SAINT LOUIS (4-3) vs. WICHITA STATE (3-4)
Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 | 6 p.m. CT
Wichita, Kan. | Charles Koch Arena 
TV: ESPN+
Radio: GoShockers.com/Listen with Steve Strain  OPENING TIPS
> Wichita State continues its four-game stretch at home in Charles Koch Arena, taking on Saint Louis Friday at 6 p.m.
> Wichita State leads the all-time series 1-0, winning 77-74 on Dec. 8, 2022.
> Tre'Zure Jobe is averaging 13.1 points per through the first seven games, leading the team in scoring.
> Jobe has started all 118 games of her collegiate career, including her years at Emporia State.
> Daniela Abies is the team's leading rebounder, averaging 6.9 rebounds per game with one double-double (18 pts, 11 reb) against Akron.
> Abies averages 11.9 points per game and finished in double figures in five consecutive games.
> Abies leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game (4.1) and currently ranks 23^rd in the nation.
> The Shockers are 3-0 in games they were not out-rebounded.
> Wichita State ranks in the top 100 nationally in the following categories: No. 71 in three-point percentage defense (26.3) and free throw attempts per game (20.4), No. 92 in turnover margin (3.3), and No. 100 in bench points per game (23.6).
> The Shockers are ranked third in the American Athletic Conference in turnover margin.
> First-year head coach Terry Nooner has only one returning starter, DJ McCarty.
> Wichita State returns just 34.7 percent of its scoring from a season ago, having lost its top two leading scorers and three other triple-digit point scorers. Trajata Colbert and Curtessia Dean exhausted their eligibility, and three of the top six scorers departed through the transfer portal.
> Wichita State has only two true freshmen on the roster in Salese Blow (Texas) and Sophia Goncalves (California).
> Blow scored 9, 9, 8, 19, 5 and 20 points in her first five collegiate games, getting her first collegiate start at Belmont.
> Three Shockers are averaging double-digit scoring (Jobe 13.1 ppg, Abies 11.9 ppg, Blow 10 ppg)
> Sierra Morrow has yet to make her Shocker debut as she awaits the NCAA's decision on her transfer waiver.

SCOUTING SAINT LOUIS
> Led by sixth-year head coach (second at SLU) Rebecca Tillett, Saint Louis (4-3) is coming off a 79-75 win over UIC after dropping two-straight to Wake Forest and BYU.
> Three Billikens are averaging double-digit scoring with Peyton Kennedy leading the team with 17.1 points per game, Kyla McMakin averaging 16.4 points per game, and Brooklyn Gray averaging 12.4.
> Tierra Simon is the team's leading rebounder, averaging 8.3 rebounds per game.
> Saint Louis is ranked sixth in the nation in free throws made per game (19) and 12^th in free throw percentage (81.1).
> The Billikens were picked third of 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, receiving two first-place votes.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SAINT LOUIS
> Wichita is 1-0 against the Billikens, winning 77-74 on Dec. 8, 2022.

NON-CONFERENCE NOTABLES
• Wichita State faced three first-time foes in the non-conference docket, Presbyterian, Belmont and Dayton.
• The Shockers opened their season against No. 23 Oklahoma.
• Belmont (MVC) and Southeastern Louisiana (Southland) were picked to win their respective leagues.
• The Shockers' play two games against teams that finished inside the Top 50 of last year's NCAA NET Rankings (Kansas – 30 and Oklahoma – 38).

LAST TIME OUT
> Wichita State's offensive slump led to its worst loss of the season, falling 64-36 to Southeastern Louisiana Tuesday evening in Charles Koch Arena.
> The Shockers (3-4) shot just 12-for-55 (.218) from the field and 1-for-18 (.056) from three in their first home loss of the season, while the Lions (4-3) went 27-for-53 (.509) from the field and 5-for-10 (.500) from behind the arc.
> Tre'Zure Jobe scored 8 of her team-high 10 points in the first half,> Dayton's 37 first-half points were the most scored against the Shockers in the first half all season.
> Wichita State's lone three-pointer of the game came courtesy of Raissa Nsabua in the second quarter.
> Rebounding and free throws continued to be an issue for the Shockers as the Lions won the rebound battle 39-33 and Wichita State shot just 57.9% from the charity stripe.
> The Lions outscored Wichita State by 20 points in the second half, shooting 66.7% from three and 57.7% from the field.
> The Shockers only tallied five assists, their lowest total of the season.
 
A SHOCKER WIN WOULD...                                                                     
... make them 4-4 on the season
... make them 3-1 at home
... make them 2-0 all-time against Saint Louis
... bring Terry Nooner's record to 4-4 at Wichita State
... run Nooner's career coaching record to 4-4
...be Wichita State women's basketball's 400th all-time win in Charles Koch Arena
... make Wichita State 654-744 all-time

A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD...                                                                     
... make them 3-5 on the season
... make them 2-2 in home games
... make them 1-1 all-time against Saint Louis
... bring Terry Nooner's record to 3-5 at Wichita State
... lower Nooner's career coaching record to 3-5
... make Wichita State 653-745 all-time

UP NEXT
Wichita State continues its four-game stretch in Charles Koch Arena with Houston Christian on Monday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.