WBB PREVIEW: Billikens Host VCU

1/6/2026 2:20:00 PM

SLU Women's Basketbal Information
Game No. 17	Saint Louis (8-8, 2-1) vs. VCU (4-11, 0-3)
Date // Time	Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 // 7 p.m. (CT)
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast

SETTING THE SCENE

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

The Billikens are 8-8 after a loss to Davidson on Saturday and dropped to 2-1 in A-10 play.
Jahda Denis led the Billikens with 18 points, she had scored in double figure for 11 straight games and is averaging over 19 points in conference play.
Alexia Nelson leads the team in scoring with 14 points per game.
She reached 300 assists in her career against the Wildcats.
Zya Nugent is averaging 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
Zhykera Brown in also averages double figures with 10.5 points per game.
The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring with nearly 73 points per game.
Denis is fourth nationally in free throw percentage at 94.2 percent
The Billikens are 17th nationally with 5.3 blocks per game.
Koerkenmeier is 12th nationally in blocks and is third in the A-10 with 8.0 rebounds per game.
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

VCU is 4-11 and 0-3 in Atlantic 10 play and is without a road win.
The Rams haven't won a game since December 16
Mary-Anna Asare leads the Rams with 17.4 points per game while appearing in just half of VCU's games.
Katarina Knezevic averages 11.2 points per game with a team high 4.8 rebounds.
Patricia Augustin is fifth in the league with 30 steals.
VCU was picked to finish seventh in the A-10 Preseason Poll with Asare being named Preseason First Team.

SERIES HISTORY