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WBB Preview: Billikens Play Host to Duquesne Saturday Night

GAME 15 Duquesne (6-11, 1-4 A-10)
WHEN Saturday, Jan. 22 // 7 p.m.
WHERE Chaifetz Arena (St. Louis, Mo.)
STREAM ESPN+
LIVE STATS StatBroadcast

GAME NOTES: Saint Louis | Duquesne | Atlantic 10
• Saint Louis (5-9, 1-1 A-10) is back at Chaifetz Arena Saturday night for an Atlantic 10 Conference contest against Duquesne.
• Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
• Attendees aged 12 and above will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a COVID-19 negative test result (taken within 72 hours of the game). Fans can supply the necessary information ahead of time at ChaifetzArenaCheckIn.com to help speed up the entry process.
• In addition, masks are required to be worn when inside Chaifetz Arena. For the full Chaifetz Arena Safe Arena Policy, please click here.
• The Dukes lead the all-time series 12-7, but the Billikens have come out victorious in the three of the last four contests.
• Ciaja Harbison posted a career-best 36 points Wednesday against St. Bonaventure in a thrilling overtime victory in which the Billikens overcame a 12-point second-half deficit. It marked the largest scoring output by an A-10 player this season and was just one point shy of the Billiken record. She sits second in the league with 18.2 points per game.
• Harbison also eclipsed 1,500 career points on Wednesday. With 1,522, she's just 23 points shy of moving to third all-time at Saint Louis.
• With three blocks against the Bonnies, Brooke Flowers passed Arlene Lampe for the top spot on SLU's all-time chart (219). Flowers' 219 blocks rank 11th among active players across the NCAA. Her 3.5 blocks per game are third best in the NCAA.
• Flowers has 776 career rebounds and is just 12 boards shy of entering the top five all- time at SLU in that category.
• Natalie McNeal is coming off her second career double-double after recording 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists against the Bonnies.
• In her first career start, sophomore Kiley Bess posted 11 points, five rebounds and two assists Wednesday. She's tied with Harbison for the team lead in 3-pointers with 18.
• Duquesne enters the weekend with a 1-4 mark in conference play following their 67-57 loss to league-leading Rhode Island Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. Its lone win came at home to St. Bonaventure on Jan. 8.
• The Dukes rank third in the A-10 with 6.9 three-point field goals per game on the season.
• Duquesne is led by Fatou Pouye and Tess Myers who are averaging 13.3 and 12.5 points, respectively.
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Players Mentioned

Kiley Bess

#24 Kiley Bess

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Brooke Flowers

#42 Brooke Flowers

F/C
6' 5"
Senior
Ciaja Harbison

#2 Ciaja Harbison

G
5' 6"
Senior
Natalie McNeal

#3 Natalie McNeal

G
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kiley Bess

#24 Kiley Bess

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Brooke Flowers

#42 Brooke Flowers

6' 5"
Senior
F/C
Ciaja Harbison

#2 Ciaja Harbison

5' 6"
Senior
G
Natalie McNeal

#3 Natalie McNeal

5' 8"
Sophomore
G