#Play4Kay Free Throw Challenge
• Saturday's game will be Loyola's #Play4Kay game in support of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
• The Fund's mission is to extend and improve the lives of those who are battling cancer by raising money for research and assisting the underserved.
• Join Loyola in partnering with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and support the Greyhounds in the Play4Kay National Free Throw Challenge.
• Pledge an amount for every free throw the Greyhounds make during the month of February by clicking here.
Loyola Greyhounds (3-18, 2-8 Patriot League)
• Sophomore Isabella Therien, the 2017-18 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, is currently the team's leading scorer, as she is averaging 14.3 points per game.
• Therien ranks third in the League in points per game.
• Junior Stephanie Karcz, the 2017-18 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, ranks fourth in the League with 10.1 rebounds per game, first in steals with 4.4 per game, and sixth in assists, with 3.2 per game.
• Nationally, Karcz ranks fourth in steals, with 84, and is also fourth in steals per game.
• Karcz is also second in Loyola's all-time program history in career steals, with 272, while her 84 this season ranks fourth in Loyola's single-season records (page 3).
• In conference only games, Therien ranks second in the League with 16.4 points per game, while freshman Taleah Dixon is the fourth-ranked rookie in the League in scoring, contributing 8.6 points per conference game.
Holy Cross Crusaders (12-9, 4-6 Patriot League)
• Holy Cross is coming off a big win over Lafayette in overtime to put the Crusaders in sixth place in the League standings, leading Army West Point by one game.
• Lauren Manis has been the one leading the Crusaders' offense all season, as she's currently averaging a League-best 18.6 points per game.
• Manis is also second in the League in rebounds per game, grabbing 11.4.
• Avery LaBarbera is second on the team in scoring, contributing 11.6 points per game, while Megan Swords is scoring 11.1 per contest.
• Swords is also efficient in her scoring, as she's third in the League in field goal percentage, connecting on 50 percent of shots taken (101 of 202).
Series History
• The Greyhounds swept last season's meetings, but the Crusaders were victorious in the match-up earlier this year to pull within one in the series, 7-6.
• Loyola has won six of the last nine meetings, including three of the last four.
• The Greyhounds have also won two of the last three in Baltimore, including a 77-60 victory last year.
• Holy Cross holds a slight 3-2 advantage in meetings in Reitz Arena.
Up Next
• Loyola will stay home for a third-straight game and will host American on Wednesday.
• Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at Reitz Arena.
