Women's Hoops Set for Midweek Matchup Against Army

Match Information
Opponent	at Army West Point
Date	Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time	6:00 p.m.
Location	West Point, NY \| Christl Arena
Watch Online	ESPN+ \| International Video Stream
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Game Notes	Loyola Maryland Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)

The Matchup

The Greyhounds are back on the road this week, as they will first travel to face Army West Point on Wednesday evening.
This will be the 29th meeting between the two programs, with Army holding the 19-9 edge in the series. The Greyhounds and Black Knights have split the series in each of the last two seasons.

Quick Hits

Army won the first matchup this season, 70-55, on January 8th in Baltimore.
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 Recap

Non-conference play concluded on Monday for the Greyhounds, as they finished non-conference play with their first winning record since the 2005-06 season.
Loyola started the season with a 1-2 record, after two losses to James Madison and St. John's, while beating in-town foe UMBC.
They followed it up with a three-game winning streak, winning each game by double-digits.
After a road loss to Binghamton, the Greyhounds returned to Reitz where they defeated Radford in a overtime thriller, 70-64.
After losses to Mount St. Mary's and No. 3 Notre Dame, the Greyhounds wrapped up non-conference play with a win over Haverford to finish 82-38.

Scouting Army West Point

Army comes into the matchup with a 16-5 (8-3) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 75-65 loss to Bucknell on Saturday.
The Black Knights rank fourth in the Patriot League in scoring (63.2 ppg), while shooting 40.2 percent from the floor.
Trinity Hardy leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.2 points per game. Reese Ericson (10.5 ppg) and Fiona Hastick (10.0 ppg) are both also averaging double-figures.
Kya Smith ranks fifth in the Patriot League in rebounding, as she is averaging 7.1 per game.
In their first matchup, Smith led the way with 16 points and 15 rebounds for Army.

Heating Up

Amandine Amorich has found her stride on the offensive end of the floor for the Greyhounds, as the sophomore forward has scored in double figures in 11 of her last 15 games.
Prior to this stretch, Amorich scored double-digit points just twice in her career.
During this stretch, she has shot 45.2% (67-148) from the field and 42.5% (20-47) from three-point range.
Amorich has also been a key contributor on defense, as she leads the team in steals (32) and has recorded at least one steal in all but seven games, including 10 games with multiple steals.
Sophomore guard Kailey Kalet recorded a career-best game against American, where she tallied 7 assists and no turnovers in the win.
Koi Sims is averaging a career-best 9.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, as she posted a 16-point and 13 rebound double-double against Bucknell.

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 came 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, all but one of the Greyhounds wins have come when they have led at halftime. Likewise, they have won all but four games this season when shooting a better percentage from the field.
When scoring at least 60 points this season, the Greyhounds are 7-2. Dating back to the beginning of last season, Loyola is 18-4 when scoring at least 60 points.
While scoring less than 60 points this season, the Greyhounds are 1-12.
Loyola posted a 5-6 record while playing at home, while going 3-8 on the road this season.
Following a loss this season, Loyola has gone 6-7 on the season.
Loyola has had just nine games decided by single-digits thus far, going 3-6 in such games, with two game being decided by one possession.
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.

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