THE BASICS
• Saint Louis hits the road for the first time in conference play, carrying an 8-6 record, 0-1 in the Atlantic 10.
• Through games of Jan. 6, Saint Louis was the highest-ranked Atlantic 10 Conference team in the RPI at 73rd.
• The Billikens and La Salle are meeting for the 16th time, with SLU holding an 8-7 advantage.
• Saint Louis was predicted to finish fourth in the league race in the annual preseason poll of A-10 head coaches.
A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS
• Through games of Jan. 6, Saint Louis' opponent average of 57.4 points per game ranked second in the A-10.
• Sophomore Myia Clark leads the A-10 and is 11th in the NCAA with a 90.5 free throw percentage.
• Clark has made 30 consecutive shots from the charity stripe, dating back to early in the second half at Northern Kentucky Nov. 12.
• Sophomore Brooke Flowers continues to move up the Billikens all-time blocked shots list at third place with 101, following recording four against Davidson.
• Flowers averages 2.4 blocks per game this season (33 total), which is good enough for third in the A-10.
• Ciaja Harbison leads the Billikens in scoring (15.0 ppg), assists (3.7 apg) and steals (1.6 spg).
• Harbison has scored in double figures in all but two contests this season and in 37 of 45 career games.
• Senior Kendra Wilken has scored 15 or more points in five games this season, while also posting four contests with 10+ rebounds.
• Wilken is coming off her second career double-double against Davidson, recording 11 points and 11 rebounds.
A LOOK AT THE EXPLORERS
• La Salle enters the game on a seven-game slide with a 6-8 record, 0-1 in the A-10.
• The Explorers fell 98-58 to Dayton in the team's conference opener Jan. 4.
• As a team, they are third in the league with 40.0 rebounds per game, 0.1 behind the Billikens.
• La Salle is led by freshman Claire Jacobs and her 11.1 points per game.
• Senior Shalina Miller is second in the league with 35 blocks per game, while also adding 7.9 rebounds and 5.7 points.
• Junior guard Kate Hill is first in the A-10 with a 2.6 assist/turnover ratio (51:20).
