Loyola Greyhounds (4-20, 3-10 Patriot League)
• Junior Stephanie Karcz, the 2017-18 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, leads the Greyhounds on defense and is among the Patriot League's leaders in rebounds, steals and assists. With 10.0 rebounds per game, Karcz ranks fourth in the League, while her 3.6 offense rebounds per game is third and her 6.6 defensive rebounds per game is fourth, and her 3.6 assists per game ranks fifth.
• Karcz also leads the League with 4.5 steals per game. With 100 this season, she ranks third in the NCAA and sits fourth on Loyola's single-season records. She is on pace to break the school record, needing just 19 to top Katie Sheahin's 118 from 2010-11.
• With 288 steals throughout her career, Karcz is also second to Sheahin's school record of 347 steals from 2009-13.
• Offensively, sophomore Isabella Therien leads the team with 14.3 points per game. Senior Bri Betz-White is second on the squad with 8.6 points per contest.
• With 8.3 points per game, freshman Taleah Dixon is the fourth-ranked rookie in scoring in the League. In League only games, she's leads the Greyhounds and ranks third in the conference with 9.8 points per game.
Bucknell Bison (21-4, 12-1 Patriot League)
• Bucknell leads the League in scoring (71.6 points per game), scoring margin (+13.4), field goal percentage (.446) and blocked shots (4.4), while the Bison are third in scoring defense (58.2 points allowed per game).
• Kaitlyn Slagus ranks fifth in the League with 13.6 points per game, while Ellie Mack is 10th, scoring 12.1 per outing. Kate Walker is also contributing double digits in scoring (10.3), while Abby Kapp is at 9.2 per game.
• Slagus also leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 7.6 per contest.
Series History
• Although Bucknell leads the all-time series, 16-7, against Loyola, the two programs split last year's season meetings.
• The two teams split the first 10 meetings before Loyola joined the Patriot League for the 2013-14 season.
• Since becoming conference rivals, the Bison have dominated, winning 10 of the 13 meetings, including the last two.
Up Next
• Loyola will return home for Senior Day on Saturday, as it hosts Colgate at 4 p.m.
• Six Greyhounds will be honored in the pregame ceremony; Alex Barazotti, Bri Betz-White, Ashley Hunter, Abby Omdahl, Courtney Vannoy and manager Paige Rhode.
