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WBB Preview: Billikens Host Hawks for Senior Day

SLU Women's Basketball Information
Game No. 29 Saint Louis (11-17, 5-10 A10) at Saint Joseph's (18-8, 9-6 A10)
Date // Time Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 // 2 p.m. (CT)
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Listen KMOX 1120 AM (Tom Ackerman)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
SETTING THE SCENE
  • Saint Louis hosts Saint Joseph's for on Saturday at 2 p.m.
  • Saturday is also the Billiken's Senior Night/Jr. Billikens Clinic Game
 
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
  • The game will stream on ESPN+ and Colin Suhre will have the play-by-play.
  • Tom Ackerman will have the radio call on KMOX
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
  • The Billikens fall to 11-17 and 5-10 in conference play on seven straight losses.
  • Saint Louis fell to Dayton 63-65 on Saturday and currently sits in eleventh place in the Atlantic 10 standings
  • Jahda Denis ended the game with 23 points with three assists and three steals.
  • Alexia Nelson finished with 14 points.
  • Alyssa Koerkenmeier led the way on the glass with 11 rebounds
  • She is eight rebounds away from having the best freshman rebounding season in program history and be in the top 10 all time in program history and 12 rebounds away from having a top 10 all time freshman season in the A-10
  • Koerkenmeier is now averaging a double-double in conference play with nearly 13 points and 10 rebounds per game. She leads the conference in rebounding.
  • Zya Nugent leads the Bills in scoring at 12.6 points per game with 7.0 rebounds
  • Jahda Denis adds 12 points per game in A10 play.  
  • She is second in the conference in free throw percentage at 88.8 percent
  • As a team, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 in free throws made per game with 14.8
  • The Billikens are 36th nationally with 4.6 blocks per game and Koerkenmeier is 11th nationally with 63 on the season and 2.25 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 HAWKS
  • Saint Joseph's is 18-8 overall with a 9-6 mark in conference play.
  • The Hawks are coming off a 61-46 win at home against Duquesne.
  • Gabby Casey leads the Hawks in scoring with 16.3 points per game, making her second in the A10 in scoring. She also leads the team in rebounds and steals.  
  • Casey and Aleah Snead are grabbing more than five rebounds per game
  • Casey ranks 10th in the A10 in rebounding, averaging 6.6 per game
  • Rhian Stokes ranks eighth in assists in the A10, averaging 3.0 per game
  • Cecillia Kay ranks ninth in the A10 in blocked shots, with 13 on the season
  • The Hawks were picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll and currently sit in fourth
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • The Hawks hold a 13-11 record in the series and a 11-10 edge since joining the Atlantic 10
  • The Billikens and Hawks matched up two weeks ago, and the Hawks took a dominant lead at home to win 69-49.
  • Saint Louis has lost two straight and is looking for its first victory since March 2023.
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