ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Hawks look to rebound after their first loss in conference play of the season, heading to the Midwest to take on reigning Atlantic 10 Tournament champion Saint Louis on Tuesday evening.

GAME INFORMATION: St. Joe's (13-2, 2-1 A-10) at Saint Louis (6-10, 1-2 A-10)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 9 | 8:00 p.m. EST
LOCATION: Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Mo.
LIVE STATS: slubillikens.com
LIVE STREAM: ESPN+


LAST TIME OUT
• The Hawks took its first stumble in the Atlantic 10 campaign last weekend, falling in a nailbiter at home to Richmond in a back-and-forth matchup inside Hagan Arena.
• St. Joe's was able to run out to a seven-point lead in the latter stages of the opening frame before back-to-back triples from the Spiders closed the gap. Facing just the third half-time deficit of the season, the Hawks made a charge in the fourth quarter but fell short, Richmond icing the game with a late three-pointer and efficiency from the line as the Hawks saw the five-game win streak end.
• Talya Brugler finished another game with yet another game-high in scoring with 21 points. Mackenzie Smith bounced back after a quiet start to Atlantic 10 play with 14 points, while Laura Ziegler finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
 

SERIES HISTORY
• The Hawks are 11-11 all-time against the Billikens.
• Both teams have exact identical records at home, on the road and at neutral sites.
• St. Joe's started 8-1 against Saint Louis, the Billikens winning 10 of the last 13.
• The two teams split last year's meetings, Saint Joseph's earning an emphatic 24-point victory early in the A-10 season before the Billikens exacted revenge in an Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal matchup.
 

SAINT JOSEPH'S | Roster | Schedule | Stats | Game Notes
• The Hawks' look to match Coach Griffin's best 16-game outlook of 14-2 against Saint Louis, the loss against Richmond breaking up the best start in Griffin's 23 years on the Hawk sidelines at 13-1.
• The Hawks are second in the country in most road wins without a loss, the seven-game road win streak to start the season trailing only Georgetown (8-0). Only six teams have seven road wins.
• Talya Brugler ranks fourth in the A-10 in points per game (16.5). Laura Ziegler ranks second in rebounds per game (9.3). Emma Boslet has recorded 10 assists with zero turnovers in the last two games, both games recording five assists to set her new career-high.
• St. Joe's enters as one of the top 40 best defenses in the country, allowing just 55.4 points per game. SJU is one of five A-10 teams to rank in the top 40.
 

SAINT LOUIS: Roster | Schedule | Stats
• Saint Louis are among the best in the league in getting to the free throw line, taking over 20 attempts per game on average and connecting on more than 15. The offense ranks in the top three in the A-10, scoring 73.8 points per game. Only three times this year have the Billikens been held under 60 points per game.
• Offensively, Kyla McMakin returns as one of the best scorers in the conference with an average of 16.8 points per game, trailing only Taylor Donaldson of Fordham. Peyton Kennedy also ranks in the top 10 in scoring, entering the matchup sixth in the A-10 with 14.1 points per contest.
• Julia Martinez does a little bit of everything for SLU, entering with 6.2 assists per game - ranking 16th in the NCAA and 1st in A-10 - while also adding 2.4 steals per game (4th - A-10) and 6.0 rebounds per game. Providing a spark off the bench defensively, Tierra Simon leads the team with 7.4 rebounds per game and 1.2 blocks per game.
 

UP NEXT: 
• St. Joe's returns home for a doubleheader with the men on Saturday, January 13. The Hawks host Duquesne in a 12 p.m. matchup and can be streamed on ESPN+.