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Billikens to Host Fordham Sunday for Conference Opener

GAME 03 Saint Louis (2-0, 0-0) vs. Fordham (6-3, 3-2)
WHEN Sunday, Jan. 17 • 1 p.m.
WHERE Chaifetz Arena (St. Louis, Mo.)
STREAM ESPN+
LIVE STATS StatBroadcast
GAME NOTES Saint Louis | Fordham | Atlantic 10

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.

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Players Mentioned

Myia Clark

#32 Myia Clark

G
5' 7"
Junior
Ciaja Harbison

#2 Ciaja Harbison

G
5' 6"
Junior
Myriama Smith Traore

#35 Myriama Smith Traore

F
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Myia Clark

#32 Myia Clark

5' 7"
Junior
G
Ciaja Harbison

#2 Ciaja Harbison

5' 6"
Junior
G
Myriama Smith Traore

#35 Myriama Smith Traore

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
F