The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will be back on the road this Saturday, as the Greyhounds travel to face Bucknell.
- This will be the second meeting of the season, with Bucknell winning the first meeting in Baltimore 56-50.
A Look Back
- The Greyhounds finished the non-conference part of their schedule with five wins; which is the most for the Greyhounds since the 2012-13 season.
- The Greyhounds have already surpassed their win total from last season (5 wins), as they continue conference play.
- To begin conference play, the Greyhounds defeated Colgate 61-56 in overtime, to begin conference play 1-0 for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
- In the Greyhounds win over Army, the Greyhounds shot 60.9% from the field, which is the second best percentage in program history.
- With the loss to Lehigh in overtime, the Greyhounds move to 2-1 in overtime games this season.
Scouting Bucknell
- The Bison come into the matchup with an 7-13 (3-6) record on the season.
- The Bison are coming off of a win against Navy on Wednesday night, where they won 67-49.
- The Bison's other in-conference wins include a win over Loyola in the first meeting and against Lafayette.
- Cecelia Collins is the lone Bison averaging double-figures, as she is averaging 13.3 points per game, but has missed the last seven games.
- In her absence, Tai Johnson has stepped up, as the senior has averaged 13.9 points per game over the last seven games.
By The Numbers
- The Greyhounds have been dominant on the boards this season, as they have out-rebounded opponents in 14 of 20 games this season.
- A reason for the Greyhounds early success had been scoring and turnovers. The Greyhounds are now 6-3 on the season when winning the turnover margin, and also 7-2 when scoring over 60 points, however, they are 0-11 when scoring 59 points or less. They are also 5-5 when allowing 59 points or less.
- January has been a month to forget. After starting the month 1-1, the Greyhounds have lost six straight games.
Worth Noting
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Lex Therien currently ranks tied for 25th in the country in rebounds per game as she is currently averaging 9.9 rebounds. She also ranks fourth in the Patriot League in points per game, third in rebounds per game, and ninth for steals per game.
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Taleah Dixon ranks fourth in the Patriot League in scoring and is seventh in steals per game. She also ranks fifth in minutes per game.
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Koi Sims currently ranks 23rd in the country in offensive rebounds with 3.7 per game. She is fifth in the conference in rebounds and second in offensive rebounds.
- The Greyhounds team this year features three international players, all coming over from Spain.
