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WBB PREVIEW: Billikens Take on Fordham

SLU Women's Basketball Information
Game No. 1 Saint Louis (10-10, 4-3 A10) at Fordham (9-9, 1-6 A10)
Date // Time Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 // 10 a.m. (CT)
Location The Bronx, N.Y.
Listen SLUBillikens.com (Colin Suhre)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
SETTING THE SCENE
  • Saint Louis is on the road at Fordham on Wednesday for a 10 a.m. CT tip.
 
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
  • The game will stream on ESPN+ and Colin Suhre will have  the play-by-play radio call.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
  • The Billikens improve to 10-10 and 4-3 in conference play after back-to-back wins over La Salle and Dayton.
  • Alyssa Koerkenmeier had her fifth double-double in the last six games against the Explorers with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
  • Alyssa Koerkenmeier has had four consecutive double doubles to earn her back-to-back Rookie of the Week Honors.
  • She is ranked fifth amongst freshman with seven double- doubles
  • She is now averaging a double-double in conference play with nearly 12 points and 10 rebounds per game
  • Koerkenmeier's 6 blocks against the Flyers were the second most by any player in a single game this season.
  • Zya Nugent is averaging 13.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
  • Jahda Denis paces the Billikens in conference play with 15 points
  • She is fourth nationally in free throw percentage at 92.4%. She has the best percentage of any freshman nationally
  • As a team, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 in free throws made per game with over 14
  • The Billikens are 16th nationally with 5.4 blocks per game and Koerkenmeier is 7th nationally
  • 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 RAMS
  • Fordham is 9-9 this season but just 1-6 in Atlantic 10 play, earning its lone win over St. Bonaventure
  • Alexis Black leads the team in scoring with over 19 points per game, but has not played since January 3.
  • Lakresha Edwards is averaging 9.3 points in conference play.
  • Emma Wilson-Saltos paces the Rams on the boards with 6.3 rebounds per game.  
  • Fordham is 20th nationally in offensive rebounds with nearly 16 a game.
  • The Rams force over 20 turnovers per game
  • The Flyers were picked to finish 11th in the A-10 Preseason Poll.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Saint Louis holds a slight 13-12 edge in the series
  • Last season, the Billikens bested Fordham 59-53 in overtime.
 
 
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