Matchup History
- The Greyhounds will be back in Reitz on Saturday afternoon, as they will host the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at 2:00 PM.
- This will be the first ever matchup between the two programs. The Bonnies are one of four programs that the Greyhounds will face for the first time this season.
Quick Hits
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Danielle O'Banion is in her third season as the Greyhounds' head coach and returns 11 players from last year's team, including Preseason All-Patriot League nominee
Lex Therien.
- The Greyhounds reached the Patriot League Quarterfinals in 2022-23.
- Therien was named to Second Team All-Patriot League last season, where she averaged a career-high 15.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game on 49.1 percent shooting.
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Lex Therien was named to the Patriot League Preseason All-League team for the second straight season.
Welcome to the Greyhounds
- The Greyhounds welcome five newcomers to the team in 2023-24.
- Center
Aminata Hernandez joins the team from the Canary Islands, Spain. She becomes the fourth player on the Greyhounds from Spain.
- Guard
Kimmie Hicks joins the team from Annapolis, Maryland. Hicks was named to the IAAM All-Conference during her senior season.
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Kailey Kalet joins the team from Union Springs, NY. She was named the NYSPHSAA Section IV Player of the Year during her senior season.
- Wing
Amandine Amorich joins the team out of Montpellier, France, and is the fifth international player on the Greyhounds roster.
- Lastly, Center
Lily Bottomley joins the team from Canal Fulton, Ohio. She was named the OHSBCA Division 2 State Player of the Year during her senior season.
Scouting St. Bonaventure
- The Bonnies come into the matchup with an 1-4 record on the season, with thier lone win coming against Robert Morris ,70-52, on November 11.
- The Greyhounds and Bonnies share one common opponent this early in the season, Binghamton, where the Bonnies lost 73-65.
- St. Bonnaventure has allowed at least 70 points in three of their four losses this season.
- Four players are averaging double-digit points this season, led by Dani Haskell, who is averaging 18.0 points per game.
- Tianna Johnson (10.8 ppg), Isabellah Middleton (10.4 ppg), and Nadechka Laccen (10.0 ppg) are the other players averaging dobule figures, but Middleton is the lone player to play in all five games this season.
- Laccen leads the team with 9 rebounds per game, but has played just one game this season.
- St. Bonaventure was picked to finish in 14th place in the Atlantic 10, only above Loyola Chicago.
The International Connection
- Coming into the 2023-24 season, five players are from outside of the United States, with four of them coming to Loyola from Spain.
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Cristina Garcia, Laura Salmeron,
Marta Espinal, and Ami Hernandez all are from Spain, with Garcia, Salmeron, and Espinal coming from Barcelona, and Hernandez coming from the Canary Islands.
- The other international is
Amandine Amorich, who is from Montpellier, France, but played her high school basketball in Quebec.
Worth Noting
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Lex Therien ranks first in the Patriot League in scoring this season, averaging 19.7 points per game. She is also third in rebounds per game, averaging 9.7 per game.
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Kelly Ratigan ranks tied for second in the Patriot League in three-pointers made per game, averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game.
- The Greyhounds lead the Patriot League in team field goal percentage, shooting 42.4 percent on the season.
Lex Therien also leads the Patriot League in field goal percentage, shooting 61.0 percent on the season.
A Look Back
- Loyola finished the 2022-23 season with a 10-21 (4-14) record, which saw a five-win improvement from O'Banion's first season at the helm.
- They also won the most non-conference games in 12 seasons with six non-conference wins on the season.
- They also showed improvement on the road, winning their most road games in a season since the 2015-16 season.
- The Greyhounds also won their first conference tournament game since the 2018-19 season.
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Lex Therien set the Loyola record for most individual rebounds in a season (344), the highest rebounding average in a season (11.1), and most defensive rebounds in a season (251).
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Koi Sims set the new program record in offensive rebounds per game with 3.6 per game.
