THE BASICS
• Saint Louis is set to return to action Sunday afternoon, hosting Fordham for the Billikens' conference opener. The Rams enter the game with a 6-3 record, 3-2 in the Atlantic 10.
• In a preseason vote conducted by league head coaches, SLU was pegged for a third-place finish in the conference, while Fordham was picked fourth.
• The game will tip at 1 p.m. and be streamed to ESPN+. Jeff Vernetti will call the action.
QUICK HITTERS
• SLU has opened the season 2-0 for the second-consecutive year, after posting victories over Memphis (82-74) and Bradley (69-54).
• Ciaja Harbison is just 15 points shy of becoming the 22nd Billiken to join the 1,000-point club at Saint Louis. Her 985 career points rank first among active Billikens.
• Myriama Smith Traore (10 points, 14 rebounds) and Myia Clark (13 points, 10 rebounds) posted double-doubles against Bradley, becoming the first Billiken pair to do so in the same game since Jan. 21, 2018, vs. Saint Joseph's (Jackie Kemph: 21 points, 13 assists and Maddison Gits: 10 points, 11 rebounds) .
• Smith Traore, the A-10's leading rebounder a season ago, has recorded back-to-back double-doubles to begin the season. She's averaging 12 points and 12 rebounds.
• The Billikens' 52.5 rebounds per game rank first in the league and are second most in the NCAA.
• SLU is holding opponents to a .364 shooting percentage, .306 from behind the arc.