Saint Louis used their home field advantage and a 48th minute goal from Eniola Aluko to put themselves in second-lace in Women's Professional Soccer. “I could see the defender playing around with the ball a bit and I knew she was a bit uncomfortable so I pressed her,” said Aluko. “(Saint Louis coach) Jorge Barcellos talked about how they would give up a ball if we pressed them. That’s what I did and it paid off.” Jillian Loyden needed seven saves for the shutout. Sky Blue out shot Saint Louis 14 to 11, eight to five on goal.
Saint Louis now has 26 points on 17 games played, trailing the first-place Sol by 11. Sky Blue FC holds the final playoff slot with 22 points on 17 games played. They lead the Freedom by two points with an extra game played.
