ST. Louis – Saint Louis University women's basketball (18-18, 8-9) continues its post-season journey Friday night when it travels to Purdue Fort Wayne (23-12, 13-7) for the Super 16 of the WNIT. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CST) at the Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Game Information
Saint Louis Billikens at Purdue Fort Wayne (Super 16 - WNIT) |
Game 37 |
Saint Louis (18-18, 8-9) at Purdue Fort Wayne (23-12, 13-7) |
Date // Time |
Friday, March 29 // 6 p.m. (CST) |
Location |
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Gates Sports Center) |
Stream |
ESPN+ - John Nolan |
Radio |
SLUBillikens.com - Colin Suhre |
WNIT Central |
WNIT Central |
Live Stats |
Live Stats |
Tickets |
Tickets |
Game Notes |
SLU Game Notes |
Opening Tip...
- Saint Louis women's basketball continues its post-season journey Friday night in the third round of the WNIT.
- The Billikens will play at Purdue Fort Wayne Friday night at 6 p.m. (CST).
- The Billikens are coming off a second round win against the University of Northern Iowa, defeating the Panters, 68-64.
- Prior to the WNIT, SLU most recently fell in the A-10 Championship semifinals to Rhode Island, 68-62.
- Purdue Fort Wayne enters the matchup with an overall mark of 23-12 and are coming off a second-round WNIT win over Cincinnati, defeating the Big 12's Bearcats, 84-58.
- Peyton Kennedy eclipsed 1,000-career points in the Billikens' victory over VCU on March 8 pouring in a 22-point effort to lead the Billikens over the Rams.
- Peyton Kennedy was named to the A-10's All-Championship Team after helping lead the Billikens to the tournament semifinals
- SLU entered the championship with a 9-9 A-10 mark and as the No. 7-seeded team and advanced to the semifinals.
- Julia Martinez recorded the Atlantic 10's first triple-double of the season in SLU's win over La Salle on Feb. 28, recording 11 rebounds, 10 points and 10 assists. The Chicago native followed it up by posting a second-straight triple-double on Senior night with 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
- 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.
WNIT 1st & 2nd Round Recap
- The Billikens defeated UNI in the second round of the WNIT Sunday night to advance to the third round for the third time in school history.
- Peyton Kennedy's 19 points and eight rebounds led SLU in the victory while Tierra Simon added 9 and eight.
- SLU earned its first-ever true postseason road win on March 24 defeating Central Arkansas 66-61 in the opening round of the WNIT.
- SLU out-rebounded the home team by one, 37-36.
- The Billikens only committed 12 turnovers against the Sugar Bears, while turning over the home team 17 times and turning them into 15 points.
- Peyton Kennedy poured in 28 points against the Sugar Bears leading SLU to the victory. It was her 27th double-figure effort of the season.
A-10 Championship Recap
- SLU fell in the A-10 Championship semifinal to No. 5-seeded VCU, 68-62, to end its run in the conference tournament.
- Peyton Kennedy led the team with 16 points and seven boards in the loss.
- The Billikens stunned No. 2-seeded VCU Friday night defeating the Rams by three points in the championship quarterfinals.
- The Billikens 65-63 win over No. 2-seeded VCU was a back-in-forth battle that saw nine lead changes and three ties.
- Peyton Kennedy scored 22 points in the win while Kyla McMakin (15), and Brooklyn Gray (12) scored double figures for the second-straight game.
- As a defense, the Billikens forced 17 VCU turnovers and converted them into 17 points while grabbing 10 steals as a team.
- SLU shot 90.5 percent from the charity stripe, with 19-made free throws helping their 65-point effort.
- The Billikens defeated No. 10-seeded George Washington 75-68 Thursday night as SLU used a fourth-quarter comeback to earn the win.
- McMakin scored 22 points to lead the Billikens against the Revolutionaries, helping SLU outscore GW 30-12 in the final quarter.
- Tierra Simon recorded her third double-double of the season in the second round of the A-10 championship with 11 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.