| 20th ranked SLU
      (13-3-2) defeated the University
      of Louisville (9-11-2) 3-1 at Hermann Stadium before a crowd
      of 1,054 on a cold Friday evening. The victory pits the Billikens
      in the C-USA finals against University of Cincinnati (11-7-2),
      which defeated the No. 1 seed Marquette University (10-8-1) on
      penalty kicks after a 1-1 regular play and overtime tie. Goals were scored by senior forward Jason
      Cole (3) and senior forward Nick Walls (8) with assists from
      Cole, junior defensive back Andy Pusateri (2), junior defensive
      back Kevin Wickart (6), and senior midfielder Mike Kirchhoff
      (17). The Billikens had 13 shots on goals as compared to 5 shots
      on goal for the Golden Eagles.
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