WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Saint Louis at Cavalier Classic

WHEN (vs. Chattanooga): Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 • 3:30 p.m. CST
WHEN (vs. Virginia): Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 • 2:30 p.m. CST
WHERE: John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
RECORDS: SLU 1-3; UTC 3-2; UVA 2-2 (prior to Saturday vs. Central Michigan)
SERIES: First meeting vs. both teams
BILLIKENS' LAST GAME: at Tulsa 86, SLU 75 (OT) (Nov. 20) RECAP
MOCS' LAST GAME: at UTC 75, Liberty 60 (Nov. 21) RECAP
CAVALIERS' LAST GAME (prior to Saturday vs. Central Michigan): at Virginia 67, North Carolina A&T 57 (Nov. 20) RECAP
UP NEXT FOR THE BILLIKENS: Southern Illinois • Thursday, Nov. 29 • 7 p.m. CST • Chaifetz Arena

LIVE VIDEO (vs. Virginia only): ACC Network Extra ($)
LIVE STATS (same link both games): SIDEARM

SAINT LOUIS GAME NOTES

CHATTANOOGA GAME NOTES

VIRGINIA GAME NOTES

• Saint Louis plays the first of two tournaments on its schedule when the Billikens take on Chattanooga and Virginia in the Cavalier Classic this weekend.
• The Billikens are coming off an 86-75 overtime loss at Tulsa Nov. 20.
• Chattanooga, a member of the Southern Conference, alternated wins and losses in its first five games. The Mocs defeated Liberty 75-60 Nov. 21.
• Atlantic Coast Conference member Virginia, which plays Central Michigan Saturday before taking on Saint Louis, has won its last two after starting 0-2. The Cavaliers downed North Carolina A&T 67-57 Nov. 20.
• Saint Louis has never faced Chattanooga or Virginia.
• Jordyn Frantz leads Saint Louis in scoring (13.0 ppg) and 3-point field goals (10). Frantz's 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the arc vs. Cincinnati is the A-10's best mark this season, and her five treys vs. the Bearcats are tied for the league's single-game high.
• Ciaja Harbison carries a 12.5 scoring average and leads the Billikens with 4.5 assists per game and an .852 (23-of-27) mark from the foul line.
• Evan Zars leads the Billikens in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and offensive rebounding (2.5 orpg).
• Kendra Wilken (.632) and Amber Lindfors (.619) rank first and second, respectively, on the A-10's field goal percentage list. Wilken's 8-of-10 shooting performance vs. Eastern Kentucky is the A-10's best this season.
• After setting a school record with 124 blocks (3.8 per game) a year ago, the Billikens are on pace to shatter that mark. SLU has 22 rejections (5.5 per game) so far this season to lead the Atlantic 10 Conference. Amber Lindfors (2.5 bpg) tops the league's individual chart.
• Seventh-year head coach Lisa Stone brings a 108-89 record at Saint Louis into Saturday's game vs. Chattanooga. Now in her 33rd season as a collegiate head coach, Stone owns a 611-326 career mark.

A LOOK AT CHATTANOOGA
• Chattanooga competed in the WNIT a year ago following five consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament.
• The Mocs substitute freely, with no player averaging more than 28.4 minutes. Eight different players have started at least one game.
• Chattanooga forces an average of 19 turnovers.
• Lakelyn Bouldin (12.2 ppg), a third-team All-Conference honoree last season, and Eboni Williams (10.0 ppg) are the Mocs' leading scorers.
• Abbey Cornelius pulls down a team-high 5.4 rebounds per game.
• Molly Melton leads Chattanooga in assists (2.8 apg) and steals (2.8 spg).

A LOOK AT VIRGINIA
• Virginia won a first-round NCAA Tournament game last season. The Cavaliers were WNIT participants in each of the previous three years.
• Dominique Toussaint (honorable mention) and Felicia Aiyeotan (All-Defensive) earned 2017-18 ACC postseason accolades.
• Toussaint (13.3 ppg) and Jocelyn Willoughby (10.0 ppg) are the Cavaliers' leading scorers.
• Aiyeotan tops the UVA rebounding and blocks charts with 9.8 boards and 3.3 rejections per game.
• Virginia shoots 75.4 percent (49-of-65) from the foul line.
• The Cavaliers are led by first-year head coach Tina Thompson, the No. 2 all-time leading scorer in WNBA history.