RESULT
La Salle 73, Saint Louis 65
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 | 1 p.m. (CT)
Tom Gola Arena | Philadelphia, Pa.

GAME DETAILS
• Saint Louis cut a 22-point first half deficit to just one in the fourth quarter, but La Salle escaped with a 73-65 victory Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 Conference game at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pa.
• The Billikens moved to 4-8 in league play and 8-16 overall, while La Salle went to to 14-11, 7-6.
• Kayla Spruill connected on three of La Salle's seven 3-pointers in the first quarter and led the Explorers to a 25-11 advantage at the end of one.
• Four points from Julia Martinez capped a 6-0 Billiken run with 3:56 remaining in the second period, brining the score to 37-21 in favor of La Salle. The Explorers took a 40-21 lead into the break.
• Ciaja Harbison and Brooke Flowers combined for 14 of the first 16 points in the second half and brought the Billikens back within seven with 4:34 left in the third quarter. Two free throws by Flowers with five seconds remaining in the frame cut SLU's deficit to just four at 49-45.
• A Peyton Kennedy trey pulled SLU to within one at 51-50 with 7:47 left in regulation, but La Salle responded with back-to-back three-pointers to go back up by seven and came away with the 73-65 victory.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• Harbison collected a game-best 21 points in her first game back after missing the last three. She also added three rebounds and three steals.
• Martinez picked up her first career double-double with 11 rebounds and a career-best 12 assists. She came just three points shy of a triple-double, finishing with seven.
• Kennedy tallied 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She was in double digits in the scoring column for the third straight game.

UP NEXT
Saint Louis will visit Fairfax, Va., Wednesday for an A-10 battle with George Mason.