Women's Basketball 12/20/2025 5:44:00 PM

Women's Hoops Returns to Action as they Host Morgan State on Sunday Afternoon

Match Information
Opponent	vs Morgan State Bears
Date	Sunday, December 21, 2025
Time	1:00 PM
Location	Baltimore, Md. \| Reitz Arena
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The Matchup

The Greyhounds will close out non-conference play on Sunday afternoon, as they will host Morgan State at 1 pm.
This will be the 13th matchup between the two programs, as Morgan State holds the edge 10-2, including wins in 2021 and 2022.

Quick Hits

Loyola features an experienced squad this year, as Loyola features nine upperclassmen on the roster, combining to play over 500 career games.
The Greyhounds will face all but two Division I teams in the state of Maryland this season, starting with #10 Maryland.
The Greyhounds have won three of their last four games, with their last two wins coming after trailing in the fourth quarter.

Non-Conference Outlook

Non-conference play opened 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 remained on the road to take on Drexel in Philadelphia, where they fell 66-57, before returning home to face Mount St. Mary's, losing 69-50.
Loyola then traveled to Yale on November 23, winning 73-48. They headed into Thanksgiving with a home matchup against Delaware, losing 67-55.
The Greyhounds wrap up non-conference play with a trio of local opponents: as they started with a overtime win at Towson on December 4, before traveling to UMBC for a comeback win on December 9, before finishing non-conference play with Morgan State at home.

Scouting Morgan State

Morgan State comes into the matchup with a 1-13 record on the season, with their lone win coming against Washington Adventist on November 12.
The Bears are coming off of a 78-34 loss to Davidson College on Friday morning.
Ja'la Bannerman leads the team in scoring this season, averaging 11.2 points per game this season. She also leads the team in made three-pointers with 16 made this season.
As a team, they are averaging 49.8 points per game on 32.9 percent shooting, while they are allowing 78.0 points per game on 45.5 percent shooting.
The Bears have shot over 40 percent from the field just twice this season, while they have made over four three-pointers just four times this season.

Building Momentum

After a tough start to the season, the Greyhounds have won three of their last four games entering their matchup against Morgan State.
Loyola has begun to find more consistency on the offensive end, as they have shot 40 percent or better from the field in five of their last seven games.
In their win over Towson, the Greyhounds tallied a season-best 17 offensive rebounds, 50 total rebounds, a .857 free throw percentage (18-21), and their first overtime win of the season.
Lex Therien has scored at least 20 points in four of her last five games games for the Greyhounds while shooting 54.8% from the field (39-71) and 80.6% from the foul line (25-31).

More On Therien

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 entered 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.
In the Greyhounds win over Yale, Therien recorded her 50th career double-double, which leads all active Divison I players this season.
Therien had a three-game 20-point double-double streak, as she now has a Division I high of 52 career double-doubles.

By The Numbers

Through ten games this season, the Greyhounds have three games decided by ten points or less, going 2-2 in such games.
When scoring at least 60 points, the Greyhounds are 3-0 this season, they were 7-2 when scoring over 60 points last season. Dating back to the start of the 2023–24 season, Loyola is 21–4 when scoring at least 60 points.
When scoring fewer than 60 points last season, the Greyhounds are 0-7.
All of Loyola's wins have come on the road this season.
Following a loss, Loyola is 2-5.
The Greyhounds have won the rebounding margin four times this season, going 3-1 in those contests. They also have had more offensive rebounds in two games this year.

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