Matchup History
- The Greyhounds will remain on the road as they travel to face American on Saturday.
- This will be the second matchup between the two teams this season, with the Eagles winning the first matchup 52-37. The Eagles have won 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 American
- The Eagles come into the matchup with an 7-20 (6-10) record on the season.
- They are coming off of a win over Navy on the road 61-49.
- Emily Johns leads the Eagles in scoring as she is averaging 12.6 points per game. Lauren Stack is second on the team with 9.0 points per game.
- Five Eagles have ten-plus made threes on the season, led by Riley DeRubbo with 22 threes.
- In their first matchup, Emily Johns was the lone player in double-digits, as she had 14 points. The Eagles held the Greyhounds to 30.8% shooting from the floor, including 28.6% in the fourth quarter.
- The Eagles currently sit in seventh place in the Patriot League. Heading into the last two games of the regular season, the Eagles would host Navy in the first round of the Patriot League Championships.
By The Numbers
- The Greyhounds have been dominant on the boards this season, as they have out-rebounded opponents in 18 of 27 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 0-14 when scoring 59 points or less. They are also 7-6 when allowing 59 points or less.
- The Greyhounds are also 2-13 when losing the turnover margin battle, while also being 3-11 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 two of their last three games.
Worth Noting
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Lex Therien currently ranks 12th in the country in rebounds per game as she is currently averaging 10.8 rebounds. She also ranks fourth in the Patriot League in points per game and second in rebounds per game.
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Taleah Dixon ranks seventh 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.
