La Salle               0

Saint Louis          1

March 18

The Billikens opened up Atlantic 10 play against La Salle, winning the game with late-inning heroics.

Kelcie Mantesa continued her impressive season on the mound, throwing another complete-game shutout and striking out 13 Explorers in the 1-0 victory.

In a classic pitchers’ duel, the game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the seventh until SLU freshman Kelsey Biggs stepped up drilled a walk-off double.

La Salle               1

Saint Louis   6

March 19

SLU wrapped up the series against La Salle in commanding fashion, using strong pitching and team-wide offensive contributions to pick up the victory.

Four Billikens got tallied RBI’s in the contest. The third inning saw the SLU offense pick up steam, with Alyson Brand, Rachel Falleto and Tori Holland all smacking doubles to cap off a four-run inning.

Hannah Huebbe pitched brilliantly, allowing only one run over five innings.

Fordham             3

Saint Louis          1

March 20

The Billikens opened up a double-header home stand against conference foe Fordham, dropping the first game by a 3-1 tally.

Kelcie Matesa put together another strong outing, giving up only three earned runs over seven innings, but the offense could not generate enough to give her the win.

SLU was held to only two hits by Fordham. Kristin Nicoletti belted a double and scored the Billikens’ only run.

Fordham             2

Saint Louis   0

March 20

SLU bounced back with a win behind Hannah Huebbe, who allowed only three hits and surrendered no walks to the Rams, striking out five.

The Billikens jumped on a mistake by an early defensive mistake by Fordham that allowed Tori Holland to advance to second base. Junior Erin Cejka drove her in with a single.

The Billikens improved their record to 18-11 and 3-1 in conference play and face Charlotte on March 26.