SLU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES & INFORMATION
GAME 26	at Dayton
WHEN	Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 • 10 a.m. CT
WHERE	UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
WATCH	ESPN+
LISTEN	SLUBillikens.com
LIVE STATS	StatBroadcast

GAME NOTES: Saint Louis | Dayton

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Saint Louis (9-16, 5-5 A-10) and Dayton (4-17, 3-7 A-10) battle for a second time this season Wednesday, Feb. 8, at UD Arena in the 49th meeting between the longtime rivals.

Tipoff is slated for 10 a.m. CT on ESPN+. Additionally, Colin Suhre will have the call on SLUBillikens.com.

The Flyers lead the series 36-12, but the Billikens have the most recent bragging rights as they captured an 80-69 victory Jan. 15 at Chaifetz Arena. In a game that featured 18 lead changes and seven ties, Saint Louis scored 56 second-half points -- the Billikens' highest total in any half this season -- and pulled away in the fourth quarter. SLU shot 48.4 percent from the floor, was 16-of-20 from the foul line, and used 22 Dayton miscues to earn a 26-13 advantage in points off turnovers.

Billiken leaders in the first matchup were Julia Martinez (18 points, eight steals), Brooke Flowers (15 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks), Kyla McMakin (16 points) and Kennedy Calhoun (11 points, six rebounds, five assists).

Saint Louis extended its winning streak to three with a 75-61 road win over St. Bonaventure Feb. 5. Dayton has not played since snapping a five-game losing streak with an 81-68 win at Loyola Chicago Feb. 1. The Flyers' Feb. 4 home game vs. Richmond was canceled due to health and safety protocols within the UD program.

KEY STORYLINES
•Brooke Flowers was selected A-10 Player of the Week for Jan. 30-Feb. 5. Flowers averaged 13.0 points, 15.0 rebounds and 7.0 blocks in two Saint Louis wins, including the first triple-double in SLU women's basketball history vs. George Mason (10 points, SLU season-high 18 rebounds, school-record 11 blocks).
•Saint Louis' 74.0 scoring average in the last six contests is its best six-game stretch of the season and has lifted the Billikens to fourth in the A-10 in scoring average (68.4 ppg).
•SLU leads the A-10 and is 10th nationally in blocks per game (5.3). The Bills also top the league in offensive rebounds per game (14.7, 25th) and steals per game (9.6, 50th).
•Saint Louis ranks second in the conference in free throw percentage (.771, 26th nationally) and free throws made per game (13.1), and third in turnovers forced per game (17.5).
•The Billikens have averaged 17.7 offensive boards and have shot 80 percent (167-of-209) from the foul line over the last 11 games.
•Julia Martinez is on the brink of breaking SLU's single-season steals record of 87. Martinez has 86 thefts.
•Martinez is fifth in the nation in steals per game (3.44) and 17th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (3.9). She is the only player in A-10 women's basketball this season to rank among the league's top 10 in steals, offensive rebounds, total rebounds and assists.
•Brooke Flowers is the nation's leading shot-blocker with 3.96 per game. Flowers has averaged 11.7 rebounds, including 4.4 on the offensive glass, in the last seven games, and 16.3 points in the last six contests.
•Kyla McMakin's 17.8 scoring average and 84.5 percent free throw mark rank third and fourth, respectively, in the A-10.
•Peyton Kennedy has made 21 of her last 23 free throw attempts (91.3 percent). Kennedy is 26-of-48 (54.2 percent) from the field in her last eight games, and she has scored at a 14.0 points-per-game clip over the last three contests.