ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis defended his home field advantage Wednesday, defeating SIUE softball 3-0 at the Billiken Sports Center.

Saint Louis improved to 11-15 overall while the Cougars dropped to 13-14.

SIUE returns to Cougar Field this weekend for the resumption of Ohio Valley Conference play. The Cougars entertain Eastern Illinois for a three-game series. Saturday's doubleheader starts at noon and Sunday's single game also is set for noon.

The Cougars picked up hits from Ashley Duran, Betsy Woodward and Juztyne Torres. Woodward now has a seven-game hitting streak and has reached base in each of the last 11 games for SIUE.

Saint Louis scored the eventual game winner in the fourth inning on a Kate Proffitt sacrifice fly. The Billikens added two more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Isabel Royle, 5-5, went the distance for SLU and was the winning pitcher. Mia Volpert, also 5-5, tossed four innings and was credited with the loss.