HENRICO, Va. – No. 7-seeded Saint Louis University women's basketball (17-17, 9-9) continues its post-season journey Saturday taking on No. 6-seeded Rhode Island (20-13, 10-8) in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship. Tip-off is set for 12:30 p.m. (CST) at the Henrico Sports & Events Center.

Game Information

Saint Louis Billikens vs. Rhode Island (Atlantic 10 Championship, Quarterfinals)
Game 34	Saint Louis (17-17, 9-9) vs. Rhode Island (20-13, 10-8)
Date // Time	Saturday, March 9 // 12:30 p.m. (CST)
Location	Henrico, Va. (Henrico Sports & Events Center
Stream	CBSSN - Chris Hassel, Isis Young
Radio	SLUBillikens.com - Colin Suhre
Tickets // Info	A-10 Championship Central
Live Stats	Live Stats
Game Notes	SLU Game Notes

Opening Tip...

• Saint Louis women's basketball continues its post-season journey Saturday in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship. The No. 7-seeded Billikens will take on No. 6-seeded Rhode Island at 12:30 p.m. (CST).
• The Billikens enter the matchup on a six-game winning streak.
• The Billikens are coming off a thrilling 65-63 win over No. 2-seeded VCU in a back-in-forth battle that saw nine lead changes and three ties.
• Peyton Kennedy eclipsed 1,000-career points in the victory, pouring in a 22-point effort to lead the Billikens over the Rams.
• As a defense, the Billikens forced 17 VCU turnovers and converted them into 17 points while grabbing 10 steals as a team.
• SLU entered the championship with a 9-9 A-10 mark and as the No. 7-seeded team.
• The Billikens and Rhode Island met twice during the regular season, as the Rams got the 63-58 edge in the first meeting before SLU muscled out a 76-73 victory in the second.
• Peyton Kennedy put up 31-points in the victory over Rhode Island on Feb. 11, marking the highest scoring individual performance of any Billiken this season.
• 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.

A-10 Championship Recap

• The Billikens stunned No. 2-seeded VCU Friday night defeating the Rams by three points in the championship quarterfinals.
• 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.