WBB PREVIEW: Billikens on the Road for Saturday Matchup with Racers

11/14/2025 4:34:00 PM

SLU Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 5	Saint Louis (1-3) at Murray State (1-1)
Date // Time	Saturday, Nov. 15, 2024 // 7 p.m. (CT)
Location	Murray, Kentucky (CFSB Center)
Listen	SLUBillikens.com (Colin Suhre)
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast

SETTING THE SCENE

Saint Louis opens a four-game road stand at Murray State on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

Saint Louis is coming off a 68-52 loss to Southern Indiana.
Alyssa Koerkenmeier nearly recorded a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Zhykera Brown also finished with 11 points.
Zya Nugent is averaging 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds a game.
Alexia Nelson adds 11.8 points per contest.
The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 with 5.5 blocks per game.
Koerkenmeier ranks first in the A-10 and seventh nationally with 15 total blocks.
She is also third in the league with 9.3 rebounds per game.
Head coach Rebecca Tillett is in her fourth season at Saint Louis and eighth overall. She guided the Billikens to their first Atlantic 10 tournament title and NCAA tournament appearance in 2022-23, and previously led Longwood to the 2021-22 Big South championship. Tillett holds a 54-55 record at SLU and a 105-123 career mark.

ABOUT THE RACERS

Murray State is 1-1 and coming off an MVC championship season.
Haven Ford scored 17 points in the Racers' loss to South Dakota State on Tuesday.
Ford and Halli Poock are both averaging double figures.
Sharneece Currie-Jelks is averaging 14.5 points and 11 rebounds.
The defending regular-season and tournament champions were picked to finish second in this year's Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.
Murray State ranks second nationally with 22.7 made free throws per game and is shooting 85 percent from the charity stripe.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday marks the 13th meeting in the series. SLU trails 7-5. Murray State earned a 91-66 win last season at Chaifetz Arena.
The Billikens are seeking their first win over the Racers since 2011 and their first ever on the road.