Matchup History
- The Greyhounds travel to face Lafayette on Wednesday evening.
- The Leopards won the first matchup of the season 39-35. The Leopards have had the Greyhounds number, as they have won the last 10 matchups.
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 Lafayette
- The Lafayette Leopards come into the matchup with an 8-15 (5-8) record on the season.
- They have lost their last three matchups to Boston, Holy Cross and Lehigh; with their last win coming against Colgate on January 28.
- Three Leopards are averaging double-digits in points, led by Makayla Andrews, who is averaging 13.6 points.
- Abby Antognoli is averaging 11.8 points, while Jessica Booth is averaging 10.6 points.
- The Leopards currently rank ninth in the Patriot League in scoring offense, as they are averaging 53.3 points per game.
- They also rank fifth in the conference in scoring defense, as they are allowing 62.5 points per game.
- The Leopards currently sit in seventh place in the Patriot League, with five games remaining.
By The Numbers
- The Greyhounds have been dominant on the boards this season, as they have out-rebounded opponents in 15 of 24 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 7-3 when scoring over 60 points, however, they are 0-13 when scoring 59 points or less. They are also 5-5 when allowing 59 points or less.
- The Greyhounds are also 1-13 when losing the turnover margin battle, while also being 3-10 in games decided between 4 and 9 points.
- January has been a month to forget. After starting the month 1-1, the Greyhounds have lost ten straight games in January.
- February has not been kind to the Greyhounds either, as they have started the month with three straight losses.
Worth Noting
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Lex Therien currently ranks tied for 24th in the country in rebounds per game as she is currently averaging 10.1 rebounds. She also ranks third in the Patriot League in points per game and third in rebounds per game.
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Taleah Dixon ranks sixth in the Patriot League in scoring and is ninth in steals per game. She also ranks sixth in minutes per game.
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Koi Sims ranked 26th in the country in offensive rebounds with 3.6 per game prior to her season ending injury. She was also fifth in the conference in rebounds and second in offensive rebounds per game.
- The Greyhounds team this year features three international players, all coming over from Spain.
