Saint Louis Billikens women's soccer

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Saint Louis Billikens women's soccer
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University Saint Louis University
Head coachKatie Shields (8th season)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Stadium Hermann Stadium
(Capacity: 6,050)
NicknameBillikens
ColorsSLU blue and white [1]
   
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Home
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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

Saint Louis Billikens women's soccer 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.

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

Players

Current roster

2020-21 Roster [3]

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

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

Coaches

Coaching history

TenureCoach
1996–2011Tim Champion
2012Kat Mertz
2013–presentKatie Shields

Seasons

SeasonHead coachSeason result [4] [5] [6] Tournament results
OverallConferenceConferenceNCAA
WinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTiesFinish
1996Tim Champion12626303rdSemifinalDNQ
199711544415thQuarterfinalDNQ
199871214707thQuarterfinalDNQ
19991433812ChampionsQuarterfinalDNQ
200013538032ndSemifinalDNQ
200181015418thQuarterfinalDNQ
200213616313rdQuarterfinalDNQ
200314536315thRunners UpDNQ
20041561910ChampionsRunners UpDNQ
20051650800ChampionsChampionsSecond Round
200615427202ndChampionsSecond Round
200710627224thFirst RoundDNQ
200811646414thSemifinalDNQ
20098944435thSemifinalDNQ
20104963519thDNQDNQ
201151033518thDNQDNQ
2012Kat Mertz59434212thDNQDNQ
2013Katie Shields61035213rdFirst RoundDNQ
201481003509thDNQDNQ
201589226213thDNQDNQ
201614427122ndQuarterfinalDNQ
201715327212ndQuarterfinalDNQ
201818411000ChampionsChampionsFirst Round
20191742901ChampionsChampionsFirst Round

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References

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  2. 1 2 2024 Record Book at slubillikens.com
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