PHILADELPHIA - Mallory Eggert scored 14 points and collected five rebounds, but No. 3 seed Fordham advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship semifinals with a 65-48 victory over Saint Louis Saturday night in a quarterfinal game at Hagan Arena on the Saint Joseph's University campus.

The No. 11 seed Billikens, who toppled No. 6 seed Butler in the first round Friday, finished the season 12-19. Fordham will take a 23-7 record into its Sunday semifinal against No. 10 seed Temple.

Eggert was 7-of-13 from the floor in her final game as a Billiken. She moved into seventh place on SLU's career rebounds list with 668 boards.

Courtney Webb and Desirae Ball scored eight points apiece for Saint Louis, while Lorreal Jones tallied six points and tied Eggert for team-high honors with five rebounds. Saint Louis earned a 34-31 advantage on the glass.

Jacy Bradley registered three assists and moved into fourth place on the Billikens' all-time list. Bradley finished her career with 347 assists.

Fordham's Marah Strickland recorded game highs of 22 points and eight rebounds. Strickland connected on four of the Rams' eight 3-pointers. Arielle Collins had 13 points and five assists, Samantha Clark contributed 10 points and six rebounds, and Erin Rooney posted nine points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Fordham jumped out to a 9-2 lead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Strickland and another trey by Collins. Jumpers by Jones and Eggert made it a three-point game, but an 8-2 spurt put Fordham on top 17-8.

The Billikens used a 10-foot bank shot by Ball, a pull-up jumper in the lane by Bradley and Ball's backdoor layup to narrow the gap to five, 19-14. However, the Rams scored on their next five possessions, including 3-pointers by Strickland and Collins, to build a 30-16 cushion en route to a 34-18 halftime advantage.

After buckets by Eggert and Ball cut the Fordham lead to 34-22, an 8-1 run gave the Rams a 42-23 advantage. The Billikens found an offensive groove of their own and scored on five consecutive and seven of nine possessions, but Fordham responded with points on six straight and eight of nine touches to build a 63-36 lead.

"Hats off to Fordham, they have a great team and had too much power for us tonight," head coach Lisa Stone said. "They got going early. We decided we would try to shut down the lane and give up the three, and sure enough they started out leading 9-2 on three 3-pointers.

"Mallory Eggert played very courageously tonight, and our entire team didn't quit. I told our players during our last timeout that I wanted them to play basketball the way they've learned to play the game, play it the right way with respect for their opponent, their teammates and themselves. I thought we did that.

"I thought we could get the deficit down to 10 points in the second half," Stone said. "We got some good shots and established an inside game, but it was just too late against a really good team. Fordham threw the first punch and didn't let up.

"We're very proud of what we've done this year. We didn't recruit any of our players, and they could have said no to a new coaching staff. But they embraced us and practiced hard the entire year. Nobody jumped out of the boat, and everyone stayed locked in all season. We've set the stage and changed the culture for the future.

"It's tough for the season to end, but we have no regrets," Stone said. "We gutted it out after playing a close game last night and played our tails off until the final buzzer. I'm very proud of our seniors and of our entire team."