| GAME 31 |
No. 4 Saint Louis (18-12, 9-7) vs. No. 5 UMass (20-10, 9-7) |
| WHEN |
Friday, March 6 • 1 p.m. (CT) |
| WHERE |
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio) |
| STREAM |
ESPN+ (Joel Goddett and Meghan McKeown) |
| AUDIO |
Stream (Jeff Vernetti) |
| LIVE STATS |
Live Stats |
| GAME NOTES |
Saint Louis | UMass |
| MORE DETAILS |
Championship Central |
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THE BASICS
• Saint Louis is the No. 4 seed for the 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Basketball Championship, taking on No. 5 Massachusetts Friday afternoon.
• With a win over Massachusetts, the Billikens would advance to the semifinals against the winner of No. 1 Dayton and No. 9 Richmond on Saturday, March 7, at UD Arena.
• Sunday's final also will be played at UD Arena. The winner of the A-10 Championship earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
• Saint Louis leads the all-time series 13-4 over Massachusetts, including a 71-56 win on Feb. 16, in Chaifetz Arena.
A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS
• In the previous meeting this season, Ciaja Harbison scored 21 points, and Kendra Wilken contributed 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
• Three Billikens earned postseason accolades, the league office announced Thursday.
• Harbison was named to the All-Conference first team, Wilken was selected the A-10's Most Improved Player and to the All-Conference third team and Rachel Kent earned an All-Rookie team nod.
• Harbison ranks third in the A-10 in assists (4.1 apg), fourth in minutes (35.9 mpg), sixth in steals (1.6 spg) and seventh in scoring (15.4 ppg).
• Kent's 70 3-point field goals are second in the A-10 and fifth among rookies in the NCAA.
• She's the Billikens all-time leader for a freshman in 3FG, while tying Jordyn Frantz for fourth overall in a season.
• Wilken leads the team with five double-doubles and is second on the Billikens with 11.4 points per game.
• Myriama Smith Traore ranks first in the A-10 with 8.6 rebounds per game, and she is one of two Billikens who sit in the league's top seven (Wilken, seventh - 7.4 rpg).
• Saint Louis is holding opposing teams to 57.6 points per game, ranking SLU fifth in the A-10 and 38th nationally.
A LOOK AT THE MINUTEWOMEN
• Massachusetts enters the game on a four-game winning streak, including a 72-54 A-10 first round win over St. Bonaventure Tuesday night.
• In the loss to SLU earlier this season, Hailey Leidel led the Minutewomen with 18 points, along with three rebounds and three assists, while Sam Breen grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
• Both Breen and Leidel were named to the A-10 All-Conference second team, with Leidel also claiming a spot on the All-Academic team.
• Breen has eight double-doubles this season, four straight, and UMass is 7-1 in those performances.
• Freshman Maeve Donnelly's 74 blocked shots are third in the league.
