ST. LOUIS - Courtney Webb scored a season-high 18 points and Lorreal Jones recorded her fifth double-double of the season in Saint Louis' 61-56 Atlantic 10 Conference loss to Fordham Sunday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena.

The loss dropped the Billikens to 10-15 overall and 4-6 in the A-10. Fordham improved to 18-7, 8-2.

Webb tied her career high with four 3-pointers (4-of-8). Jones tallied 16 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, Desirae Ball netted 14 points and Jacy Bradley registered four assists.

Fordham's Erin Rooney led all scorers with 19 points to go with six rebounds and a game-high six assists. Samantha Clark had 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocks; Arielle Collins scored 12 points; and Abigail Corning narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds, including seven offensive boards. Corning added four assists.

The Billikens edged the Rams 43-40 on the boards - including a season-high-tying 17 offensive rebounds - and tied their season low with seven turnovers.

Fordham took command early in the second half, using a 16-4 run to turn a 28-28 halftime tie into a 44-32 cushion with 10:29 remaining.

SLU scored the next five points on a three-point play by Ball and a jumper by Bradley, but a bucket by Clark and two free throws by Collins put Fordham on top 48-37.

The Billikens assembled a 6-0 mini run consisting of two Jones free throws, a fast-break basket by Bradley and a Jones jumper, and the Fordham advantage was cut to 48-43 with 3:52 left.

The Rams were scoreless on their next possession, but the Bills failed to take advantage. After Clark and Ball traded 3-pointers, Fordham led 51-46 at the 2:19 mark.

Ball answered two Christina Gaskin free throws with a jumper. Corning was fouled while making a layup but missed the free throw, and Jones' layup with just under a minute left made it 55-50 Rams.

After Fordham expanded its lead to 58-50 with free throws, Webb buried a 3-pointer. Collins made just one of two free throws, and another Webb trey trimmed the Fordham advantage to 59-56 with 18 seconds to go. But Clark sank a pair of free throws to make it a two-possession game, and the Billikens could draw no closer.

Jones scored nine points, Webb tallied five and Ball tossed in four as the Bills built an 18-9 lead midway through the first half. Fordham responded with a 17-3 spurt to claim a 26-21 edge, but SLU outscored the Rams 7-2 over the last 5:07 of the half to forge a 28-all deadlock at intermission.