Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball

Saint Louis Billikens
Saint Louis Billikens
	2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
University	Saint Louis University
Head coach	Rebecca Tillett (3rd season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	St. Louis, Missouri
Arena	Chaifetz Arena ; (capacity: 10,600)
Nickname	Billikens
Student section	SLUnatics
Colors	SLU blue and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2023
Conference tournament champions
	2023
Conference regular season champions
	2016

Last updated November 27, 2024

The Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team is a college basketball program representing Saint Louis University. They compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[2]

History

As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the Bilikens had an all-time record of 552–734. They have made appearances in the WNIT in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2024. They were the 2024 WNIT champions .^[3]^[4]

Season	Record	Coach
1975–76	8–6	Thad Strobach (8–6)
1976–77	6–8	John O’Brien (176–147)
1977–78	15–8
1978–79	18–7
1979–80	18–6
1980–81	15–13
1981–82	11–11
1982–83	14–14
1983–84	16–9
1984–85	16–10
1985–86	16–10
1986–87	12–16
1987–88	11–16
1988–89	8–19
1989–90	3–24	Steve Cochran (3–50)
1990–91	0–26	Steve Cochran (3–50)
1991–92	2–25	Sharon Allen (17–90)
1992–93	5–21
1993–94	6–21
1994–95	4–23
1995–96	6–21	Jill Pizzotti (113–167)
1996–97	10–18
1997–98	13–14
1998–99	16–12
1999-00	11–17
2000–01	14–14
2001–02	14–15
2002–03	17–14
2003–04	8–19
2004–05	4–23
2005–06	7–20	Shimmy Gray-Miller (71–136)
2006–07	13–17
2007–08	10–20
2008–09	12–18
2009–10	11–19
2010–11	7–22
2011–12	11–20
2012–13	12–19	Lisa Stone (164–138)
2013–14	12–18
2014–15	15–16
2015–16	26–8
2016–17	25–9
2017–18	17–16
2018–19	15–16
2019–20	19–13
2020–21	14–5
2021–22	9–18
2022–23	17–17	Rebecca Tillett (39–35)
2023-24	22–18	Rebecca Tillett (39–35)

NCAA tournament appearances

The Billikens have made 1 appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2023	#13	First Round	(4) Tennessee	L 50–95

WNIT

The Saint Louis Billkens have made 5 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 11-4. They were WNIT champions in 2024.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round Second Round Third Round	Arkansas–Little Rock Ball State Western Kentucky	W 70–69 W 59–57 L 76–78^OT
2017	First Round Second Round	IUPUI Indiana	W 62–57 L 53–71
2018	First Round	Kansas State	L 61–75
2021	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	DePaul Milwaukee Northern Iowa	W 74–72 W 64–44 L 50–58
2024	First Round Second Round Super 16 Great 8 Semifinals Championship	Central Arkansas Northern Iowa Purdue Ft. Wayne Wisconsin Vermont Minnesota	W 66-61 W 68–64 W 82–78 W 65-60 W 57-54 W 69-50

Notable players

Denisha Womack, Plays for the St. Louis Surge in the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League.

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References

↑ "Colors and Fonts" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.
↑ "Women's Basketball - News - SLUBillikens.com - The Official Athletics Website of Saint Louis University". SLUBillikens.com. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
↑ https://admin.xosn.com/fls/27200//pdfs/2016-17%20SLU%20WBB%20Prospectus.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
↑ https://admin.xosn.com/fls/27200//pdfs/2016-17%20WBB%20Record%20Book.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

External links

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[1] "Colors and Fonts" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[2] "Women's Basketball - News - SLUBillikens.com - The Official Athletics Website of Saint Louis University". SLUBillikens.com. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

[3] ttps://admin.xosn.com/fls/27200//pdfs/2016-17%20SLU%20WBB%20Prospectus.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

[4] ttps://admin.xosn.com/fls/27200//pdfs/2016-17%20WBB%20Record%20Book.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

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v t e Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball
Venues	Kiel Auditorium (1975–1978; 1982–1991) St. Louis Arena (1978–1982; 1991–1994) Scottrade Center (1994–2008) Chaifetz Arena (2008–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutewomen (leaving in 2025) VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Saint Louis University
Undergraduate	Arts and Sciences Business Education Engineering, Aviation and Technology Health Sciences Nursing Philosophy and Letters Social Work Madrid Campus
Graduate	Business Education Health Sciences Law Medicine Nursing Professional Studies Public Health and Social Justice Social Work
Museums	Museum of Contemporary Religious Art Saint Louis University Museum of Art Samuel Cupples House
People	List of Saint Louis University people
Athletics	Baseball Softball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football (defunct) Men's ice hockey (club) Men's soccer Women's soccer
Campus	Center for Global Citizenship Billiken Sports Center Chaifetz Arena Hermann Stadium Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library Pius XII Memorial Library St. Francis Xavier College Church
Publications	Manuscripta Res Philosophica St. Louis Literary Award