3. ^ "2020-21 Women's Soccer Roster". Saint Louis University. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.
  5. ^ "WSOC Record Book Through 2019 (PDF) - Conference USA" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Atlantic 10" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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