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WBB Preview: SLU Hits the Road for Wednesday Night Rumble Against Rams

ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University (11-16, 6-9) continues its Atlantic 10 Conference schedule Wednesday when the Billikens travel to Fordham (9-15, 4-9). Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CST) at the Rose Hill Gym.

 Game Information 
Saint Louis Billikens at Fordham Rams
Game 28 Saint Louis (11-16, 6-9) at Fordham (9-15, 4-9)
Date // Time Wednesday, Feb. 21 // 6:00 p.m. (CST)
Location Bronx, N.Y. (Rose Hill Gym)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats SLUBillikens.com 
Live Stats Live Stats
Game Notes SLU Game Notes

The Opening Tip… 
  • Fordham enters the matchup with a 9-15 overall record and a 4-9 conference mark. 
  • The Rams enter the contest on a three-game winning streak after defeating Dayton, UMass and St. Bonaventure in straight games.
  • SLU enters the matchup with an 11-16 record after falling to Duquesne on Feb. 21.
  • This season the Billikens home record sits at 4-7 with two, regular-season road games remaining.
  • The Billikens shot their second-lowest percentage from the floor against the Dukes on Saturday night, going 22-68 from the field and 6-21 from beyond the arc.
  • The Billikens are one of two teams with two players (Kyla McMakin: 3rd; Peyton Kennedy 7th) ranking in the top-10 of scoring in the A-10.
  • Peyton Kennedy earned A-10 co-Player of the Week honors on Feb. 12, after posting 31 points in the Billikens win over Rhode Island the day before..
  • Peyton Kennedy's 31-point performance on Sunday was not only a career high for the senior forward but was an individual game high for any Billiken player this season.
  • Against VCU on Feb. 7, Kyla McMakin's 15-point effort made her just the third-ever NCAA women's basketball player to score 1,000 points at two separate institutions.
Series History
  • The Billikens hold the all-time series advantage over the Rams with a 12-11 record.
  • The teams last on Jan. 28, 2023, ending in an 87-84 win for SLU.
  • The Billikens record at Rose Hill Gym sits at 3-6 heading into the Wednesday night contest.
  • The teams first met on Feb. 26, 2006, ending in a 12-point win for the Rams.
  • The Billikens longest winning streak against the Rams was five games (2007-11).
Scouting the Rams
  • Fordham enters the matchup with a 9-15 overall record and a 4-9 conference mark. 
  • The Rams enter the contest on a three-game winning streak after defeating Dayton, UMass and St. Bonaventure in straight games.
  • The Rams sit two spots behind the Billikens in A-10 conference standings with a conference mark of 4-9.
  • The Rams are led by Taylor Donaldson who is putting up an average of 17.5 points per game. She is also pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game, leading the team.
  • Emy Hayford is also averging double figures for the Rams (12.4 ppg)
  • Fordham averages 61.40 points per game while allowing 61.44 per contest.
  • The Rams out-rebound their opponents by an average of 1.5 boards per game.
  • Bridgette Mitchell is at the helm of the program and is in her first season with the the Rams. She boasts a careerrecord of 43-45 (.489) and through two and a half seasons as a head coach.
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