EASTON, Pa. – Lafayette College used a 19-4 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters Wednesday night, a stretch that would carry the host Leopards to a 48-39 win over Loyola University Maryland women's basketball in Patriot League action.
 
Lex Therien recorded her third-straight double-double for the Greyhounds, and fifth of the season, with 16 points and a career-best 15 rebounds.
 
Taleah Dixon grabbed a rebound out past the free throw line on the defensive end of the floor and pulled up from 18 feet in transition to sink a jumper and give the Greyhounds a 31-27 lead with just over a minute to play in the third quarter.
 
Lafayette's Claire Gallagher, however, knocked down a three with 45 ticks to go in the frame, starting the run and getting the Leopards within a point going into the fourth.
 
Abby Antognoli's three just 20 seconds into the fourth put the Leopards on top, 33-31, but Dixon converted another jumper 17 seconds later to knot the score.
 
Nicole Johnson made another three for Lafayette – the Leopards had started the game 1 of 15 from beyond the arc until Gallagher's three late in the third – put it in front for good at 8:37.
 
Caramino Tañedo scored on a layup with 6:02 on the clock to get Loyola back within two, 38-36, but it was as close as the Greyhounds would get the remainder of the way.
 
Therien led all players in points and rebounds as the only other scorer in double-figures Wednesday was Lafayette's Jessica Booth with 12.
 
Therien's 15 rebounds increased her career-high by one; she had 14 on Saturday at Bucknell. She also had a career-best day at the free throw line with highs in makes (10) and attempts (14).
 
Loyola had a 39-33 advantage on the boards.
 
The Greyhounds return to their home floor on Saturday, January 15, to host Lehigh University at 2 p.m.