THIS WEEK - Saint Louis women's basketball (9-18, 3-9 Atlantic 10) concludes the regular season this week with a pair of games. The Billikens host Charlotte (15-11, 7-5 A-10) Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. Senior guard Janisha Gearlds will be honored before tip-off. SLU travels to Bronx, N.Y., to play Fordham (11-16, 2-10 A-10) in the season finale Sunday, Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. (CT).

TICKET INFORMATION - Tickets for all Billiken women's basketball home games can be purchased at the Chaifetz Arena ticket office, by phone at (314) 977-4SLU or online at www.slubillikens.com.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION - All Billiken home games this season will be video streamed live on the Internet at www.SLUBillikens.com. Subscriptions are available for $79.95 annually or $9.95 a month. Live statistics also will be offered free of charge for all home games. Subscription video and free live stats will be available for Sunday's game at Fordham. Go to the home page of www.SLUBillikens.com and find the Upcoming Events entries, located just below Top Stories, to access these features.

A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP SCENARIO - The top 12 teams in the final standings qualify for the 2012 Buick Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Basketball Championship, which will be played Friday through Monday, March 2-5, at Hagan Arena on the campus of Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia. The tournament winner receives an automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Saint Louis is in 11th place heading into this week's action. St. Bonaventure leads the pack at 12-0, followed by Temple (11-1), Dayton (10-2), Richmond and Saint Joseph's (8-4), Charlotte and Duquesne (7-5), La Salle (6-6), George Washington and Xavier (4-8), Saint Louis (3-9), Fordham and Massachusetts (2-10), and Rhode Island (0-12).

ABOUT THE BILLIKENS - Courtney Webb leads the Billikens with an 11.1 scoring average. Desirae Ball averages 9.1 points, followed by Lorreal Jones (8.4 ppg), Mallory Eggert (7.4 ppg) and Janisha Gearlds (6.1 ppg). Jones leads the club in rebounding (8.0 rpg), followed by Eggert (6.9 rpg). Gearlds (4.0 apg) leads the squad in assists, Jamesia Price (34) is the leader in steals, and Kim Bee has a team-high 32 blocks. The Billikens are +5.6 in rebounding margin and average 15.9 offensive rebounds.

LAST WEEK - Courtney Webb scored 21 points and added five rebounds, and three teammates registered career highs in various categories in the Billikens' 63-59 win over Massachusetts Feb. 15 at Chaifetz Arena. Morgan Johnson recorded career highs of 15 points and seven rebounds, and Janisha Gearlds had a career- and game-high 10 assists. Kim Bee grabbed career highs and game highs of 14 total rebounds and eight offensive boards. Her effort lifted SLU to a 41-34 advantage on the glass. Bee also had a game-high four blocks. In Saint Louis' 72-54 loss at Dayton Feb. 18, Lorreal Jones scored 13 points and Desirae Ball tallied 11. Jones and Mallory Eggert tied for game-high honors with eight rebounds apiece to lead the Bills to a 41-33 edge on the boards. Five of Eggert's rebounds were offensive caroms. Bee collected six rebounds, while Gearlds led SLU with six assists. The Billikens shot 46.2 percent from the field, their best mark in an A-10 game this season.

A LOOK AT CHARLOTTE - The 49ers, who bring a three-game losing streak to Chaifetz Arena, are in their first season under head coach Cara Consuegra. Charlotte leads the A-10 in rebounding margin (+7.1), blocks (5.2 bpg) and free-throw attempts (20.5 pg) and trails only Saint Louis in offensive rebounding (15.4 orpg). Jennifer Hailey ranks fifth in the A-10 in scoring (14.1 ppg) and is joined in double figures by Epiphany Woodson (12.0 ppg). Amanda Dowe (9.3 rpg, 3.8 orpg) and Hailey (9.2 rpg, 3.6 orpg) are 1-2 in the conference in rebounding and offensive rebounding. Hailey leads the league in blocks (2.2 bpg) and is third in field goal percentage (.535), while Ny Hammonds ranks fifth in assists (3.7 apg). Hillary Sigmon does not have enough 3-point field goals to qualify for an A-10 ranking but shoots 46.9 percent (30-of-64) from beyond the arc.

THE CHARLOTTE SERIES - The 49ers lead the series 21-6, including an 11-2 mark since SLU and Charlotte joined the A-10. Charlotte has won three straight in the series. Saint Louis' last victory over the 49ers was a 65-63 decision in St. Louis Feb. 18, 2010.

FIRST MEETING RECAP - Jacy Bradley scored 16 points, including 14 in the second half, and Morgan Johnson (3-of-5 from 3-point range) tallied 11 points in the Billikens' 61-52 loss at Charlotte Jan. 11. Desirae Ball tied her career high with six rebounds, while Lorreal Jones and Mallory EggertKim Bee led Saint Louis with a career-high three steals. grabbed six boards apiece.

A LOOK AT FORDHAM - Fordham, which plays at No. 19 St. Bonaventure Wednesday night before hosting the Billikens, leads the A-10 in scoring defense (54.0 ppg). The Rams have risen to the top of that list by limiting opponents to an average of 2.8 3-point field goals per game and 28 percent from beyond the arc, ranking first and second, respectively, in the league. Fordham also is productive offensively from long range, leading the A-10 in 3-point field goals per game (6.6) and featuring five players who have at least 25 triples. Arielle Collins (11.3 ppg), Becky Peters (10.6 ppg) and Abigail Corning (10.4 ppg) lead the Fordham offense. Charlotte Stoddart is the Rams' leading rebounder (6.3 rpg), while Collins has team-best averages of 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals. Head coach Stephanie Gaitley is in her first season at Fordham, which has dropped its last five decisions.

THE FORDHAM SERIES - The Billikens lead the series 5-1, including last year's 64-54 triumph in St. Louis. SLU owns a five-game series winning streak.

"POOH" BIDS FAREWELL TO CHAIFETZ ARENA - Janisha "Pooh" Gearlds, the first Saint Louis women's basketball player to play an entire four-year home career at Chaifetz Arena, will finish her tenure as the program's record holder for games played. Gearlds has played in 116 contests and has started 108 times. She has 356 career assists, good for third place on the Saint Louis list. Her career-high 108 helpers this year rank fourth on the Billikens' season list for seniors and ninth on SLU's overall season chart. Gearlds' career-high 10 assists vs. Massachusetts made her one of only three A-10 players to record a double-digit assist total this season. She is fifth on SLU's career steals list with 148 and needs four thefts to pass fourth-place Shatoya Likely.

BILLIKENS IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS - Through games of Feb. 19, Saint Louis ranks 35th in rebounding margin (+5.6) and 63rd in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.283).

BILLIKENS IN THE A-10 STATISTICS (ALL GAMES) - In all games, Saint Louis leads the Atlantic 10 Conference in offensive rebounding (15.9 orpg) and ranks second in rebounding margin (+5.6), third in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.283) and seventh in free-throw attempts (16.4 pg). Lorreal Jones is tied for fifth in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and eighth in offensive rebounding (2.7 orpg), while Mallory Eggert is sixth in offensive rebounding (2.9 orpg) and 12th in rebounding (6.9 rpg). Janisha Gearlds is fourth in assists (4.0 apg), Kim Bee is ninth in blocks (1.2 bpg), and Courtney Webb is 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (.342).

BILLIKENS IN THE A-10 STATISTICS (CONFERENCE GAMES) - In league games only, SLU is third in offensive rebounding (13.7 orpg), fourth in rebounding margin (+4.4), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (.336) and tied for seventh in steals (6.8 spg). Mallory Eggert is fifth in field goal percentage (.543), tied for seventh in offensive rebounding (2.7 orpg) and 13th in rebounding (6.5 rpg). Courtney Webb is tied for fifth in 3-point field goals per game (1.7) and sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (.392). Lorreal Jones is 10th in rebounding (7.0 rpg), while Janisha Gearlds is tied for seventh in assists (3.8 apg).

FINDING THE MARK - The Billikens have produced much better shooting performances since getting off to a slow start. After connecting on just 31.8 percent from the field in its first eight games, Saint Louis has shot 40.6 percent over its last 19 outings.

DIALING LONG DISTANCE - The Billikens have been more prolific from 3-point range in recent outings. After averaging just 2.3 treys in its first 12 games, SLU has connected for 56 3-pointers (56-of-157, .357) in its last 15 contests, a 3.7 average.

JONES, EGGERT AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS IN REBOUNDING CATEGORY - Lorreal Jones is tied for third in the Atlantic 10 Conference in double-digit-rebound games, and Mallory Eggert is tied for eighth. Jones has corralled 10 or more boards nine times this season, boosting her career total to 18. Eggert has six double-digit efforts (12 career).

ON A ROLL FROM THE STRIPE - Lorreal Jones has made 34 of her last 40 free-throw attempts (.850). That streak includes 7-of-7 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, her second perfect effort with at least seven attempts from the stripe this year, and 8-of-9 vs. Rhode Island. Earlier this season, Jones was 8-of-8 vs. Missouri.

DOUBLE VISION - Lorreal Jones notched her fifth double-double of the year, tying for fourth in the A-10, with 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Duquesne. Jones' other double-doubles came vs. Missouri (career-high 19 points, 14 rebounds), at Murray State (11 points, 11 rebounds), at Wisconsin (13 points, career-high 16 rebounds) and vs. La Salle (13 points, 11 rebounds). Mallory Eggert is tied for 10th in the A-10 with three double-doubles, achieved in consecutive games - at Florida Atlantic (14 points, 14 rebounds), vs. Missouri-St. Louis (11 points, 11 rebounds) and vs. Drake (11 points, 10 rebounds).

20-20 VISION - Courtney Webb's 21-point performance vs. Massachusetts was her fifth scoring output of 20 or more points this season, tying her for fourth in the A-10 in 20-point games. Webb scored a career-high 23 points vs. UMKC, 21 at Memphis, 20 at Illinois-Chicago and 20 at Murray State.

CRASHING THE GLASS - Lorreal Jones and Mallory Eggert were two of the Atlantic 10 Conference's best offensive rebounders last year, ranking third (3.6 orpg) and 11th (2.6 orpg) in the league, respectively. They have picked up where they left off as Eggert averages 2.9 offensive boards and Jones collects 2.7 this season. SLU averages 15.9 offensive rebounds, including a season-high 31 vs. Missouri.

MORE FROM THE BOARDS - Saint Louis is +5.6 in rebounding margin and has earned an advantage in 23 of its 27 games - +9 at Memphis, +7 vs. Southeast Missouri State, +19 vs. Missouri, +1 at Illinois-Chicago, +4 vs. UT Martin, +12 vs. Murray State, +2 at Murray State, +12 at Wisconsin, +23 vs. Missouri-St. Louis, +4 vs. Drake, +1 vs. UMKC, +5 vs. Eastern Michigan, +2 vs. Saint Francis, +5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, +12 vs. La Salle, +4 at St. Bonaventure, +7 vs. Rhode Island, +11 at George Washington, +1 at Xavier, +20 vs. Duquesne, +1 vs. Temple, +7 vs. Massachusetts and +8 at Dayton. The Billikens tied Saint Joseph's on the glass.

GET THAT OUTTA HERE - When Kim Bee blocked five shots against Murray State Nov. 26, it marked the first time a Billiken had tallied at least five blocks since April McKinney rejected six shots against Dayton Dec. 2, 2000. Bee had four blocks in the season opener at Memphis and four against Massachusetts. With 32 blocks, she ranks second on SLU's season list for juniors and is tied for seventh on the Bills' overall season list.

BILLIKENS COLLECT WEEKLY HONORS - Desirae Ball was selected Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week for Jan. 2-8 and for Feb. 6-12. Jacy Bradley was named to the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight Honor Roll for Dec. 26-Jan. 1 after earning All-Tournament accolades at Seattle University's Washington Dental Service Holiday Hoops Tournament. Mallory Eggert was named Performer of the Week by Pickin Splinters, a website that covers Atlantic 10 Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball, for Dec. 5-11.