BILLIKENS AIM FOR SPOT IN A-10 SEMIFINALS - After defeating No. 6 seed Butler in opening-round action Friday, No. 11 seed Saint Louis (12-18) takes on No. 3 seed Fordham (22-7) in an Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinal game Saturday, March 9. Tip-off at Saint Joseph's University's Hagan Arena in Philadelphia is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CT). The Saint Louis-Fordham winner advances to Sunday's second semifinal contest that tips at 3 p.m. (CT). The opponent will be No. 2 Charlotte or No. 10 Temple.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION - Free live statistics and a free live video stream are available for Saturday's SLU-Fordham game. The links for those features can be found in the schedule box located just below the main photo on www.SLUBillikens.com. For complete tournament information, visit www.atlantic10.com and navigate to the women's basketball page. A link to the Championship page is located under the Quick Links tab.

LAST TIME OUT - Saint Louis overcame a 10-point deficit early in the second half and defeated Butler 44-41 Friday night. Jacy Bradley (8-of-8 FTs) and Lorreal Jones scored 12 points apiece, and Mallory Eggert added 10. Jones and Eggert grabbed eight and seven rebounds, respectively, to lead SLU to a 41-38 advantage on the boards. Saint Louis outscored Butler 15-6 from the free-throw line.

BILLIKEN LEADERS - SLU features a balanced attack, with five players averaging between 8.2 and 11.2 points. Lorreal Jones leads the way with 11.2 ppg, followed by Jacy Bradley (10.8 ppg), Courtney Webb (9.2 ppg), Desirae Ball (9.0 ppg) and Mallory Eggert (8.2 ppg). Jones also tops the SLU charts in rebounding (8.4 rpg), offensive rebounding (3.3 orpg) and field goal shooting (.448). Eggert pulls down 6.1 rebounds per game, and Bradley is third with 4.2 rpg. Bradley averages a team-high 4.7 assists. Webb and Bradley lead the Bills in 3-pointers with 47 and 40, respectively.

SCOUTING FORDHAM - The Rams, who lost only to Dayton and Duquesne in conference play, bring a six-game winning streak into the A-10 Championship. Marah Strickland (14.7 ppg) and Erin Rooney (14.4 ppg) are neck-and-neck for the team's scoring lead. Samantha Clark (8.7 ppg), Abigail Corning (8.6 ppg) and Arielle Collins (8.5 ppg) provide solid scoring support. Corning (7.1 rpg) and Clark (6.8 rpg) are Fordham's leading rebounders. Rooney averages a team-high 3.7 assists; Collins leads the Rams with 2.4 steals per game; and Clark has rejected 47 shots for a 1.6 blocks-per-game mark. Fordham leads the A-10 in fewest turnovers (14.1 tpg) and free-throw shooting (75.9 percent) and is second in scoring defense (52.3 ppg) and 3-point field goals (5.8 pg).