ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University (8-13, 3-5) continues its Atlantic 10 Conference schedule Wednesday night when the Billikens travel to Dayton (9-11, 3-6) Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CST). 

Game Information

Saint Louis Billikens at Dayton Flyers
Game 22	Saint Louis (8-12, 3-4) at Dayton (9-11, 3-6)
Date // Time	Wednesday, Jan. 30 // 6:00 p.m. (CST)
Location	Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena)
Stream	ESPN+ - Alex Mikos
Live Stats	SLUBillikens.com - Colin Suhre
Live Stats	Live Stats
Game Notes	SLU Game Notes

The Opening Tip… 

• Dayton comes into the matchup sitting in 11th in the A-10 with an overall record of 9-11 and a conference mark of 3-6.
• The Flyers snapped a two-game losing skid Sunday afternoon defeating St. Bonaventure 64-43.
• SLU enters the matchup with an 8-13 record after falling, 72-61, to Richmond on Sunday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena.
• SLU will play two-straight road games this week, facing off against Dayton Wednesday night before traveling to Davidson Saturday afternoon. 
• The Billikens enter this week with a 2-6 record on the road.
• Kyla McMakin ranks third among all active Division I players in career points and 34th in all-time scoring with 2,587 points. 
• Peyton Kennedy has put up seven 20+ point performances this season including in back-to-back games against George Washington and Richmond.
• Julia Martinez leads the conference in assists per game (6.4), assists (109), steals per game (2.5) and steals (43) through 17 games.

 
A Billiken Win Would… 

• Give the team its fourth Atlantic 10 Conference victory of the season and third road win of the season.
• Mark the second-straight season SLU swept the series against Dayton.
• Mark the Billikens' 15th-ever win over the Flyers. Dayton holds the all-time advantage, 36-14.

 
Stealin' the Show

• The team ranks fifth in the A-10 in turnovers forced per game (17.95).
• Julia Martinez leads the conference in steals (43) and steals per game (2.5).
• The Billikens average 8.4 steals per game.
• Kennedy Calhoun also ranks top-5 in the category in third place averaging 2.0 steals per game.
• Calhoun's 41 total steals also rank third in the A-10.
• Peyton Kennedy grabbed a game-high five steals in the Billikens loss to Richmond.

 
Series History 

• The Billikens and Flyers have met a total of 50 times in program history.
• Dayton holds the advantage in all-time meetings with a 36-14 overall record.
• The teams met earlier this season (Jan. 12, 2024) which ended in a 74-70 win for the Billikens at Chaifetz Arena.
• The Billikens came out on top in both meetings last season, defeating the Flyers 80-69 (Jan. 15) and 74-65 (Feb. 8).

 
Scouting the Spiders

• Richmond comes into the matchup with an overall record of 17-4 and only one conference loss.
• The Spiders are coming off their first and only A-10 loss of the season falling to Duquesne, 72-59, Wednesday. 
• Ivy Wolf leads the Flyers' scoring efforts averaging 12.4 points per game.
• Wolf led the Flyers with 16 points against the Billikens at Chaifetz Arena, while Destiny Bohanon added 14, including four-made three-pointers.
• Against the Billikens on Jan. 12, the Flyers scored 16 points off of 15 forced turnovers.
• Dayton shot 46 percent from the floor and 41 percent from three against the Billikens two weeks ago.
• Arianna Smith is averaging a double-double through 19 games (10.2 points, 11.3 rebounds).
• Tamika Williams-Jeter is at the helm of the program and is in her third season with the Flyers. She boasts an overall record of 34-40 (.459)

 
Up Next
The Billikens continue their road trip at Davidson on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off against the Wildcats is set for 12 p.m. (CST).