Saint Louis names Lisa Stone head women’s basketball coach »

Former University of Wisconsin head coach Lisa Stone, who has amassed a 503-237 record in 26 years as a collegiate head coach, has been named head women’s basketball coach at Saint Louis University. Stone is the seventh head coach in Billiken women’s basketball history.

Lalor ignites Dayton domination »

The upset minded St. Louis Billikens (11 seed), fresh off a victory against the 49ers of Charlotte, came into this game as a confident bunch. Courtney Webb and Mallory Eggert combined for 31 points and the Billikens had four players collect at least six rebounds yesterday, and if we have learned anything lately in the sporting world, a hot team is a dangerous team in the post season.

A-10 Quarterfinal Ticker – St. Louis vs. Dayton »

The 2012 Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals’ last game of the day features a #3/#11 match up between the St. Louis Billikens and Dayton Flyers.

Webb and Billikens win in A-10 opening round action,64-59 »

PHILADELPHIA – Courtney Webb scored a game-high 19 points to lead Saint Louis to a 64-59 victory over Charlotte Friday night in a first-round game of the 2012 Buick Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Championship at Saint Joseph’s University’s Hagan Arena.

The victory – SLU’s first A-10 tournament win since the 2006-07 season – propels the 11th-seeded Billikens into Saturday’s quarterfinals. Saint Louis (11-19) will take on third-seeded Dayton, which received a first-round bye, at 6:30 p.m. (CT). Sixth-seeded Charlotte fell to 16-13.

Mallory Eggert scored 12 points for Saint Louis, while Janisha Gearlds and Desirae Ball tallied eight apiece. Morgan Johnson and Lorreal Jones netted seven and six points, respectively, in the second half. Gearlds chalked up four assists, and Kim Bee had three blocks.

The Billikens earned a 45-37 rebounding advantage, including a 23-12 edge on the offensive glass. Charlotte had out-rebounded SLU in both regular-season meetings. Jones and Bee led the way with seven apiece, while Eggert and Webb had six each.

In addition, the Bills scored 28 points off 18 Charlotte turnovers.

Hillary Sigmon was 4-of-6 from 3-point range and led Charlotte with 16 points. Ny Hammonds scored 11 points to go with a game-high five assists, while Jennifer Hailey collected 10 points and game highs of 12 rebounds and four blocks.

The Billikens led 30-25 at intermission and expanded the lead to seven early in the second half. Charlotte began to chip away and forged a 41-41 tie when Sigmon drilled 3-pointers on two consecutive possessions.

However, Saint Louis responded right away with Gearlds’ runner off the glass and an Eggert layup for a 45-41 advantage. Jai Forney’s baseline jumper made it a two-point game.

After Charlotte missed a chance to tie or take the lead, Webb gathered an offensive rebound and turned it into a three-point play for a 48-43 SLU lead. Epiphany Woodson hit a bank shot in the lane, but Webb sank two free throws and Jones sank a left-wing jumper to put SLU on top 52-45.

The 49ers used a four-point possession to narrow the gap to 52-49, but the Billikens answered again. Johnson buried a trey from the right wing, and Eggert’s free throw made it 56-49.

Jones responded to a Sigmon 3-pointer with a layup, and Gearlds answered another Sigmon triple with a jumper from the left elbow. Sigmon hit a runner and then a layup after grabbing an offensive rebound, and the Bills’ lead was reduced to 60-59 with 22 seconds left.

However, Webb netted two free throws, and Gearlds did the same following a Charlotte turnover, and the Billikens were into the quarterfinals.

Saint Louis fell behind 6-2 but fashioned a 12-3 run to surge in front. An Eggert layup and Webb’s long 2-pointer tied the game. After Woodson’s 3-pointer gave Charlotte a 9-6 lead, the Billikens got a 14-footer from Ball, a Webb trey, an Eggert free throw and Webb’s jumper from the left corner to claim a 14-9 advantage.

Charlotte later used a 6-0 spurt to take a 21-20 edge, and the lead changed hands twice more before SLU took the first-half lead for good, 24-23, on Bee’s short bank shot. That was the start of an 8-2 run that gave the Billikens a 30-25 halftime cushion.

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Charlotte drops game, hurts A-10 seeding »

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Jones and Ball Pace UD Past STL »

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St. Joseph’s Bounces Billikens »

Desirae Ball scored 14 points, all in the second half, and Lorreal Jones tallied 12 points and eight rebounds in Saint Louis’ 69-50 Atlantic 10 Conference loss to Saint Joseph’s Sunday afternoon at Hagan Arena…

Williams Leads Owls to Eighth Straight »

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Mueller Beats Buzzer And Dukes »

ST. LOUIS – Jenna Mueller hit a jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining to help lift Saint Louis to a 56-55 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Duquesne Sunday at Chaifetz Arena. The Billikens move to 8-15 on the season, 2-6 in the A-10. Duquesne dips to 15-8 overall and 3-5 in the league. Lorreal Jones recorded [...]