THE BASICS

• Saint Louis enters the game with a 10-8 record, 2-3 in the Atlantic 10, following their 48-47 loss to Dayton over the weekend.
• The Billikens are the third highest-ranked A-10 team in the RPI at No. 99 (Davidson, No. 89, and Dayton, No. 91).
• Saint Louis and Fordham both received one first-place vote in the A-10 preseason poll of head coaches, where the Rams were selected third and the Billikens fourth.
• The Billikens lead the all-time series 10-9 over Fordham, following the Rams taking both contests last season, each by three points.

A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS

• The Billikens are one of four A-10 teams that have four players averaging double-digit scoring efforts on the season.
• Ciaja Harbison is going for 15.2 points per game (sixth in the A-10), Myia Clark scores 10.7 ppg, Kendra Wilken has 10.3 ppg and Rachel Kent drops 10.0 ppg.
• Saint Louis ranks first in the A-10 and 12th in the NCAA with 5.44 blocks per game.
• The Billikens are averaging 6.8 blocked shots in conference games only.
• Brooke Flowers has swatted at least one shot in all but two contests this season and is second in the conference with 2.4 blocks per game.
• Myriama Smith Traore sits second in the A-10 with 8.4 rebounds per game, and she is one of three Billikens who rank in the league's top seven.
• The forward has grabbed 61 offensive rebounds, tying her with Nicole Jorgensen (URI) for the conference lead.

A LOOK AT THE RAMS

• Fordham enters the game winners in 11 of its last 13 games, including a stretch of seven straight.
• Junior Bre Cavanaugh has earned two Conference Player of the Week Awards this season, and she leads the league with 18.2 ppg.
• Cavanaugh was predicted by the A-10's head coaches to repeat as a member of the All-Conference first team in this year's preseason poll.
• Kendell Hermaia grabs a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game, while also dishing out 3.4 assists per game.