Skip To Main Content

Saint Louis Billikens Athletics

Educate | Compete | Build Community
WBB v St. Joes, Senior Day.
Bill Barrett

WBB Preview: Billikens Face Duquesne For Final Home Game

SETTING THE SCENE

  • Saint Louis looks for its first win since Jan. 21 on Wednesday against Duquesne at 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday is the Billiken's Camper Reunion Game and the rescheduled Alumni Game


FOLLOWING THE ACTION

  • The game will stream on ESPN+ and Colin Suhre will have the play-by-play.


BILLIKEN NOTABLES

  • The Billikens fall to 11-18 and 5-11 in conference play on seven straight losses.
  • Saint Louis dropped a 65-54 match to Saint Joseph's on Saturday
  • Alyssa Koerkenmeier broke the program freshman rebounding record with her eighth rebound of the game reaching 272
  • She also recorded her 10th double-double of the season
  • Zya Nugent added 14 points and eight rebounds
  • Jahda Denis had 10 points to round out the Billikens in double figures
  • Nugent leads the Bills in scoring at 12.7 points per game with 7.0 rebounds
  • Denis adds 12 points per game in A10 play.
  • She is second in the conference in free throw percentage at 89.2 percent
  • Koerkenmeier is averaging a double-double in conference play with nearly 13 points and 11 rebounds per game to lead the A-10
  • As a team, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 in free throws made per game with 14.0
  • The Billikens are 37th nationally with 4.5 blocks per game and Koerkenmeier is 16th nationally with 63 on the season and 2.17 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 DUKES

  • The Dukes are coming off a 72-61 win at home over VCU.
  • Alexis Bordas leads the Dukes in scoring with 15.7 points per game.
  • Bordas is fourth in the A10 in scoring and free throw percentage.
  • Harriet Ford is grabbing more than five rebounds per game
  • Ford is fourth in the A10 in rebounding
  • Raevin Washington ranks fourth in blocked shots in the A10, averaging 1.5 per game

SERIES HISTORY

  • The Dukes hold a 16-8 record in the series 
  • The Billikens and Dukes matched up on New Years Eve to begin conference play, Saint Louis went on a 26-15 run in the third quarter to push to the 72-62 road victory.
Print Friendly Version