RESULT
Saint Louis 51, Saint Joseph's 46
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 | 4 p.m.
Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Mo.

GAME DETAILS
• Peyton Kennedy turned in a career-high 19 points, Natalie McNeal added 14 and Saint Louis knocked off Saint Joseph's, 51-46, in an Atlantic 10 Conference game Wednesday evening at Chaifetz Arena.
• Due to injuries, the Billikens dressed just six active players for the contest. Three played 40 minutes, while two others played over 32.
• SLU ended the game on an 11-1 run to pick up its second home victory in a row.
• The Billikens moved to 4-7 in league play and 8-15 overall, while Saint Joseph's dropped to to 9-15, 5-7.
• McNeal and Kennedy posted five points each in the first quarter, and the Billikens hit three 3-pointers to take a 13-11 lead at the end of one.
• A Kennedy layup capped a 5-0 Billiken run and gave SLU a 23-20 lead with 2:15 remaining in the first half. The Hawks responded with a 5-0 spurt of their own and led 25-23 at the break.
• SJU outscored the Billikens 9-8 in a low scoring third quarter. Two Sarah Lazar free throws and a Julia Martinez layup in the final minute brought the score to 34-31 in favor of the Hawks at the end of the frame.
• Saint Joe's connected on a three-pointer to go up 45-40 with 3:14 remaining in the contest, but it was all Billikens from there. SLU ended the game by scoring 11 of the final 12 points and came away with the home victory.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• Kennedy's 19 points were a career and game best. She tied her career marks of seven field goals and nine rebounds.
• McNeal finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.
• Rookie Sarah Lazar collected a career-high seven points and added two steals.
• Brooke Flowers blocked five Hawk shots and added a game-best 12 rebounds.

UP NEXT
Saint Louis hits the road for two games, beginning with Saturday afternoon's tilt at La Salle.