Series History

• Morgan State leads 11-2 in a series which began in 1974 but is resuming on Wednesday for the first time in 36 years. 
• The Bears won each of the last eight meetings during the late 1970's and early 1980's, including a 74-64 victory in the last meeting to conclude the 1984-85 season.
• Loyola's last win in the series was a 78-68 home triumph during the 1976-77 season.

Scouting Morgan State

• The Bears (5-4) have won each of their last five games, including a 58-46 home victory over Hofstra on Monday. This will be their second matchup against a Patriot League school, as they topped Navy by a 71-50 final last Thursday.
• Morgan State, which went 12-4 (8-2 MEAC) during the shortened 2020-21 season, was ranked second in the MEAC preseason poll.
• Gr. F Dahnye Redd, Sr. G Ashia McCalla and Jr. G Ja'niah Henson were all first team Preseason All-MEAC selections, with Redd voted as the conference's Preseason Player of the Year.
• Redd has reached double figures in 7 of 9 games on the year, and she led all scorers with 20 points (9-14 FG) to go along with 10 rebounds during last week's win at Navy.

Quick Hits from Mount St. Mary's

• Taleah Dixon's 23 points were the most by a Loyola player this season, as she became the first Greyhound to score 20+ points since Feb. 13, 2021 (Isabella Therien - 21 pts vs. Navy).
• Dixon (8-16 FG, 3-7 3FG) totaled 20+ points for the fourth time in her collegiate career, and the first time since she had a career-best 26 during the 2019 Patriot League quarterfinals at Bucknell.
• Bri Rozzi played all 40 minutes for a second time this season and set a new career high with five made field goals.
• Loyola shot a season-best 92.3 percent (12 for 13) from the free throw line. The Greyhounds were led at the charity stripe by Dixon (4-4 FT) and Lex Therien (6-7 FT).
• The Greyhounds snapped a three-game losing streak to the Mount, picking up their first win in the series since Dec. 3, 2016.
• Ava Therien made her season debut in the victory, making her first appearance since Feb. 22, 2020 after missing all of last year due to an offseason medical condition. She contributed two points in six minutes off the bench.
• The Greyhounds improved to 3-1 this season at Reitz Arena, and they are now 1-4 when scoring fewer than 60 points.

Therien Earns Second Rookie of the Week Award

• Lex Therien was announced as the Patriot League's top rookie for a second time in the last three weeks on Monday. She averaged 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds during a 1-1 week for the Greyhounds, scoring in double figures in both contests.
• Therien reached double figures for a sixth time in eight games during Saturday's win over the Mount, and she scored a season-high 14 points (6-10 FG) in last Wednesday's two-point loss at Howard.
• Therien has grabbed 6+ rebounds in every contest this season. She ranks third in the Patriot League in rebounds per game (9.2) and posted double-doubles during matchups against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 14) and Hofstra (Nov. 20).

Dixon Leading the Offense

• Taleah Dixon has now reached double figures in 7 of 8 games this season after her 23-point performance on Saturday. Her 14.0 points per game lead Loyola and are ranked eighth overall in the Patriot League.
• Dixon also paces the Greyhounds in both free throw percentage (87.5, 35-40) and 3-point field goal percentage (41.9, 13-31). She is third among Patriot League shooters and 54th nationally in FT%.
• Dixon is one of three team captains for Loyola this season, along with Laryn Edwards and Bri Rozzi.