Rhody Starters:
Emilie Cloutier, Chari Lehnertz, Ashley Rivera, Teneka Whittaker, Sherrie Session

Saint Louis Starters:
Janisha Geralds, Jamesia Price, Lorreal Jones, Desirae Ball, Mallory Eggert

Rhody Leaders:
Points: Megan Straumann (13)
Rebounds: Sherrie Session (8)
Assists: Megan Straumann (3), Sherrie Session (3)
Steals: Ashley Rivera (4)
Blocked Shots: Corinne Coia (1)
Minutes Played: Ashley Rivera (39)

Saint Louis Leaders:
Points: Desirae Ball (18)
Rebounds: Mallory Eggert (50)
Assists: Janisha Geralds (8)
Steals: Janisha Geralds (4)
Blocked Shots: Halee Castleman (1), Jenna Mueller (1)
Minutes Played: Janisha Geralds (31)

Inside the Box Score:

• With the loss, Rhode Island drops to 1-19 overall and 0-5 in the Atlantic 10. URI also drops to 2-5 in the all-time series vs. Saint Louis (7-12, 1-3) which earned its first conference win of the season.
• URI shot 42.3% on the afternoon, hitting 22-of-52 attempts from the field and 8-or-9 from the foul line. SLU, meanwhile, connected at a 45.3% (24-53) clip and connected on six three-point attempts.
• The 55-point effort was Rhode Island's best offensive showing since netting 56 points at Lehigh on Dec. 29. It was also the team's first game shooting 40-percent or better since the 67-56 loss to the Mountain Hawks.
• The Billikens held a 35-28 rebounding advantage, but Rhody finished with a 12-9 edge in steals.
• After getting off to a slow start and trailing 35-18 at the break, Rhode Island played evenly with Saint Louis throughout the second frame, outscoring the Billikens 37-35 over the final 20 minutes of play.
• Straumann led the Rams with a career-high 13 points. It marked the first time that she reached double figures and the fourth time this season that a Rhody freshman was the team's top scorer.  
• Corinne Coia also came off the bench to score in double figures as she finished with 12 points, five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.
• Session led the team on the boards (8 reb.) for the 11th time this season while Rivera logged 35+ minutes on the floor for the 14th time.   
• Ball (18), Jones (14) and Morgan Johnson (12) all scored in double figures for SLU.
  

What's Next:
Rhode Island returns home for a Saturday afternoon game vs. Xavier. Tip-off at the Ryan Center is set for 2 p.m. URI is 5-15 in the all-time series vs. the Musketeers, picking up its last win - a 68-68 victory - on Jan. 8, 2006. Since then, Rhody has dropped five straight contests. The last time the teams met (Jan. 29, 2011), Xavier handed the Rams a 67-47 loss in Cincinnati. Over her 24+ years as a head coach, Cathy Inglese has only faced the Musketeers twice, going 0-2 since taking over the Rhode Island program in 2009-10.