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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The RV Washington University in St. Louis women's basketball program is set to host the 24th Annual McWilliams Classic, one of the nation's most prestigious regular season tournaments, on Friday and Saturday, November 14-15. The four-game weekend will feature two contests on both Friday and Saturday.

The Bears will welcome Benedictine, Elmhurst, and Rose-Hulman to St. Louis. All contests will be broadcasted on FloSports, with Jay Murry on the call.

Game Schedule
Friday, November 14 
3 p.m. | Rose-Hulman vs. Elmhurst | Live Stats | Live Video
7 p.m. | WashU vs. Benedictine| Live Stats | Live Video

Saturday, November 15
2 p.m. | Consolation Game| Live Stats | Live Video
6 p.m. | Championship Game| Live Stats | Live Video

About the Bears - Schedule | Roster | Stats
With just one game under their belt, the Bears currently have a record of 0-1, having fallen to Wis.-Whitewater last Saturday on the road.

Entering the tournament, junior Lexy Harris tops the team with 26 points. Harris, who was named to the First Team All-America by D3hoops.com, also finished with 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. WashU returns 10 of its top 11 scorers from last season, including Harris, who led the Bears with 394 points, averaging 16.4 points per game. She also recorded 220 rebounds, 36 assists, 27 blocks, and 13 steals.

Also returning are junior Alyssa Hughes, who averaged 8.9 ppg in 25 contests, and junior Sidney Rogers, who averaged 9.6 ppg while competing in 21 contests. Other top returners include senior Nailah McBeth (6.0 ppg), junior Catherine Goodwin (3.9 ppg), and senior Jordan Rich (3.8 ppg). Sophomores Ava Blagojevich and Hope Drake each scored an average of 3.0 ppg last year.

Scouting Benedictine - Schedule | Roster | Stats
The Benedictine Eagles have played four games entering the McWilliams Classic and own a 3-0 record. The opening round game with WashU will be the first meeting between the teams in program history.

Benedictine is led in scoring by Catey Carney with 61 points, while Allison Jarvis is second on the team with 41 points. Abby Drendel (20 points), Hailey Bachmann (19 points), and Shiane Johnson (17 points) round out the top five leading scorers.

Carney leads the Eagles with 23 made field goals, while Jarvis (10) is second on the squad. Both Bachmann and Drendel have each made eight field goals.

Benedictine opened the season at the Central Bank Classic with a 92-88 win over Buena Vista University and followed up with a 78-52 win over North Central University (MN). In their lone home game thus far, the Eagles won 64-43 over Beloit College.

Scouting Elmhurst - Schedule | Roster | Stats
The Elmhurst Bluejays will open their 2025-26 season at the McWilliams Classic against Rose-Hulman. WashU and Elmhurst have met only once previously, with the Bears winning 70-54 on Dec. 1, 2012.

Kristin Bukata is the top returning scorer, who averaged 16.2 points per game last season. Sierra Gibson was the only other player to average double-figure points per game with 12.3. Bukata also led the team in assists (90) while being the top returner in blocks (8) and steals (47).

The Bluejays finished last season with a 16-9 overall record and 8-8 mark in the CCIW. They concluded their season with a 70-54 loss to Wheaton in the CCIW quarterfinals.

Scouting Rose-Hulman - Schedule | Roster | Stats
The Fightin' Engineers of Rose-Hulman carry a 0-3 record to St. Louis. WashU and Rose-Hulman have faced off seven times previously, with the Bears winning 105-54 last season as part of the Midwest Classic. The Fightin' Engineers will face Elmhurst in their opening round game.

Katelyn Fennell leads the team in scoring with 38 points, with Kaia Peterson second with 29 points. Reagan Lorenzen (22 points), Julia Meyer (18 points), and Anaya Hawkins (14 points) round out the top five scorers. At the free-throw line, they are led by Peterson's 13 made free throws on her 14 attempts, for a .929 free throw percentage.

On the defensive side of the ball, Fennell leads the team in defensive rebounds with 15, while Emma Schipp has also reached double figures with 13 defensive rebounds. Lorenzen leads the team in steals with seven.

RH opened the season at the MSOE Tournament with an 81-33 loss to Case Western Reserve. In the consolation game, the Fightin' Engineers dropped a 56-46 contest to MSOE. In their lone home game, RH fell to Millikin 71-68.

About the McWilliams Classic
The McWilliams Classic is made possible by a gift from the late Art and Marge McWilliams, veteran boosters of Washington University's athletic program. The McWilliams family are members of the WashU Sports Hall of Fame and have been integral in the resurgence of the varsity sports program. They were active members of the W Club, the support organization for athletics; Art served on its executive committee and was the chair of the William Greenleaf Eliot Society committee. In 1995, the couple provided the funds to construct the McWilliams Fitness Center in the Athletic Complex. The couple also made a leadership gift toward the Sumers Recreation Center that furthered their support of women's athletics.


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