Loyola Greyhounds (0-8, 0-0 Patriot League)
• The Greyhounds enter the contest looking for their first win of the season.
• Loyola's comeback has fallen short in its last three outings.
• Tuesday, at Towson, the Greyhounds faced a 23-point deficit in the third quarter but worked to pull within three, 60-57, on redshirt senior Bri Betz-White's trey with 1:33 to play. The Tigers wouldn't allow Loyola to come any closer though as they hit two free throws to account for the 62-57 final.
• In a 49-46 loss at Saint Joseph's on November 25, the Greyhounds outscored the Hawks 12-6 in the fourth quarter, but Saint Joseph's forced Loyola into a turnover with four seconds to go and then held onto the one-possession victory.
• Against Mount St. Mary's on December 1, Loyola pulled within four, 70-66, with 1:40 to play. The Greyhounds would only be able to score one more point after that, though, as the Mount extended its lead back to 10 for a 76-66 victory.
• Sophomore Isabella Therien leads Loyola in scoring this year with11.7 points per game, while Betz-White is second with 10.0 points per game.
• Junior Stephanie Karcz, the 2017-18 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and 2018-19 Preseason All-Patriot League Team honoree, leads the team with 9.6 rebounds. She ranks fourth in the Patriot League with 67 rebounds and also first in the League and 10th in the NCAA with 31 steals.
St. Francis Brooklyn (4-3, 0-0 Northeast Conference)
• The Terriers come into the game averaging 85.14 points and 42.9 rebounds per game. They also have 126 assists (on 207 made field goals) and 48 steals.
• Jade Johnson leads St. Francis Brooklyn with 18.6 points per game, while Maria Palarino is scoring 11.4 points per game and Ebony Horton is averaging 10.6.
• Palarino also has a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game, while Amy O'Neill has a team-best 51 assists and 14 steals.
Series History
• This will be the 14th time that St. Francis Brooklyn and Loyola have faced in women's basketball.
• The two schools used to both be members of the ECAC Metro.
• The Greyhounds lead the series, 7-6, and have come out on top of the last two meetings at Reitz Arena - a 69-60 victory in 2016 and a 58-52 win in 1990.
• Loyola and St. Francis met every year from 1985-86 through the 1991-92 season, with the Greyhounds holding a 6-4 advantage in the series throughout that time.
• The two programs renewed their rivalry during the 2015-16 season and each team has won its respective home game over the course of the past three seasons.
Up Next
• Loyola will now break for exams before resuming play at Monmouth. Opening tip is set for noon on Saturday, Dec. 22.
