Billikens, Redhawks Fight to 0-0 Draw

by Mickey Smith
August 19, 2012
<p><strong>CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. &ndash;</strong><strong> </strong>Saint Louis unleashed a relentless second-half offensive attack against Southeast Missouri State Sunday night, but the Billikens had to settle for a 0-0 tie with the host Redhawks at Houck Stadium.</p> <p>After outshooting SEMO 4-3 in the first half, SLU (0-1-1) registered a 12-2 advantage in shots in the second stanza. The Bills tacked on another attempt in the second overtime to finish with a 17-5 edge for the game.</p> <p>Ten different players recorded at least one shot for the Billikens, led by junior forward <strong>Maddie Gebauer</strong> (career-high four) and sophomore forward <strong>Abbey Stock</strong> (career-high-tying four). Two of Stock&rsquo;s attempts were on frame and occurred within 18 seconds of each other in the 85th minute.</p> <p>SEMO goalkeeper Renee Kertz, who made four saves, also stopped shots on goal by senior defenders <strong>Emily Viviano</strong> and <strong>Maggie Baumann</strong> in the 74th minute and 86th minute, respectively.</p> <p>SLU senior keeper <strong>Katie Walsh</strong> made two saves, one in each half, in picking up her 15th career shutout.</p> <p>In addition to its domination in shots, Saint Louis enjoyed a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.</p> <p>&ldquo;Obviously we would have liked to walk away with a victory, but it was a good result tonight,&rdquo; head coach <strong>Kat Mertz</strong> said. &ldquo;Give credit to SEMO, they came out really strong in the first half and had a couple of chances. But the second half we turned that around. We outshot them by a wide margin and created a lot of opportunities.</p> <p>&ldquo;At the end of the day we got a point on the road, so we&rsquo;ll take that and start preparing for Evansville,&rdquo; Mertz said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re ready to come home and start getting ready for the long week ahead of us.&rdquo;</p> <p><strong></strong>The Billikens play at Evansville Friday, Aug. 24, at 4:30 p.m. before hosting nationally ranked Marquette Sunday, Aug. 26, in the home opener at 5:30 p.m.</p>
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