Larry French

Women's Basketball 12/6/2024 4:48:00 PM

Women's Basketball, Mount St. Mary's To Meet Saturday Afternoon in Emmitsburg

Match Information
Opponent	at Mount St. Mary's
Date	Saturday, December 7, 2024
Time	2:00 p.m.
Location	Emmitsburg, MD \| Knott Arena
Watch Online	ESPN+ \| International Video Stream
Live Stats	Live Stats
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Game Notes	Loyola Maryland Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)

The Matchup

The Greyhounds hit the road on Saturday afternoon as they travel to face local rival Mount St. Mary's at 2:00 PM in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
This will be the 45th meeting between the two programs, with The Mount holding the advantage, 27-17, in the series. Since both teams went Division I, Loyola holds the edge 13-11. Loyola was the Mountaineers first opponent back in 1974, where the Greyhounds won 60-31.

Quick Hits

The Greyhounds return the bulk of their roster from the 2023-24 season, as they return 88 percent of their scoring, 87 percent of their rebounding, and 87 percent of their minutes played.
Loyola was picked as the Preseason favorites in the Patriot League after receiving 148 points and 10 first place votes in the poll. This marks just the second time since 2000 that the Greyhounds were picked as Preseason favorites (2004-05, MAAC).
Lex Therien was also named the Preseason Player of the Year entering the 2024-25 season, which is the first Greyhounds player since Katie Sheahin in 2012-13 to be named the Preseason Player of the Year.

Non-Conference Play

Non-conference play continues to wind down, as the Greyhounds have just three games until Patriot League play begins.
They will travel to face Mount St. Mary's on December 7, before traveling to South Bend, Indiana to face the No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on December 22. They wrap up non-conference play with a home game against Haverford on December 30.
Through eight games, the Greyhounds have gone 5-3, as they are averaging 59.6 points per game this season.
Loyola is allowing just 58.9 points per game this season, while forcing 18.4 turnovers per game.

Scouting Mount St. Mary's

Mount St. Mary's comes into the match with a 0-6 record on the season and are coming off of a 87-52 loss to No. 7 Maryland on December 3.
On the season, the Mountaineers are averaging 49.2 points per game, shooting 31.4 percent on the season.
Gabrielle Kennerly leads the team in scoring, averaging 11.5 points per game. Anna LeMaster is second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.0 points per game.
They both lead the team in three pointers, with 10 each on the season.
Through six games, the Mountaineers have yet to score over 60 points on the season, with their highest scoring game coming against FDU, where they lost 63-59.
Mount St. Mary's was picked to finish in seventh place in the MAAC Preseaon Poll.
Raflo was picked to the Preseason Second Team All-MAAC team.

The International Connection

Coming into the 2024-25 season, five players are from outside of the United States, with four of them coming to Loyola from Spain.
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.

Worth Noting

With seven rebounds against St. John's Lex Therien became the fifth player in program history to reach 1,000 career rebounds. She now has over 1,000 career points and rebounds.
Therien comes into the season with 47 career double-doubles.
The Greyhounds went 8-8 on the road last season.

By The Numbers

So far this season, the Greyhounds are 5-0 when they have the lead going into halftime, while they are 4-0 when they have a better shooting percentage, and 5-0 when they win the turnover battle.
When scoring at least 60 points this season, the Greyhounds have gone 4-1 after going 11-2 last season when scoring at least 60 points.
Loyola returns 88 percent of their scoring, 87 percent of their rebounding, and 87 percent of their minutes, which also doesn't include the return of senior Koi Sims, who missed the 2023-24 season due to injury.
In NCAA Division I, the Greyhounds rank fifth in highest percentage of returning scoring, with Oklahoma returning 98 percent of their scoring.
Loyola also ranks in the top three in highest percentage of returning rebounding and minutes from last year's team.
Danielle O'Banion is one of two coaches who enter their fourth season at the helm who have seen win increases in each season and a 16-game difference from when they took over, with Vanessa Blair-Lewis at George Mason as the other coach.

Where We Rank In The Patriot League

Through eight games for the Greyhounds, they currently rank second in scoring defense in the Patriot League.
They also rank fifth in team field goal percentage, fifth in team three-point percentage, second in team offensive rebounds per game, first in fewest opponent rebounds, tied for first in rebounding margin, and second in steals.
Kimmie Hicks ranks third in the league in scoring (15.5 points), while Laura Salmeron is 10th (12.0 points per game).
Koi Sims leads the league in rebounding, averaging 10.9 per game.
Amandine Amorich leads the Patriot League in steals (2.4 per game), while Salmeron (5th-1.8 steals per game) and Hicks (t-6th-1.6 steals per game) rank in the top ten.

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Players Mentioned

#34 Amandine Amorich: Guard; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#23 Marta Espinal: Forward; 5' 11"; Junior

#12 Cristina Garcia: Guard; 5' 9"; Junior

#5 Kimmie Hicks: Guard; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#10 Koi Sims: Forward; 6' 0"; Senior

#11 Lex Therien: Forward; 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#34 Amandine Amorich
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: Guard

#23 Marta Espinal
: 5' 11"; Junior
: Forward

#12 Cristina Garcia
: 5' 9"; Junior
: Guard

#5 Kimmie Hicks
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: Guard

#10 Koi Sims
: 6' 0"; Senior
: Forward

#11 Lex Therien
: 6' 1"; Senior
: Forward

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Women's Basketball, Mount St. Mary's To Meet Saturday Afternoon in Emmitsburg

Players Mentioned

#34 Amandine Amorich

#23 Marta Espinal

#12 Cristina Garcia

#5 Kimmie Hicks

#10 Koi Sims

#11 Lex Therien

Players Mentioned

#34 Amandine Amorich

#23 Marta Espinal

#12 Cristina Garcia

#5 Kimmie Hicks

#10 Koi Sims

#11 Lex Therien