Loyola Greyhounds (2-17, 1-7 Patriot League)
• Sophomore Isabella Therien, the 2017-18 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, has contributed a double-double in two of Loyola's last three games, including a 27-point and 12-rebound effort in an overtime loss at Colgate on Saturday.
• Therien leads Loyola and ranks fourth in the League in scoring with 13.8 points per game.
• Junior Stephanie Karcz, the 2017-18 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, ranks fourth in the League with 10.5 rebounds, while she's first in steals, with 73, and fourth in assists, with 3.3 per game. She's also second in offensive boards, with 3.9 per game.
• Karcz's 4.29 steals per game ranks third in the NCAA this year, while her 261 career steals trail only Katie Sheahin's school record of 347 from 2009-13 in Loyola's all-time career record book. She also cracked into the top-10 single season records with 73.
• In conference only games, Therien ranks second in the League with 15.9 points per game, while freshman Taleah Dixon is second on the team and the fourth-ranked rookie in the League in scoring, contributing 8.6 points per conference game.
• Karcz ranks second in rebounding in League contests, grabbing 12.0 boards per game, while her 23 steals and 3.8 per game both top the League.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks (13-6, 5-3 Patriot League)
• Lehigh is looking to extend a two-game win streak, as the Mountain Hawks are coming off wins over Colgate, 86-58 and Army West Point, 73-50, respectively.
• Camryn Buhr leads Lehigh with 12.1 points per game, while Cameryn Benz has a team-best 6.8 rebounds per game. Buhr is second in rebounding, with 6.3 per contest.
• Hannah Hedstrom leads the team in assists, with 51 and steals, with 35.
Series History
• Loyola trails the all-time series with Lehigh, 10-7, but last year the two squads split the series evenly, with each team winning its respective home game.
• Since Loyola joined the Patriot League, the Mountain Hawks have won one more game than the Greyhounds, with Lehigh holding the 6-5 advantage.
• When playing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lehigh leads 7-1. Loyola's lone victory came during the 2013-14 season, when the Greyhounds earned a 70-64 win.
Up Next
• Loyola returns home to host Army West Point and its annual Women In Sports Day on Saturday. WISD events will begin at noon, with opening tip scheduled for 2 p.m.
