Weekend Information
Opponent	Navy Midshipmen
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Date	Saturday, January 30, 2021
Time	1:00 p.m.
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
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Date	Sunday, January 31, 2021
Time	3:00 p.m.
Location	Annapolis, Md.. | Alumni Hall
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The Matchup

• Loyola looks to get into the win column this weekend with a pair of matchups against fellow Patriot League south division member Navy. The Greyhounds are coming off a pair of defeats to American, while the Mids split a series with rivals Army West Point.

Last Weekend 

• Returning to action for the first time since Jan. 2-3 due to multiple opponents dealing with COVID-19 positives, Loyola suffered 64-45 (Saturday) and 67-58 (Sunday) setbacks to American. 
• Emily McAteer reached double figures in both contests, contributing 10 points and three rebounds on Saturday and adding 11 points, six boards and two steals the following afternoon. McAteer has scored 10+ points in three of Loyola's first four games on the year.
• Taleah Dixon also averaged 10.5 points for the weekend, including a team-high 12 points in Saturday's setback. A 2019 Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection who missed all of last year due to injury, she leads Loyola in scoring overall at 10.8 ppg.
• Delaney Connolly supplied a season-high 13 points to along with five rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench on Sunday. She hit 5 of 9 field goals and both of her FT attempts.
• Loyola was limited to 20.5% shooting (8 of 39) from 3-point range for the weekend.

Long Road Back

• After missing a majority of the last two seasons due to injury, 2018 Patriot League Rookie of the Year Isabella Therien returned to the Loyola lineup on Saturday.
• Therien, who was limited to two reserve appearances last year, made her first starts since Jan. 23, 2019, totaling 14 points and 10 rebounds across Loyola's two contests.
• Therien averaged 14.9 points per game across her first two collegiate seasons, reaching double figures in 34 of 42 appearances and totaling 20+ points on eight occasions. Her 396 points as a freshmen led all Patriot League rookies, and were the most for a Loyola freshman during the 16-year tenure of head coach Joe Logan.

Series History 

• Navy leads 21-12 in a series which dates back to 1978.
• Loyola has won four-straight matchups between the two teams, the program's longest winning run in the history of the series. 
• The Greyhounds won the last meeting by a 64-54 margin at Reitz Arena on Feb. 26 last season, with Emily McAteer contributing 16 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 3FG) in 24 minutes off the bench. 2020 grad Alexis Gray had 19 points in that meeting, and she totaled 17 points in Loyola's 50-44 win at Navy in the first matchup on Feb. 1. 

Scouting Navy 

• The Mids (2-6, 2-2 PL) have split series with American and Army since beginning Patriot League play on Jan 16.
• Navy, which was one of two Patriot League teams to play non-conference opponents, went 0-4 in that portion of its schedule, including single-digit defeats to George Mason (72-68), William & Mary (60-51) and Morgan State (67-63).
• Sophie Gatzounas ranks second in the PL among eligible players in scoring (16.6 ppg), scoring 10+ points in 6 of 7 appearances.
• Jennifer Coleman (17.8 ppg, 10.4 rpg) has double-doubles in 4 of 5 appearances. A third team All-PL honoreein 2019, she totaled 21 points and 14 boards in a 63-49 win over Army last Saturday.
• Gatzounas (1st, 37.8), Coleman (3rd, 36.4) and Kolbi Green (4th, 36.0) are all ranked in the top five in the PL in minutes per game.

Quick Notes

• Loyola's team FT percentage of 78.2 ranks third in the Patriot League and 20th overall in Division I. Taleah Dixon leads the team in FT attempts, and she is shooting 81.3% (13-16) through the season's first four games. Dixon has a career FT% of 80.4 (82-102).
• Charia Roberts leads the Loyola freshmen in minutes per game (12.5), scoring (2.8 ppg), rebounding (3.3 rpg) and blocks (2).
• Bri Rozzi has started each of the season's first four games after mostly contributing off the bench as a freshmen. She totaled a career-high three steals in the season opener at Bucknell, and leads the team in FG% (42.9, 6-14).
• Loyola's opponents have scored over 60 points in three of the first four games. The Greyhounds were 0-18 when that happened last season, compared to an 8-4 mark when keeping teams under 60 points.
• Delaney Connolly's 13 points off the bench on Sunday were the most by a Loyola reserve on the year. The Greyhounds bench was limited to 19 points combined in the season's first three contests.

Smart Hounds 

• Loyola managed a collective team GPA of 3.545 during the spring semester, with 12 Greyhounds finishing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Senior Isabella Therien recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA for a second-straight semester. A business administration major, she raised her overall GPA to 3.73.
• Fellow senior Delaney Connolly holds a 3.96 GPA while majoring in chemistry and studying to become an orthopedic surgeon. Connolly became the first in program history to earn Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades last winter, and she was also the first CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree for the program since 2006. 
• I. Therien, Laryn Edwards (business administration major, 3.934), Kayla Sieper (undeclared, 3.934), Bri Rozzi (communication, 3.918) and Connolly (3.912) all recorded GPA's over 3.90 during the fall semester.

Welcome to Loyola

• Devyne Newman, a junior guard who spent her first two seasons at St. Joseph's, made the most of her Loyola debut in this year's season opener at Bucknell. She totaled a team and career-high 16 points while hitting 8 of 14 field goal attempts.
• Last Sunday against American, Newman played a season-high 35 minutes and contributed nine points, three rebounds and three assists.
• Newman's previous career scoring high was a 12-point output during a St. Joseph's matchup against Penn on Nov. 20, 2019.

Patriot League Announces Format Changes for 2020-21 Season 

• In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Patriot League has instituted several changes to the basketball schedule for this season, including the separation of schools into three divisions to limit team travel. Loyola is grouped with American and Navy in the newly-created South division.
• Loyola's first four matchups against both American and Navy will count in the divisional standings, which will be used to determine seeding in this year's conference tournament.
• Eight teams will qualify for the conference tournament, rather than the usual 10. Winners of each division will be seeded 1-3, while second-place teams will be seeded 4-6. The final two spots will be awarded based on overall win percentage against PL opponents.

Patriot League Begins Partnership with ESPN+ 

• The Patriot League announced in September a multi-year agreement which makes ESPN+ the exclusive digital home for the conference's sporting events, beginning with the 2020-21 academic year.
• All Loyola women's basketball games this season will be available on ESPN+, which can be purchased for either $5.99 a month or $49.99 annually. Fans can also subscribe to ESPN+ as part of the Disney Bundle, which includes Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu (ad-supported) for just $12.99/month.
• More information regarding how to watch the Greyhounds on ESPN+ is available HERE.

Looking Ahead

• Loyola is scheduled for a second weekend series against Bucknell on Feb. 6-7. The teams opened the season against each other on Jan. 2-3 in a last-minute schedule change due to COVID-19 protocols impacting both of their originally-scheduled opponents.