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WBB PREVIEW: Billikens, Rams in Sunday Mid-Day Matchup

SLU Women's Basketball Information
Game No. 26 Saint Louis (11-14, 5-7 A-10) at Rhode Island (20-2, 11-0 A-10)
Date // Time Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 // 11 a.m. (CT)
Location Kingston, R.I.
Listen SLUBillikens.com (Colin Suhre)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
SETTING THE SCENE
  • Saint Louis travels to Rhode Island for a Sunday morning matchup with the Rams.
 
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
  • The game will stream on ESPN+ and Colin Suhre will have a radio play-by-play.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
  • The Billikens drop to 11-14 and 5-7 after falling 92-44 to Richmond on Saturday
  • Mia Bergstrom led the Billikens in scoring with 14 points, her most in an A-10 game in her career.
  • Alyssa Koerkenmeier had a career high 14 rebounds.
  • She was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the fourth time on Monday after averaging a double-double.
  • Zya Nugent is averaging 13 points per game, she is fourth in the league in steals with 47.
  • Koerkenmeier is nearly averaging a double-double in Atlantic 10 play with 13.3 points and 9.8 rebounds. Her rebounded leads the conference
  • Jahda Denis is averaging over 12 points in A-10 play.
  • She is second in the conference in free throw percentage at 89.8 percent
  • As a team, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 in free throws made per game with nearly 14.4
  • The Billikens are 20th nationally with 5.1 blocks per game and Koerkenmeier is sixth nationally with 62 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 RAMS
  • Rhode Island is 20-2 on the season with a perfect 11-0 record in conference play.
  • The Rams only losses came to Rutgers and Princeton
  • Brooklyn Gray is leading the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game
  • She also is 12th in the nation in free throw percentage at 90.5
  • Palmire Mbu and Vanessa Harris are also both averaging double figures
  • Four players are grabbing five or more rebounds per game.
  • As a team, Rhode Island leads the league in rebounding margin
  • The Rams are fifth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 54 points per game
  • Rhode Island was picked to finish fourth in the A-10 Preseason poll with Gray and Ines Debroise earning spots on the preseason teams.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Saint Louis has a 15-10 advantage in the series
  • The Rams and Billikens each won their home matchup last season
  • The Billikens won 67-63 in the most recent meeting
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