Saint Louis (18-12, 10-8 A-10) vs. George Washington (17-14, 11-7 A-10)
November 18, 2022 | St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
MATCH NOTES: Saint Louis
• Saint Louis enters the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship as the fifth seed and will take on fourth-seeded George Washington in the first round Friday.
• SLU serves as the tournament host this weekend, welcoming the league's top six teams to Chaifetz Pavilion.
• A win Friday would propel Saint Louis to a semifinal matchup with top-seeded Loyola Chicago Saturday at 1p.m.
• The Billikens lead the all-time series 19-10 over GW, but the Colonials took both matches this season in Washington, D.C.
• With 244 on the season, the Billikens continue to lead the NCAA in service aces.
Carlie Rodgers leads the way with 61 aces, ranking fifth in the NCAA and 13th on SLU's all-time single-season list.
• On top of her service aces, Rodgers is second in the league with 4.95 digs per set. Her 579 total digs rank ninth nationally and are just 17 shy of SLU's all-time single-season record.
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Jillian Mattingly is second in the A-10 with a .363 hitting percentage, fourth best in a single season all-time at SLU.
• Mattingly and
Irmak Gokcen picked up weekly A-10 weekly honors in the final week of regular-season play, being named Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively.
• Mattingly's career .369 hitting percentage would rank second all-time for the Billikens.
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Abby Lynn is chasing the 1,000-assist milestone for her career, entering the championship with 988. 905 of her career assists have come with the Billikens.
