Colgate, Women's Basketball Matchup on Saturday Afternoon

Match Information
Opponent	at Colgate Raiders
Date	Saturday, February 22, 2025
Time	2:00 p.m.
Location	Hamilton, NY \| Cotterell Court
Watch Online	ESPN+ \| International Video Stream
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Game Notes	Loyola Maryland Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)

The Matchup

The Greyhounds hit the road on Saturday, as they will travel to New York to take on the Colgae Raiders.
This will be the 22nd meeting in the series between the two teams, as the Raiders hold the 13-8 edge, including winning the first meeting this season, 74-59.

Quick Hits

In their first matchup this season, Amandine Amorich had 19 points for the Greyhounds, while Tylor Golembiewski had 18 points to lead the way for Colgate, as they won 74-59.
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 Colgate

Colgate comes into the matchup with a 20-7 (10-4) record on the season, and have won each of their last five games, including a 76-72 overtime win over Navy on Wednesday.
Colgate ranks second in the Patriot League in scoring offense and shooting percentage, as they are averaging 68.7 points per game this season on 43.6 percent shooting.
Taylor Golembiewski leads the team in scoring this season, as she is averaging 13.4 points per game this year. Anne Bair is second in scoring this season, as she is averaging 12.6 points per game.
The Raiders have used the same starting lineup for all but one game this season, as Madison Schiller missed the Navy game in their last game.

Heating Up

Amandine Amorich has found her stride on the offensive end of the floor for the Greyhounds this season, as the sophomore forward has scored in double figures in 11 of her last 18 games.
Prior to this stretch, Amorich scored double-digit points just twice in her career.
Laura Salmeron has led the charge for the Greyhounds, as she has averaged 14.9 points per game in conference play and ranks seventh in made three-pointers in league play (24).
Salmeron and Amorich have also been a key contributor on defense, as she Salmeron leads the team with 41 steals, as Amrorich is second with 35 steals.
Sophomore guard Kailey Kalet has returned from injury and played a key role, as she has started in 16 of 25 games this season.
Koi Sims is averaging a career-best 9.2 points and 10.7 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.

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 1-14.
Loyola posted a 5-7 record while playing at home, while going 4-9 on the road this season.
Following a loss this season, Loyola has gone 7-8 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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