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Wilken and Harbison Dominate in Billikens Victory

Kendra Wilken
Box Score

Kendra Wilken and Ciaja Harbison combined for 46 points to lead Saint Louis to a 64-51 victory over George Mason Sunday afternoon in Fairfax, Va.

The Billikens have won four consecutive games for the first time since the 2017-18 season.

Wilken collected her second straight 20-point game, tallying a career-high 25 points, along with six rebounds, three blocks and two assists to lead the Billikens (14-9, 6-4 A-10). Harbison recorded 21 points on a career-best 10 field goals, while also dishing out a game-high six assists.

Sophomore Myia Clark scored six points, while Myriama Smith Traore added five and grabbed nine rebounds.

Nicole Cardano-Hillary led George Mason (8-16, 2-9 A-10) with 23 points and five assists, while Marika Korpinen contributed 13 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

The two teams exchanged buckets early in the game, but Wilken collected eight of the final 10 points scored in the quarter to give the Billikens a 13-7 lead at the end of one.

Harbison netted 11 of her 21 points in the second period, including a 3-pointer that put the Billikens up 31-17. However, a 14-0 run from George Mason knotted the game at 31. Smith Traore hit a bucket in the final seconds of the half to give Saint Louis a 35-33 advantage going into the locker room.

An 11-4 run to start the second half for the Billikens gave them a 46-37 lead and forced a Patriots timeout. With 1.9 seconds left on the clock, Harbison lobbed an inbound to Wilken who tipped it in at the buzzer to put the Billikens up 52-41 at the end of the third quarter.

Back-to-back field goals from Wilken and Harbison to start the fourth period put Saint Louis up 56-41. Harbison hit her 10th field goal of the game to put SLU up 58-45. Wilken's career-best 25th point gave the Billikens a 64-51 lead and solidified the victory.

Saint Louis will continue its road trip Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Rhode Island. Tip off is at 6 p.m. CT, and the game will be streamed to ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

Myia Clark

#32 Myia Clark

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ciaja Harbison

#2 Ciaja Harbison

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Myriama Smith Traore

#35 Myriama Smith Traore

F
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Kendra Wilken

#34 Kendra Wilken

F
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Myia Clark

#32 Myia Clark

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Ciaja Harbison

#2 Ciaja Harbison

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Myriama Smith Traore

#35 Myriama Smith Traore

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Kendra Wilken

#34 Kendra Wilken

6' 2"
Senior
F