THE MATCHUP 

• The Greyhounds will wrap up a three-game road trip on Sunday afternoon, as they travel up to Philadelphia to face Drexel. 
• This will be the fourth matchup between the two programs and the first since the 2009 season, where Drexel won 69-58. 

QUICK HITS 

• Loyola features an experienced squad this year, as Loyola features nine upperclassmen on the roster, combining to play over 500 career games. 
• Lex Therien, Cristina Garcia, and Kimmie Hicks all return to the team this year after suffering season-ending injuries last season. 
• The Greyhounds will face all but two Division I teams in the state of Maryland this season, starting with #10 Maryland. 

NON-CONFERENCE OUTLOOK 

• Non-conference play opened the season with No. 10 Maryland on November 3, where they fell 80-26. 
• Loyola hosted La Salle for their home opener, but fell 71-59. Loyola began a two-game trip to Virginia where they lost to Virginia Tech 64-48. Loyola then fell to Radord 59-50 on Tuesday. 
• The Greyhounds will remain on the road to take on Drexel in Philadelphia before returning home to face Mount St. Mary's on November 20. 
• Loyola then travels to Yale on November 23 and heads into Thanksgiving with a home matchup against Delaware on November 26. 
• The Greyhounds wrap up non-conference play with a trio of local opponents: Towson on December 4, UMBC on December 9, and Morgan State at home on December 21. 

SCOUTING DREXEL 

• Drexel comes into the matchup with a 3-0 record on the season and are coming off of a 72-55 win over Penn on Wednesday. 
• They have scored at least 68 points in each game this season. 
• The Dragons are led by Laine McGurk, who is averaging 20 points per game this season. 
• Amaris Baker is averaging 16 points, while Deja Evans is averaging 10 points. 
• Evans also leads the team with nine rebounds per game so far this year. 
• As a team, Drexel is averagign 70.3 points per game on 43.2 percent shooting this season, while allowing 58.7 points on 35.3 percent shooting. 
• In the CAA Preseason Poll, Drexel was picked to finish in second, just behind Charleston, after receiving 125 points in the poll, including two first place votes. 

ON THE MEND 

• Lex Therien, Cristina Garcia, and Kimmie Hicks all return to the Greyhounds this season after missing most of last year due to injuries. 
• Therien enters her fifth year with Loyola after appearing in just three games last season. A four-time Patriot League Preseason All-League nominee, she has averaged 14.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game on 49.9% shooting over her career. 
• Garcia played in 10 games last season, starting nine, before missing the remainder of the year. She has appeared in 62 career games and looks to take on a larger role in her final season with Loyola. 
• Hicks was enjoying a breakout sophomore campaign, averaging 14.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game over nine appearances. 

WORTH NOTING 

• Last season, Lex Therien became the fifth player in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds. She is also one of just five players in program history to reach both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. 
• Therien enters this season ranked seventh in career points (1,361), second in field goals made (569), and fifth in total rebounds (1,006), while holding the program record for rebounds per game (10.8). She also owns three of the top five single-season rebounding marks in program history. 
• Koi Sims posted the fourth-best single-season rebounding total last year, collecting 307 boards. She finished just three offensive rebounds shy of breaking the program's single-season record.