Nov. 22, 2015 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND
- Loyola is beginning its 45th season as a women's basketball program and its 35th year of competition as an NCAA Division I program. Prior to 1981, the Greyhounds competed in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).
- The 2013-14 season was Loyola's inaugural year as a member of the Patriot League.
- Prior to joining the League, Loyola was a member of the Northeast Conference for nine seasons (1980-89), before joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1989. The Greyhounds posted an overall record of 196-205 in MAAC games and won two MAAC Championships, in 1993 and 1994.
THINGS TO KNOW
- On Monday night, Loyola will host the College of William & Mary for the first time since 2001. The Greyhounds and Tribe will tipoff inside Reitz Arena at 7 p.m.
- The Greyhounds are playing in their fifth game in 10 day, as well as the third-straight home game in the month of November.
- Loyola is coming off a 75-67 win over Norfolk State in the inaugural meeting between the two programs.
- For the first time since November 14, 2014, Loyola recorded 70-plus points in a single game.
- This season, two Greyhounds - sophomore Bri Betz-White and senior Colleen Marshall - are averaging double figures in scoring. Betz-White is averaging a team-best 15.8 points per game, which is ranked sixth among Patriot League competitors. Marshall is averaging 14.8 points per game, which is ranked seventh in the League.
- Marshall's 2.6 assist to turnover ratio is ranked first in the League, while she has recorded a team-best 13 assists this season.
- Senior Diana Logan is shooting 48 percent from the field, including 55 percent from 3-point range. After four games, Logan has made six treys and is tied for eighth in the Patriot League in 3-point field goals made.
- The Greyhounds return nine players from a team that went 7-23 overall last season.
- Loyola is one of 25 NCAA Division I programs to return all five starters from the 2014-15 season.
LAST TIME OUT
- Loyola led wire-to-wire Saturday afternoon to defeat Norfolk State University, 75-67, in Reitz Arena.
- The last time Loyola led wire-to-wire was January 17, 2015, at Boston University's Case Gym. The Greyhounds defeated the Terriers in a Patriot League matchup, 63-53.
- For the first time since November 14, 2014, Loyola recorded 70-plus points in a single game.
- Three Greyhounds recorded double figures, including senior Colleen Marshall (28 points), sophomore Bri Betz-White (19) and junior Lisa Mirarchi (12).
- Senior Jeneh Perry and junior Lauren Daugherty grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS WILLIAM & MARY
- William & Mary leads the overall series, 6-3. The Tribe have a record of 2-1 inside Reitz Arena.
- The last three contests between the two teams have been decided by three points or fewer.
- Last year, Loyola fell to William & Mary, 72-71, in the season opener in Williamsburg, Virginia. Senior Colleen Marshall and sophomore Bri Betz-White contributed 28 and 14 points, respectively, as Loyola recorded 10 3-point field goals, which is tied for seventh most in the program's single-game record book.
- Prior to the 2014-15 season, Loyola defeated William & Mary in back-to-back meetings on December 22, 2001, and December 31, 2000. In 2000, the Greyhounds topped the Tribe, 53-50, on the road and then returned home the following season to defeat William & Mary, 60-59, in Reitz Arena.
UP NEXT
- The Greyhounds take a few days off for Thanksgiving before returning to action Saturday to take on Columbia University in New York City. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
