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Sophia Boente 2026

SB PREVIEW: Billikens, Ramblers Battle in Chicago This Weekend

BILLIKEN SOFTBALL THIS WEEK | at LOYOLA CHICAGO | CHICAGO, ILL.
Opponent | Date | Time at Loyola Chicago | Saturday, March 21 | Noon | Live Stats | ESPN+
Opponent | Date | Time at Loyola Chicago | Saturday, March 21 | 2 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Opponent | Date | Time at Loyola Chicago | Sunday, March 22 | Noon | Live Stats | ESPN+

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BILLIKENS TAKE ON RAMBLERS IN CHICAGO THIS WEEKEND
·Saint Louis (11-15, 3-3 A-10) and Loyola Chicago (11-14, 3-0 A-10) square off in a three-game Atlantic 10 Conference series March 21-22 in Chicago. Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game at Loyola Softball Park begin at noon.
 
COVERAGE
·Live streaming on ESPN+ and live stats are available for all three games. See the links above. 

ABOUT THE BILLIKENS
·A 3-0 victory over SIUE March 18 stretched Saint Louis' winning streak to three games.
·SLU took two of three from Saint Joseph's at the Billiken Sports Center March 13-14 in its most recent league action.
·The Billikens top the conference with 44 doubles, 104 RBIs, 94 walks and nine sacrifice flies.
·Saint Louis is second in the A-10 and 39th nationally with four shutouts.
·Karsen Jany (.321), Abby Mallo (.296) and Abby Ulsas (.293) are the Bills' leading hitters.
·Mallo has a team-high five home runs and is tied with Jany for the team lead with 17 RBIs.
·Ulsas (14), Anna Christ (13) and Kate Proffitt (11) also have double-digit RBI totals.
·Jany and Ulsas lead the A-10 with nine doubles apiece.
·Mallo has a league-high 21 walks and is 36th nationally with 0.81 walks per game.
·Ulsas leads the A-10 and is 40th nationally with 2.46 assists per game. Anna Rolla (2.08) and Sophia Boente (2.00) are third and fourth, respectively, among the league's assists leaders.
·Isabel Royle is tied for second in the conference with five wins.
·Christ has moved up to seventh in the A-10 with a 2.95 ERA.
·Riley Nelson's two shutouts are tied for first in the conference.

HEAD COACH CHRISTY CONNOYER
·Now in her 16th season at the helm, 2023 and 2025 A-10 Coach of the Year Christy Connoyer owns 398 Saint Louis victories. The Billikens' 95 wins from 2023 to 2025 are the most during a three-year span in program history.
·In addition to last year's A-10 Championship triumph and NCAA Tournament appearance, Connoyer guided the 2023 Billikens to the program's first regular-season conference title.
 
SCOUTING LOYOLA CHICAGO
·Loyola Chicago, which was picked to finish sixth in the A-10 coaches' preseason poll, began conference play by pulling off a three-game sweep at Dayton.
·Junior infielder Nat Lesnicki (.365), freshman outfielder Megan Piotrowski (.296), sophomore outfielder Averi Vander Woude (.288) and sophomore infielder/outfielder Alli Pawlowicz (.276) top the Ramblers' batting average chart.
·Redshirt-sophomore infielder Liz Sedakis, freshman infielder/pitcher Anna Kiel and Lesnicki are the team's leading run producers with 15, 13 and 11 RBIs, respectively.
·Kiel leads the pitching staff with a 4-3 record and a 3.82 ERA. She ranks 40th in the nation in fewest walks per seven innings (1.32).
·Redshirt-junior catcher Abbie Gregus leads the A-10 and ranks 17th nationally with eight runners caught stealing. Gregus has a 50 percent success rate (8-of-16).
 
UP NEXT FOR THE BILLIKENS
·SLU plays a non-conference game at Lindenwood Wednesday, March 25, at 5 p.m.
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