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Women's Basketball Begins Road Swing At Saint Louis Thursday

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Women's Basketball Begins Road Swing At Saint Louis Thursday

ST. LOUIS - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team begins a two game road swing this Thursday as the Hawks travel to Saint Louis for a 12:30 p.m. ET tip at Chaifetz Arena. The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was moved to Thursday due to travel issues with Tuesday's snow storm.

GAME STORIES . . .

• Saint Joseph's snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-48 win over St. Bonaventure on Saturday.

• The Hawks' defense posted one of their best games this season on Saturday, holding the Bonnies to just 31.9 percent shooting, including 23.1 percent in the second half.

• For the second time this year, SJU held an opponent to zero three-pointers. The Hawks forced St. Bonaventure to 0-for-9 from behind the arc, and earlier this season at notre Dame, held the Fighting Irish to 0-for-5.

• Saint Joseph's head coach Cindy Griffin earned her 300th career victory on Saturday and is now 300-211 over 17 seasons.

• Wednesday begins a two-game road swing as the Hawks travel to Saint Louis and Davidson.

• The Hawks enter Wednesday with an 8-2 edge in the all-time series, but lost last year's meeting, 69-65, at Hagan Arena.

• Saint Joseph's is 3-1 versus the Billikens in St. Louis and are 2-1 at Chaifetz Arena.

• Wednesday's contests is a Jesuit Basketball Spotlight contest featuring two of the nation's 20 Division I Jesuit universities.

• The Hawks are looking for their first road win of the season as they enter the game with a 0-9 record on the road this year.

• Saint Joseph's got a season-high 26 points from its bench on Saturday, led by junior Ciara Andrews' game-high 17 points.

Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. Saint Louis
All-Time Series: SJU leads 8-2
Last Meeting: 1/29/14, SLU, 69-65
Last SJU Win: 1/20/13, 69-38
Last SLU Win:1/29/14, 69-65
Current SJU Streak: L-1

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Players Mentioned

Ciara Andrews

#21 Ciara Andrews

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5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ciara Andrews

#21 Ciara Andrews

5' 9"
Sophomore
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