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WBB PREVIEW: Billikens Match Up With Spiders

SLU Women's Basketball Information
Game No. 25 Saint Louis (11-13, 5-6 A10) vs. Richmond (18-4, 8-1 A10)
Date // Time Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 // 7 p.m. (CT)
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
SETTING THE SCENE
  • Saint Louis hosts Richmond on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the women's empowerment game.
 
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
  • The game will stream on ESPN+ and Colin Suhre will have a play-by-play.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
  • The Billikens drop to 11-13 and 5-6 after falling 66-51 to George Mason on Saturday
  • Alyssa Koerkenmeier led all scorers with 17 points, she added 12 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the year.
  • She was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the fourth time on Monday after averaging a double-double.
  • Zhykera Brown added 14 points with two steals
  • Zya Nugent and Alexia Nelson are both averaging 13 points per game.
  • Jahda Denis paces the Billikens in conference play with 13.8 points per game, she has scored in double figures in 16 of her last 18 games.
  • Koerkenmeier leads the A-10 in rebounding in conference play with 9.5 per game, she is fourth nationally among freshmen in rebounding.
  • As a team, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 in free throws made per game with nearly 15
  • The Billikens are 20th nationally with 5.1 blocks per game and Koerkenmeier is 7th nationally with 59 on the season
  • 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 SPIDERS
  • Richmond is 18-4 overall with an 8-1 record in Atlantic 10 play.
  • The Spiders lone A-10 loss was at the hands of Rhode Island, 73-61.
  • Maggie Doogan is sixth nationally in points with 22.7 per game
  • She also leads the team in assists with 4.4 and rebounds at 8.5
  • Rachel Ullstrom and Ally Sweeney are also both averaging double figures with 15.4 and 11.3 points respectively.
  • Richmond is second in the country in three points made per game with 11, Ullstrom and Doogan are both shooting nearly 42 percent from behind the arc.
  • The Spiders were picked to win the Atlantic 10 in the preseason poll with nine first place votes.
  • Doogan, Ullstrom, Sweeney and former Billikens, Tierra Simon were all selected for preseason All-Conference Teams.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Saint Louis holds a slight 12-11 edge in the series
  • Richmond used a fourth quarter comeback to win 59-49
  • The Spiders have won the last four matchups, the Billikens last home victory against Richmond came in February of 2021.
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