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WBB PREVIEW: Billikens Close Homestand Against Jacksonville State

SLU Women's Basketball Information
Game No. 12 Saint Louis (4-7) vs. Jacksonville State (5-5)
Date // Time Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 // 4:00 .m.
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
SETTING THE SCENE
  • Saint Louis wraps up a four-game homestand against Jacksonville State on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
  • This will be game one of a double-header with men's basketball facing Bethune-Cookman at 7 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
  • The game will stream on ESPN+ with live stats available.
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
  • Saint Louis fell to Missouri 82-66 on Sunday night.
  • Jahda Denis was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Monday for the second straight week.
  • She had 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal against the Tigers.
  • Alexia Nelson leads the Billikens with 14.9 points per game and has seven consecutive games in double figures.
  • Zya Nugent adds 13.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
  • Zhykera Brown and Denis are each averaging 10.6 points per game.
  • Denis is shooting 46 percent from the floor including 39 percent from three-point range.
  • The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 with 5.1 blocks per game.
  • Alyssa Koerkenmeier ranks first in the A-10 with 23 total blocks.
  • Koerkenmeier is also third in the league with 7.6 rebounds per game.
  • SLU had a season-high 47 rebounds, including 20 offensive boards against Mizzou
  • Tillett is in her fourth season at Saint Louis and eighth as a head coach. 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.
 
ABOUT THE GAMECOCKS
  • Jacksonville State is 5-5 to start the year and is on a three-game winning streak.
  • Of its five wins, only two have come against Division I opponents.
  • Adriana Jones leads the Gamecocks with 10.8 points per game.
  • Mya Barnes adds 9.4 points and 7.1 rebounds
  • Kyera Thornsbury has a Top 15 assist/turnover ratio in the nation at 3.20.
  • The Gamecocks were picked to finish last (12th) in the CUSA Preseason Poll.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • This will be their first meeting between Saint Louis and Jacksonville State
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