Matchup History
- The Greyhounds will face the Boston Terriers in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Championships.
- This will be the third matchup between the two teams, with the Terriers winning both matchups. Boston has won the last six matchups.
A Look Back
- 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 February 19.
- The Greyhounds are coming off of a win over Lafayette 61-52 in the first round of the Patriot League Championships, for their first win in the championships since the 2018-19 season.
Scouting Boston
- The Terriers come into the matchup with an 22-7 (17-1) record on the season.
- The Terriers are the #1 seed in the Patriot League Championships.
- Coming into the matchup, the Terriers lost their last game of the regular season to Holy Cross 57-53.
- Boston won both of the matchups against the Greyhounds this season. They won on the road 65-57, followed by an 100-57 win at home on February 4.
- Following a 17-1 record in the Patriot League, the Terriers received several awards from the Patriot League. Head Coach Melissa Graves was named Coach of the Year, and Caitlin Weimar was named Defensive Player of the Year, Weimar was joined by Sydney Johnson on the First Team All-League, while Alex Giannaros was named Third Team All-League. Weimar, Johnson, and Maren Durant were all named to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team.
- Weimar leads the Terriers with 15.6 points per game. Sydney Johnson is averaging 12.6 points per game, while Alex Giannaros and Maggie Pina are averaging 10.2 and 10.1 points respectively.
- Boston ranks second in the Patriot League in points per game (68.8) and third in points allowed per game (57.2), but are first in scoring margin (11.6).
- Boston ranks first in the conference in rebounding margin (6.1) while Loyola ranks second in rebounding margin (3.6).
By The Numbers
- The Greyhounds have been dominant on the boards this season, as they have out-rebounded opponents in 20 of 30 games this season.
- A reason for the Greyhounds early success had been scoring and turnovers. The Greyhounds are now 8-3 on the season when winning the turnover margin, and also 10-3 when scoring over 60 points, however, they are 0-17 when scoring 59 points or less. They are also 8-6 when allowing 59 points or less.
- The Greyhounds are 2-15 when losing the turnover margin battle, while also being 3-12 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.
Worth Noting
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Lex Therien currently ranks 10th in the country in rebounds per game as she is currently averaging 11.1 rebounds. She also ranks tied for third 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 eighth 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.
