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Opponent	Holy Cross Crusaders
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Game Notes	Loyola
Date	Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Time	7:00 p.m.
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
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Quick Hits About The Hounds

• Loyola University Maryland returns to Reitz Arena to play its last two regular-season games, starting on Wednesday, February 22, against College of the Holy Cross.
• The 7 p.m. game will stream on ESPN+.
• Deon Perry was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on February 13, the second time this year he's won the honor.
• Perry has raised his scoring average throughout conference play and is averaging 12.2 points in 16 Patriot League games. In 13 non-conference outings, he averaged 7.8 per game.
• Golden Dike has increased his rebounding numbers over his last 18 games, averaging 7.1 boards per game since December 10. During that stretch, he has four games with 10 or more rebounds.
• Kenneth Jones is the only Patriot League player to have 10 assists in a game this season, a feat he's accomplished twice.
• The Greyhounds lead the conference in steals going into the 17th game of League play with an average of 7.6 per game. Jones is third individually with 51 total and 1.8 per game.
• Tavaras Hardy is in his fifth season on the Loyola sidelines after he was named the 21st head coach in Loyola men's basketball history on March 28, 2018.

Watch The Action

• Wednesday's game, along with all non-televised Patriot League contests, will stream live on ESPN+.

Series History Versus Holy Cross

• Loyola and Holy Cross are set to meet for the 24th in series history and the 20th time since Loyola joined the Patriot League for the 2013-14 season.
• The Crusaders hold a 13-10 lead in the all-time series after snapping a four-game Loyola winning streak with a 68-64 win in Worcester, Massachusetts, in February 2022, and posting a 63-55 victory at home on January 8, 2023.
• Prior to last year's final gme game, the Greyhounds had won the final meeting in 2018-19, twice in 2019-20, and the first meeting of 2021-22.
• The Crusaders have a 9-8 lead in Patriot League games played between the two programs; the Greyhounds are 6-4 all-time at games played in Baltimore.

Last Time Out

• Jaylin Andrews scored on a driving layup with 10:46 left in the second half to tie the game at 38-38, but over the next seven minutes of game time, Navy went on a 22-3 run to pull ahead to an 60-41 lead. Despite a late rally attempt for Loyola, they could not overcome the deficit on the road, as Navy won, 65-53.
• Kenneth Jones finished with a team-high 15 points on the night, while Alonso Faure added 13 points. Golden Dike scored 11 points and 9 rebounds on Saturday evening for the Greyhounds.
• After trailing by 19 points with 3:44 left in the second half, the Greyhounds managed to chip into the Midshipmen lead, as they trailed 60-51 with 1:31 left. The Midshipmen went 5 of 6 from the foul line over the last minute and a half to ice the game and secure the win. 
• Daniel Deaver led the Midshipmen with 19 points, while Christian Jones and Tyler Nelson added 13 points. 
• Jones hit his second three-pointer of the game with 11:37 left in the first half to take an 13-8 lead. Navy managed to battle back and retake the lead, before Deon Perry converted a 3-pointer with 6:09 left in the first to retake the lead. Tyson Commander scored on a fast-break layup with :22 seconds left in the half to cut the deficit to two points, but the Midshipmen scored at the buzzer as they took a 28-24 lead at halftime.

Playing Big

• Deon Perry has been the Greyhounds' leading scorer over their last 12 games, averaging 14.9 points in a stretch that opened January 11 with a then-career-high 22 at Bucknell.
• The 5-foot-8 guard has shot 43.4 percent (36 of 83) from 3-point range during the 12 games, raising his per-game scoring average from 6.9 after the January 8 game at Holy Cross to its current mark of 10.2.
• Perry has been more aggressive in getting into the paint during the stretch of 12 games and has gone to the free-throw line 38 times, making 35. Prior to the first Bucknell game, he had taken only 16 free throws this year.
• In his last six games, Perry has averaged 16.8 points per game and is 25 of 53 from 3-point range (47.1 percent).
• Defensively, Perry has 20 steals in Loyola's last seven games to raise his season total to 46, a number that is sixth in the Patriot League. He is third in the conference in steals in League games with 27.

In Terms Of Freshmen

• Perry's 28 points on February 11 at Lehigh are a to-date career-high, and they're the most by a Loyola freshman since Lucious Jordan scored 28 in February 2002, a stretch of 21 years.
• Perry has three games with 20 or more points, the most by a Loyola freshman since Jordan posted four in the 2001-02 campaign.
• Amongst a strong crop of Patriot League freshmen this season, Perry's 12.2 points during conference play ranks third behind Holy Cross's Will Batchelder (15.5) and Army West Point's Ethan Roberts (14.1). Overall, Perry's scoring average ranks 19th among all players.

Commanding Performance

• Tyson Commander had the best game of his collegiate career on February 15 against Lafayette, scoring 17 off the bench in just over 30 minutes of action.
• The freshman went 5 of 11 from the field, 2 of 6 from 3-point range and 5 of 5 from the charity stripe. He also posted three steals against the Leopards.
• Commander has averaged 22 minutes over the Greyhounds' last three games and 15.9 over Loyola's last five.

Righting The Ship

• Jaylin Andrews had his best game of the conference season on January 28 against Bucknell on January 28, scoring 24 points on 7 of 8 from the field and 9 of 12 from the line.
• The game, and even subsequent outings, raised his conference scoring average to 10.5 points after he entered averaging 8.1 points in nine games. Andrews has also boosted his field-goal percentage to 42.3 percent overall in Patriot League play after he was shooting 37.3 percent through nine games.
• Andrews is averaging 13.2 points in Loyola's wins this year, 9.7 in its losses.

Ten Dimes

• Kenneth Jones dished out 10 assists for the first time in his career on November 30 at Binghamton, posting his first double-double in the process (13 points). He repeated the performance less than two weeks later when he had 16 points, 10 assists and six steals on December 13 against UMBC.
• Jones is one of 23 players nationally to have two games with 10 or more assists this season.
• Jones had nine assists in a pair of games last season while leading the Patriot League in helpers. His 10 in the two games this year are the most by a player in the conference. He is one of 29 players in Loyola history with 10 or more assists in a game.

Swiping Steals

• The Greyhounds lead the Patriot League in steals per game through 28 contests, averaging 7.6 per game with 219 total. Loyola's steals per game rank 72nd in the nation.
• Kenneth Jones is third in the conference, averaging 1.81 per game, an average that ranks No. 88 in NCAA Division I. His 51 total steals are 61st in the nation. Deon Perry is sixth in the conference with 1.59 steals per game. He's 101st nationally with 46 total steals.
• Loyola also ranks first in the conference, and 90th in the nation, in turnovers forced per game, averaging 14.03.

Taking Advantage Of Time

• Chris Kuzemka missed two-thirds of his freshman season with an ankle injury suffered during the preseason, but he came back to average 7.8 minutes in 11 outings late in the year.
• He opened the season with seven points and four rebounds at DePaul and has continued to contribute significantly since. 
• In the finale of the Emerald Coast Classic, Kuzemka made 4 of 7 from 3-point range and scored 12 points to go with three assists in 27 minutes during the win.
• Then, for the second game in a row, Kuzemka had a career-high night in the points column, making 6 of 7 shots, 5 of 6 from 3-point range, finishing with 18 points at Binghamton. He posted his third double-digit scoring night at Hampton, making 4 of 5 from three and scoring 14, a point total he matched on December 13 against UMBC. He led Loyola with 14 points on January 8 at Holy Cross, and he added 12 in a win at Bucknell. Kuzemka scored 11 of his 15 in the second half of a win over Navy.
• In 29 games this year, Kuzemka has averaged 6.9 points per game. Kuzemka, who has started 3 of 28 games, is the conference's No. 2 bench player who has opened less than half of his team's games.

Faure Rounding Into Form

• Alonso Faure did not play in the Greyhounds' preseason scrimmage or exhibition due to an injury, and he played just nine minutes in the opener against DePaul before a hand injury forced him out for the second half and the following game at Penn State. 
• The native of Alicante, Spain, scored eight in 19 minutes versus Brown and then had a career-best 18 points – making 8 of 11 shots – and three steals in 20 minutes versus Washington College.
• He then saw 26 minutes of action against Clemson and went 6 of 9 from the field to score a game-high 15 points while leading Loyola with six rebounds. In the first game of the Emerald Coast Classic in Florida, Faure went 5 of 7 from the field and scored 10 to go with seven rebounds.
• He continued to convert from the field, making 7 of 10 for 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds at Binghamton. Faure logged his first collegiate double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds against Goucher, making 7 of 9 baskets in 21 minutes. He posted his second double-double with 16 points and 10 boards at Lehigh in February, and he followed that with 13 and eight against Lafayette.
• Faure is shooting a team-best 58.8 percent from the field this year, making 100 of 170 shots, and his 2-point field goal percentage is 65.0 percent (93 of 143). His field-goal percentage this season ranks fifth in the Patriot League. Entering this year, he was shooting 50.7 percent in his career after putting up nearly identical numbers of 34 of 67 (.5074) in 2020-2021 and 35 of 69 (.5072) last year.

Chart Climbers

• Jaylin Andrews and Kenneth Jones both took advantage of their fifth years of eligibility, and they are continuing to climb the Loyola career-record charts.
• Andrews is 17th in points (1,323), 11th in 3-pointers made (131) and tied for seventh in steals (162).
• Jones is  fourth in 3-pointers made (191), fifth in assists (396) and eighth in steals (156). On February 4, he became the 41st player in school history with 1,000 points and now has 1,044.
• Against Lafayette on January 28, Jones became Loyola's all-time leader in games played with 128 (now 135). Andrews is now second at 134.
• Golden Dike, meanwhile, is now tied for 13th in rebounds (625) and second in career field-goal percentage (.560).

Jaylin's Game

• Jaylin Andrews was the Greyhounds' top returning scorer last year, after averaging 11.6 points per game as a junior in the shortened 2020-2021 season, and he showed his ability to step into a leading role during Loyola's 2021-2022 opener at North Carolina. Andrews started his senior year with a team-high 17 points, knocking down 4 of 8 shots from 3-point range.
• He finished the 2021-22 season ranked ninth in the Patriot League in points per game at 13.7, while he also averaged 1.4 steals and 4.1 rebounds per game. Andrews became the 39th player in school history to score 1,000 points in a career when on February 16, 2022, at Lafayette, his 104th career game.
• Through 134 career games, of which he has started 111, Andrews is averaging 9.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

On The Right Track

• Kenneth Jones was a consistent member of the Greyhounds' rotation throughout the first three years of his career, averaging 20.8 minutes over 76 games heading into his senior season. In 2021-22, however, Jones stepped into the role of a full-time starter and saw his minutes, and production, soar.
• He averaged 33.3 minutes per game, while producing 8.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per contest, all career-highs. He had a 2.21:1 assist-to-turnover ratio that ranks third in the Patriot League and is a career-high, as well. His 4.6 assists were 58th in NCAA Division I .His 139 assists were 10th in school single-season history.
• Jones averaged 4.6 assists in 18 Patriot League regular-season games last year, and his total of 83 dimes were 14 more than any other player in conference play.
• Over his career, Jones has played in 135 games, starting 69, and averages 7.7 points and 2.9 assists per game. 

At The Next Level

• Former Loyola standout Santi Aldama has made a considerable impact in his second NBA season. Aldama, who played for the Greyhounds from 2018-2020, earning 2019 Patriot League All-Rookie honors and then 2020 All-Patriot League First Team recognition, was a first-round pick of the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2021 NBA Draft.
• After seeing action in 32 games as a rookie, Aldama stepped into Memphis' starting lineup early this year at the four spot and is averaging 9.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Grizzlies in 54 games played.

Up Next

• Loyola will finish the regular-season with its 31st game of the year on Saturday, February 25, at 5 p.m. against American University.