2009 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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The 2009 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.

Saint Louis University private research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, and Madrid, Spain

Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Roman Catholic four-year research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg, It is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River and the second-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. It is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. SLU's athletic teams compete in NCAA's Division I and are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. It has an enrollment of 12,649 students, including 7,984 undergraduate students and 4,665 graduate students that represents all 50 states and more than 70 foreign countries. Its average class size is 23.8 and the student-faculty ratio is 9:1.

Schedule

DateTimeTeamLocationResultRecordConference Record
September 1, 20097:00PMNew MexicoHermann Stadium L 3-0 0-1
September 4, 20096:30PMWashingtonPortland,OR W 2-1 1-1
September 6, 2009PortlandPortland, OR L 3-1 1-2
September 12, 2009Loyola-ChicagoToyota Park W 3-1 2-2
September 18, 2009Florida InternationalW 1-0 3-2
September 20, 20091:30PM Akron Akron, OHL 4-0 3-3
September 26, 20097:30PMvs TulsaHermann StadiumL 4-3 (2OT) 3-4
September 30, 20097:00PMvs UMKCHermann StadiumW 3-2 4-4
October 3, 20097:00PMvs Clemson Hermann StadiumW 1-0 (OT) 5-4
October 9, 20097:00PM vs Richmond Hermann StadiumW 1-0 6-4 1-0
October 11, 20091:00PM vs George Washington Hermann StadiumW 4-1 7-4-02-0-0
October 17, 20097:00PM vs CharlotteHermann StadiumL 2-17-5-02-1-0
October 23, 20097:00PM vs Fordham Hermann StadiumW 4-18-5-03-1-0
October 25, 20091:00PM vs La Salle Hermann StadiumW 1-09-5-04-1-0
October 30, 20096:00PM at Xavier Cincinnati, OH W 2-110-5-05-1-0
November 1, 200912:00PM at Dayton Dayton, OH L 1-010-6-05-2-0
November 6, 20091:00PM at Temple Philadelphia, PA W 1-011-6-06-2-0
November 8, 200912:00PM at St. Joseph's Philadelphia, PA W 3-012-6-07-2-0
A-10 Championship
November 12, 2009BYE
November 13, 2009vs. Rhode Island Kingston, RI W 3-2
November 15, 2009vs. DaytonKingston, RIW 2-0 Champions
NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament
November 19, 2009vs. Missouri StateHermann StadiumW 2-1
November 22, 20092:00PMat Tulsa Tulsa, OK L 4-3

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