Matchup History
- The Greyhounds will travel to face Holy Cross on Wednesday evening.
- This will be the second matchup between the two teams this season, with the Crusaders winning 53-46. The Greyhounds have lost the last seven meetings.
A Look Back
- 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.
- The Greyhounds snapped a 10-game losing streak with a road win over Lafayette 66-55 on Wednesday.
- The Greyhounds have now won two games in a row, as they beat Navy 74-50 on Sunday.
Scouting Holy Cross
- The Holy Cross Crusaders come into the matchup with an 18-8 (10-5) record on the season.
- After starting Patriot League play with 8 straight wins, the Crusaders are 2-5 in their last 7 games, including three straight losses to American, Boston, and Colgate.
- Three Crusaders are averaging double-digits this season, led by Bronagh Power-Cassidy with 13.4 points per game. Janelle Allen is averaging 10.8 points per game, while Lindsay Berger is averaging 10.2 points.
- The Crusaders rank fourth in the Patriot League in points per game, while they are second in the conference in points allowed per game.
- They are also third in the conference in shooting percentage and second in shooting percentage allowed.
- Currently in the Patriot League standings, Holy Cross is in a three-way tie for second place with Army and Lehigh with three games remaining. After their matchup with Loyola, they will have games against Army and Boston remaining on their schedule to wrap up the season.
By The Numbers
- The Greyhounds have been dominant on the boards this season, as they have out-rebounded opponents in 17 of 26 games this season.
- A reason for the Greyhounds early success had been scoring and turnovers. The Greyhounds are now 7-3 on the season when winning the turnover margin, and also 9-3 when scoring over 60 points, however, they are 0-13 when scoring 59 points or less. They are also 7-5 when allowing 59 points or less.
- The Greyhounds are also 2-13 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 turned things around for the Greyhounds, now that the Greyhounds have won their last two games.
Worth Noting
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Lex Therien currently ranks 14th in the country in rebounds per game as she is currently averaging 10.7 rebounds. She also ranks third in the Patriot League in points per game and second 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 seventh 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.
