Matchup History
- The Greyhounds will continue Patriot League play on Wednesday, when they host the Army West Point Black Knights.
- This will be the 26th meeting between the two programs, with the teams splitting their meetings last season. Army holds the series lead, with a 17-8 record. They have also had the Greyhounds number as of late, winning five of the last six meetings. The last home win over the Black Knights came in 2020.
Quick Hits
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Danielle O'Banion is in her third season as the Greyhounds' head coach and returns 11 players from last year's team, including Preseason All-Patriot League nominee
Lex Therien.
- The Greyhounds reached the Patriot League Quarterfinals in 2022-23.
- Therien was named to Second Team All-Patriot League last season, where she averaged a career-high 15.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game on 49.1 percent shooting.
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Lex Therien was named to the Patriot League Preseason All-League team for the second straight season.
Non-Conference Recap
- The Greyhounds finished non-conference play with a 5-6 record, recording wins against Binghamton, UMBC, St. Francis, Mount St. Mary's, and Delaware State.
- In the 11 non-conference games, the Greyhounds averaged 53.3 points per game on 39.5 percent shooting, while they allowed 60.3 points per game on 42 percent shooting.
- Following their season opening loss to West Virginia, the Greyhounds won three straight games, by an average margin of 4.3 points in those games.
- The Greyhounds started strong at home, posting a 3-2 record during non-conference play.
- They capped off non-conference play with a 16-point fourth comeback victory over Delaware State. The Greyhounds outscored the Hornets 23-5 in the come from behind win.
Scouting Army West Point
- The Black Knights come into the matchup with an 3-9 (0-2) record on the season and have lost five of their last six games, including their last two to start Patriot League play.
- They are averaging 57.0 points per game and allowing 66.1 ponts per game.
- Kya Smith and Trinity Hardy lead the team in scoring on the season, averaging 10.4 and 10.3 points per game respectively.
- Sophomore guard Reese Ericson is coming off of her freshman year campaign where she was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. She averaged 9.3 points per game during the season.
- Smith leads the team in rebounds, averaging 7.4 rebounds per game.
- In the Patriot League Preseason Poll, the Black Knights were picked to finish in seventh place, receiving 69 votes in the poll.
The International Connection
- Coming into the 2023-24 season, five players are from outside of the United States, with four of them coming to Loyola from Spain.
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Cristina Garcia, Laura Salmeron,
Marta Espinal, and Ami Hernandez all are from Spain, with Garcia, Salmeron, and Espinal coming from Barcelona, and Hernandez coming from the Canary Islands.
- The other international is
Amandine Amorich, who is from Montpellier, France, but played her high school basketball in Quebec.
Worth Noting
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Lex Therien ranks third in the Patriot League in scoring this season, averaging 18.1 points per game. She is also second in rebounds per game, averaging 10.6 per game. Therien also is first in the Patriot League in field goal percentage with 56.0 percent.
- Therien also ranks nationally, ranking 9th in double-doubles, and 19th in rebounds per game.
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Kelly Ratigan ranks second in the Patriot League in three-pointers made per game, averaging 2.4 three-pointers per game. She's shooting 35.6 percent from three point range this season.
- The Greyhounds rank fourth in the Patriot League in points against, allowing 61.6 points per game.
More on Therien
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Lex Therien has had a strong start to her junior campaign, as she is once again averaging a double-double.
- Therien scored a season-high 27 points in the Greyhounds come from behind win, scoring 12 points in the fourth quarter.
- In the win over Delaware State, Therien became the 24th player to reach 1,000 career points in program history.
- She also reached the mark in the second fewest games in program history (70), trailing just Patty Stoffey ('91-95)
- Therien was also named as the Patriot League Player of the Week following her performance against Delaware State. This was the second Player of the Week award she has earned in her career, also having won it once last season.
