WBB Preview: Billikens Face Off Against Redbirds

11/20/2025 1:09:00 PM

SLU Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 6	Saint Louis (1-4) at Illinois State (3-1)
Date // Time	Friday, Nov. 21, 2024 // 6:30 p.m. (CT)
Location	Normal, Ill.
Listen	SLUBillikens.com (Colin Suhre)
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast

SETTING THE SCENE

Saint Louis continues a four-game road stand at Illinois State on Friday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

Saint Louis is coming off a 96-88 loss at Murray State.
Zya Nugent led the Billikens with 23 points, Alexia Nelson had 21 and Zhykera Brown also finished with 11 points.
Nugent is averaging 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds a game.
Nelson adds 13.6 points per contest.
The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 with 5.4 blocks per game.
Koerkenmeier ranks first in the A-10 and 12^th nationally with 13 total blocks.
She is also second in the league with 8.8 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 REDBIRDS

Illinois State is 3-1 to start the year with the lone loss coming in a 75-65 game at Illinois.
Four Redbirds are averaging double figures this season., led by Addison Martin with 14.3 points.
Doneelah Washington adds 11.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
Illinois State is Top 20 nationally in assists per game with 19.8, Trista Fayta is contributing 6.3 of those.

SERIES HISTORY