The Matchup
- Coming off a win on Wednesday night, Loyola University Maryland hosts the second of a three-game homestand on Saturday, January 29, against Bucknell University.
- The action will stream live on ESPN+ with a 3 p.m. tipoff in Reitz Arena.
Staying In It Late
- Loyola's win against Colgate was indicative of a trend the Greyhounds have put on the court this season. The Greyhounds have been tied, or held a lead, in the fourth quarter of 11 of their 18 games this season.
Last Time Out
- Lex Therien scored with 3.2 seconds left in regulation to give Loyola a one-point lead Wednesday night, and she then blocked Colgate last-second layup attempt to preserve a 62-61 victory for the Greyhounds in Patriot League play in Reitz Arena.
- Therien finished with game-highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds for her eighth double-double this season. Taleah Dixon scored seven of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, including three on a shot from behind the arc with 1:28 to go that gave the Greyhounds a four-point lead. After Dixon's three Colgate's Sophia Diehl hit her fourth 3-pointter of the final quarter with 65 ticks on the clock, trimming the Greyhounds' lead to 60-59. A Loyola jumper went off the mark, and Colgate took possession with 31 seconds to play.
- The Raiders scored in less than five seconds as Alexa Brodie brought the ball up the court, drove the right side of the lane and scored to give Colgate its first lead since the opening minutes of the second quarter.
- Loyola called a timeout and wound the clock under 10 before Dixon drove the left side and had a layup miss. Therien grabbed the board, but her putback attempt was off the mark. The ball came down into the hands of a Colgate player, but Dixon tied it up for a jump ball, and the possession arrow favored Loyola.
- Bri Rozzi triggered the baseline inbounds play, and she got it to Therien in the paint as she had sealed off her defender. The ball popped loose, but Therien grabbed it, spun right and banked in a shot to give Loyola a lead again.
- Colgate used its final timeout, and the ball again was in the hands of Brodie. Starting from just outside the 3-point line, Brodie had a path to the basket, but Therien blocked her attempt as time expired, sealing the victory.
- The Greyhounds led for more than three-quarters of the contest after Colgate was in front for the majority of the first quarter.
Schedule Change Ahead
- The Greyhounds' next contest, a Wednesday, February 2, game against the U.S. Military Academy, will be a 2 p.m. makeup of a game originally slated for December 30.
First In Over A Decade
- With her 10-point, 10-rebound game on January 15 against Lehigh, Lex Therien recorded her fourth-straight double-double. She is the first Loyola player to have four in a row in 11 years since Miriam McKenzie did it four games in a row from January 22-30, 2011.
Therien Among Tops In Nation In Rebounding
- Lex Therien has made an immediate impact in her debut season, and she now leads the Greyhounds in both points (12.2) and rebounds (10.4) per game.
- Her 10.4 rebounds per game are third in the Patriot League and are No. 27 in NCAA Division I this season. She also ranks No. 2 amongst freshmen nationally in rebounds per game, trailing only DePaul's Aneesah Morrow (12.6).
- Per HerHoopStats.com, Therien and Morrow are the only two freshmen in Division I averaging a double-double this season, and they are two of 36 players of all years to do so.
- Therien is a three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week, earning the award on Nov. 22, Dec. 6 and Jan. 10. She has scored in double figures in 13 of 18 games on the year, producing a season-high 23 points on January 8 at Bucknell, a total she matched on January 26 in a win over Colgate.
- Therien has grabbed 6+ rebounds in all but one contest this season, and she posted double-doubles against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 14) and Hofstra (Nov. 20) in back-to-back games early in the year; she then had posted double-doubles in the Greyhounds' last four straight games in early January. Following double-doubles against both American and Colgate, she now has eight this season, good for 32nd nationally.
Rookie Honors
- Lex Therien was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on January 10 after averaging 18 points and 12.5 rebounds in games against Boston University and Bucknell. The award was her third of the season and fourth this year for Loyola (Laura Salmerón).
Dixon Second In Scoring Average
- Taleah Dixon's 10.9 points per game are second on Loyola and rank 17th overall in the Patriot League. Dixon scored a season-high 23 points (8-16 FG, 3-7 3FG) in a Dec. 4 win over Mount St. Mary's.
- Dixon also paces the Greyhounds in free throw percentage (86.8, 46-53). She is second among Patriot League shooters and 39th nationally in FT%.
- Dixon is one of three team captains for Loyola this season, along with Laryn Edwards and Bri Rozzi.
'Ria Stepping Up
- Sophomore Charia Roberts saw limited action as a freshman during the shortened 2020-2021 season, playing in 13 games and averaging 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game.
- This season, however, Roberts has averaged 28.0 minutes per game while starting all 18 contests, and she has responded with 8.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest.
- The Baltimore County native has scored eight or more points in nine games, and she has grabbed five or more rebounds nine times.
Using the Opportunity
- Caramina Tañedo had played just 22 minutes over her previous seven appearances, but the sophomore made the most of extended playing time of the year to-date in the Greyhounds' Patriot League opener against Boston University.
- She equaled those 22 minutes and scored a career-high 12 points, making four of the six 3-pointers she attempted. Her 12 points eclipsed her previous high of eight from the Greyhounds' season-opener at Niagara where she scored eight.
- Tañedo has continued to earn more playing time for the Greyhounds and drew a season-high 36 minutes on January 22 against American. In that game, she grabbed a career-best nine rebounds.
Using The Opportunity, Part Two
- Keegan Douglas has also seen her playing time increase over the past several games, averaging 18.2 over the last six. She saw 16 minutes of action against Lehigh, and she tied her to-date career-high with nine points. Douglas followed that with eight points versus Holy Cross.
Worth Noting
- With her 23 points on Dec. 4 against the Mount, Taleah Dixon 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.
- Loyola's 63-57 win over UMBC on Nov. 17 was the program's first victory after trailing by 14+ points in the second half since Feb. 10, 2012 vs. Iona (66-60).
- Loyola's overtime victory over FDU on Nov. 14 was the program's first in extra time since Jan. 2, 2017 at Lafayette. The Greyhounds are now 3-9 in OT dating back to March 4, 2011.
