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Women's Basketball Returns Home to Face Mount St. Mary's on Saturday

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Opponent Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Date Saturday, December 4, 2021
Time 5:00 p.m.
Location Baltimore, Md.  | Reitz Arena
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The Matchup
  • Loyola women's basketball looks for a third-straight home victory on Saturday, as the Greyhounds take on Mount St. Mary's in Reitz Arena.
  • This will be the 42nd time Loyola has faced Mount St. Mary's during the program's 51-year history.

Last Time Out

  • Iyanna Warren scored the game's final five points, including a go-ahead layup with 25 seconds remaining, as Howard pulled out a 61-59 victory over Loyola on Wednesday.
  • The Bison (3-4) trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half, but outscored the Greyhounds by a 24-12 margin in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback. 
  • Taleah Dixon had a team-high 16 points for Loyola, while Lex Therien added 14 points and seven rebounds.
  • Warren's game-winning basket gave Howard its first lead of the night, as the Greyhounds opened the contest on a 5-0 run and led 17-6 at the end of the first quarter.

Home Sweet Home

  • Loyola makes its return to Reitz Arena after an 0-3 road swing which included a pair of two-point defeats decided in the final minute at Howard and Hofstra (55-53).
  • The Greyhounds are 2-1 at home to start the season, posting comeback victories over Fairleigh Dickinson (68-59, OT) and UMBC (63-57) in their last two contests at Reitz.
  • Loyola has similar offensive numbers home and away, but has posted stronger defensive numbers at Reitz, where opponents are averaging 56.3 points per game compared to 65.8 ppg in four road contests.

Series History

  • Mount St. Mary's leads 26-15 in a series which dates back to 1974.
  • The Greyhounds had won eight of the last 10 meetings prior to a current three-game run for the Mount.
  • Loyola dropped an 81-75 road decision during the last matchup on Dec. 6, 2019. Stephanie Karcz (10 pts, 11 reb, 9 stl, 7 ast) flirted with a quadruple double for the visitors, but Kendall Bresee totaled a game-high 25 points to lead Mount St. Mary's.
  • Loyola's' last victory was a 58-53 triumph at Reitz on Dec. 3, 2016.

Scouting Mount St. Mary's

  • The Mountaineers (1-5) are winless against Division I competition this season, with the lone victory a 102-15 rout over Division III Valley Forge on Nov. 13. The last three defeats have come against Lehigh (91-72), Howard (56-49) and Clemson (83-59).
  • Mount St. Mary's made its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1995 last winter, finishing 17-7 (14-4 NEC) and topping Wagner by a 70-38 final in the Northeast Conference Championship.
  • Gr. G/F Kendall Bresee leads the team in scoring (14.0 ppg), rebounding (7.4 rpg) and assists (4.4 apg). She was the NEC Player and Defensive Player of the Year in 2020-21.
  • Bresee, R-Jr. G Aryna Taylor and Sr. G Michaela Harrison were the team's top three scorers last season, and all are averaging in double figures again through six games this winter.

Quick Hits from Howard

  • Charia Roberts reached double figures for a third time in the last four games, as she supplied 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 FT) and five rebounds.
  • Loyola made changes to its starting lineup for this time this season, with Laryn Edwards and Devyne Newman both earning their first starts of the year.
  • Edwards led the Greyhounds in assists (4) and steals (3) while also scoring a season-high six points (3-4 FG).
  • Lex Therien's 14 points were a new season-best, as she hit 6 of 10 field goal attempts. Therien has reached double figures five times in her debut season, including double-double performances against FDU (10 pts, 11 reb) and Hofstra (12 pts, 13 reb).
  • Loyola finished with a season-high 48.0 field goal percentage (24 for 50). The Greyhounds hit 14 of 26 shots from the floor (53.8 percent) while outscoring Howard 30-21 in the first half.
  • The Bison shot 65.2 percent from the field in the second half, and they hit 9 of 12 field goal attempts during their fourth-quarter rally.
  • Loyola held a fourth-quarter lead for a sixth time in seven games to begin the season. Three of the Greyhounds' five defeats have been decided by two points.

Dixon Leading the Offense

  • Taleah Dixon's 16 points at Howard were the most by a Loyola player in a game this season. She leads the team in scoring this season (12.7 ppg), reaching double figures in 6 of 7 contests.
  • Dixon also paces the Greyhounds in both free throw percentage (86.1, 31-36) and 3-point field goal percentage (41.7, 10-24). She is fourth among Patriot League shooters and 78th nationally in FT%.
  • Dixon is one of three team captains for Loyola this season, along with Laryn Edwards and Bri Rozzi.

Moving Up the Patriot League Rankings

  • Loyola has shown improvement in several areas during the program's first seven games under new head coach Danielle O'Banion.
  • The Greyhounds are currently fourth among Patriot League schools in both 3-point FG% (33.3) and assists per game (11.9) after ranking last in both categories last winter.
  • Loyola is additionally fourth in rebounding margin (+1.6) after finishing ninth out of 10 conference schools in 2020-21, and the program also ranks fourth in scoring defense (61.7 ppg) and free throw percentage (75.6).

Strong at the Line

  • The Greyhounds hit 8 of 10 free throws during Wednesday's setback at Howard, shooting over 70 percent from the line for a sixth time in seven games.  
  • Taleah Dixon (86.1, 31-36), Bri Rozzi (81.0, 17-21), Charia Roberts (70.8, 17-24) and Lex Therien (68.8, 11-16) are all among the team leaders from the charity stripe.

Worth Noting

  • Charia Roberts leads Loyola in field goal percentage through seven games, hitting 47.2 percent (25 for 53) of her shots from the floor.
  • The Greyhounds have out-rebounded their opponent by an overall margin of 166-140 during the past five games. They also have a sizable advantage in free throw attempts (83-57) during those five contests.
  • Bri Rozzi became the first Greyhound to play an entire game since Jan. 5, 2020 (Laryn Edwards vs. Lehigh) during Loyola's victory over UMBC.
  • Loyola rallied past the Retrievers after trailing 37-23 early in the third quarter. The program's last win after falling behind by 14+ points in the second half was a 66-60 triumph over Iona back in 2012.
  • Loyola's 68-59 OT win over FDU on Nov. 14 was the program's first in overtime since Jan. 2, 2017 at Lafayette. The Greyhounds are now 3-9 in OT dating back to March 4, 2011.

Therien Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week

  • Lex Therien received her first-career Patriot League weekly award last Monday after averaging 12.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game during a 1-1 week for the Greyhounds.
  • Therien contributed a season-high 13 points (6-11 FG) and nine rebounds in a 63-57 win over UMBC on Nov. 17, as Loyola rallied from a second-half 14+ point deficit for the first time since Feb. 10, 2012. Six of her rebounds came on the offensive end to help the Greyhounds finish with a convincing 38-27 advantage on the glass.
  • Therien followed that effort with her second double-double in the last three games at Hofstra on Saturday. She hit all four of her free throws and picked up six more offensive rebounds.
  • Therien is the program's first Patriot League weekly award winner since Emily McAteer was named Rookie of the Week on Jan. 13, 2020.

O'Banion Continues First Season in Charge

  • Danielle O'Banion was announced as the 12th head coach in program history on April 23, joining the Greyhounds after spending the past three seasons as an assistant at the University of Minnesots.
  • O'Banion brings over 20 years of Division I coaching experience to Baltimore. Her teams have combined for 10 postseason appearances, including five NCAA tournaments and one trip to the Final Four during her first stint with Minnesota in 2004.
  • Originally from Arlington, Virginia, O'Banion returns to the Mid-Atlantic after coaching stints at Minnesota, Memphis, Kent State and Harvard. A standout recruiter who has brought in four Top-50 classes during her career, she has also held multiple leadership positions within both the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Advocates for Athletic Equity (formerly Black Coaches and Administrators).
  • This will be O'Banion's second head coaching position, as she led Kent State's program from 2012-16.

Looking Ahead

  • The Greyhounds remain at home for a non-conference matchup against Morgan State next Wednesday night.
  • The two teams, only two miles apart from each other off Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore, will square off for the first time since the 1984-85 season.
 

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Players Mentioned

Taleah Dixon

#4 Taleah Dixon

Guard
5' 10"
Senior
Laryn Edwards

#2 Laryn Edwards

Guard
5' 6"
Senior
Emily McAteer

#34 Emily McAteer

Forward
6' 0"
Junior
Devyne Newman

#5 Devyne Newman

Guard
5' 8"
Senior
Charia Roberts

#21 Charia Roberts

Forward
6' 0"
Sophomore
Bri Rozzi

#22 Bri Rozzi

Guard
5' 7"
Junior
Lex Therien

#45 Lex Therien

Forward
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taleah Dixon

#4 Taleah Dixon

5' 10"
Senior
Guard
Laryn Edwards

#2 Laryn Edwards

5' 6"
Senior
Guard
Emily McAteer

#34 Emily McAteer

6' 0"
Junior
Forward
Devyne Newman

#5 Devyne Newman

5' 8"
Senior
Guard
Charia Roberts

#21 Charia Roberts

6' 0"
Sophomore
Forward
Bri Rozzi

#22 Bri Rozzi

5' 7"
Junior
Guard
Lex Therien

#45 Lex Therien

6' 1"
Freshman
Forward