BILLIKENS, HAWKS
MEET SUNDAY - Saint Louis (7-10, 1-1 A-10) welcomes Atlantic 10 Conference
rival Saint Joseph's (11-5, 2-0 A-10) to Chaifetz Arena Sunday, Jan. 20. The
Billikens and Hawks tip at 1 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE ACTION - Free live statistics and a subscription live
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for these features can be found in the schedule box located just below the main
photo on www.SLUBillikens.com.
LAST
TIME OUT - Desirae
Ball scored 11
points to lead Saint Louis in the Billikens' 68-41 loss at Duquesne Jan. 16.
Ball was 5-of-9 from the floor, including a 3-pointer. Lorreal Jones scored eight points, while Mallory
Eggert and Halee
Castleman tied
for game-high honors with five rebounds apiece. Jacy Bradley had a game-high five assists.
BILLIKEN
LEADERS - Lorreal
Jones leads SLU
in scoring (12.1 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg), offensive rebounding (3.1 orpg)
and field goal shooting (48.6 percent). Mallory Eggert ranks second in rebounding (6.6
rpg), offensive rebounding (2.8 orpg) and field goal shooting (45.7 percent)
and is third in scoring (9.9 ppg). Courtney Webb is second in scoring (10.6 ppg),
averages 4.5 rebounds and leads the team with 29 3-pointers. Jacy Bradley averages 9.1 points and 4.3
rebounds while leading the squad in assists (4.9 apg). Desirae Ball owns a 7.6 scoring mark and
averages 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
SCOUTING
SAINT JOSEPH'S - Chatilla
van Grinsven
averages a double-double (14.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg) to lead the Hawks. Van Grinsven
also tops the team with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game and 25 blocks. Erin
Shields'
team-leading 38 treys have helped boost her to an 11.6 scoring average. Natasha
Cloud (9.3 ppg), Ilze
Gotfrida (7.9
ppg), Ashley Prim
(6.8 ppg) and Ashley Robinson (6.3 ppg) round out the top six in a balanced Saint
Joseph's scoring attack that has produced a 65.1 points-per-game mark. Cloud
leads the Hawks in assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.9 spg). Saint Joseph's has
won three straight and six of its last seven games. In November, the Hawks
knocked off then-No. 5 Maryland 50-49.
UP NEXT - The
Billikens travel to Richmond to take on the Spiders Wednesday, Jan. 23. Game
time is 11 a.m. (CT).