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WBB PREVIEW: Billikens on the Road at Ohio

12/19/2025 4:09:00 PM

SLU Women's Basketball Information
Game No. 13	Saint Louis (5-7) at Ohio (5-3)
Date // Time	Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 // 12:00 p.m. (CT)
Location	Athens, Ohio (Convocation Center)
Listen	SLUBillikens.com (Colin Suhre)
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast

SETTING THE SCENE

Saint Louis is on the road against Ohio on Saturday, Dec. 20 for its final game before the holiday break.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

The game will stream on ESPN+ with live stats available. Colin Suhre will have the radio call.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

Saint Louis defeated Jacksonville State 74-54 on Wednesday at Chaifetz Arena.
Alyssa Koerkenmeier scored 20 points in the win off of 9-for-9 shooting and going 2-2 from the free throw line.
Her game was one of just six totally perfect 20+ point games in the country this season.
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 Mizzou.
Alexia Nelson leads the Billikens with 14.3 points per game.
Zya Nugent adds 13.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
She had her second double-double of the season against Jax State.
Zhykera Brown and Denis are each averaging 10.8 points per game.
Denis is shooting 46 percent from the floor and has scoring in double figures for seven straight games.
The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 with 5.3 blocks per game.
Koerkenmeier ranks first in the A-10 with 24 total blocks and fourth in the league with 7.5 rebounds per game.
SLU shot nearly 52 percent against the Gamecocks on Wednesday night.
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 BOBCATS

Jacksonville State is 5-3 to start the year and is on a two-game winning streak.
The Bobcats faced the Davidson earlier this season and fell 64-59.
The same five players have started all eight games for Ohio with four averaging double figures.
Bella Ranallo and Bailey Tabeling lead the Bobcats with nearly 12 points per game each.
Asiah McWhorter is averaging 10.9 points and a team high 5.4 rebounds.
The Bobcats lead the MAC in free throw attempts per game with 23.0 and take 31 three pointer per game for sixth nationally.
Ohio was picked to finish 10^th in the MAC in the preseason poll.

SERIES HISTORY

This is the second meeting between the Billikens and the Bobcats.
Saint Louis is 1-0 in the series after defeating Ohio 96-52 last season inside Chaifetz Arena.