ST. LOUIS, Mo. – SIUE women's soccer dropped its nonconference season finale Sunday, falling to No. 15-ranked Saint Louis 3-0 at Hermann Stadium.

"We competed rally well today and created some quality chances, and our work rate was fantastic," said SIUE Head Coach Derek Burton. "Those two aspects of our game are going well. Now it's time to put all the pieces together."

The Cougars, 1-4-2, now look forward to the beginning of the Ohio Valley Conference season next Sunday at Southeast Missouri.

Burton expressed his confidence that the Cougars will be ready for OVC competition.

"We certainly tested ourselves against very strong competition, and that will bode well moving forward," he said.

Saint Louis, 7-1, picked up goals from Caroline Kelly, Abbie Miller and Hannah Friedrich.

The Cougars were held to shots by Taylor Dolt and Mary Fetter.

Taylor Spiller made eight saves for the Cougars in goal. Emily Puricelli was credited with no saves for the Billikens.