LEWISBURG, Pa. - Junior Stephanie Karcz became the Loyola University Maryland women's basketball program's all-time single-season leader in steals and freshman Taleah Dixon poured in a personal-best 26 points, but the eighth-seeded Greyhounds would not be able to keep up with top-seeded Bucknell, as it fell to the Bison, 88-63, in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Championships Monday night at Sojka Pavilion.
 
Dixon led all players with 26 points, including 11 on free throws, while sophomore Delaney Connolly contributed 20 points.
 
With five steals, Karcz finishes the season with a school-record 123. She also grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists in the contest.
 
Ellie Mack led Bucknell with 17 points and seven rebounds and was one of six Bison to connect from downtown, as they knocked down 12 for the game.
 
The Greyhounds fell behind early and called their first timeout while facing an 18-6 deficit at the 2:48 mark of the first quarter. Connolly converted an and-1 out of the break and made it a personal 6-0 run with a triple with 55 seconds to go. The Bison answered with their own 3-pointer but junior Hannah Niles' basket helped Loyola end the quarter on a 8-3 run.
 
Loyola would be unable to carry its momentum into the second quarter though, as Bucknell started the stanza by scoring the first 11 points to pull ahead 32-14. Dixon's and-1 conversion and pair of free throws brought Loyola within 16, at 35-19, but the Bison stretched their lead to as many as 23, at 46-23, before Connolly's free throws moved the halftime score to 46-25.
 
The Bison started the second half by scoring 12 of the first 14 points, before the Greyhounds capitalized on free throws and ultimately outscored Bucknell 13-7 through the remainder of the quarter.
 
Entering the fourth with a 65-40 deficit, Loyola would be unable to put together a comeback as it matched the Bison for points, with both team's scoring 23 points in the final 10 minutes.
 
Senior Bri Betz-White concludes her career as one of Loyola's 21 1,000-point scorers, as she finished sixth in program history with 1,373 career points.