Saint Louis 80, at Ohio 74

ATHENS, Ohio (Interstat) — The Saint Louis Billikens weathered a frigid second quarter and a persistent comeback attempt by the Ohio Bobcats to secure an 80-74 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game Saturday at the Convocation Center. The most important part of the game was Saint Louis’s dominant first-quarter performance, which established a double-digit lead that Ohio spent the remainder of the contest trying, and ultimately failing, to overcome. The Billikens erupted for 23 points in the opening period while holding the Bobcats to just 10, a 13-point cushion built on efficient early shooting and defensive disruption. Saint Louis… Read more...