Women's Basketball Hosts Colgate on Sunday Afternoon for 20th Annual Women in Sports Day Game

Match Information
Opponent	vs Colgate Raiders
Date	Sunday, February 9, 2025
Time	2:00 PM
Location	Baltimore, Md. \| Reitz Arena
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The Matchup

The Greyhounds return to Reitz Arena on Sunday afternoon, as they will host the Colgate Raiders for our 20th annual Women in Sports Day Game.
This will be the 21st meeting between the two programs, with Colgate holding a 12-8 advantage in the series, as the teams have split the season series in each of the last three seasons, with the away team winning the matchup in the last two seasons.

Quick Hits

Colgate has held the advantage over the last 10 matchups, as they have gone 7-3 over that stretch.
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 16-7 (6-4) record on the season and are coming off of a 75-44 win over Lafayette last Saturday.
After losing the first two games of conference play, the Raiders have gone 6-2 over their last 8 games.
The Raiders are averaging 67.9 points per game this season on 43.1 percent shooting, while holding their opponent to 57.1 points on 43.1 percent shooting.
Taylor Golembiewski leads the team in scoring, averaging 12.8 points per game, while Anne Bair is averaging 12.2 points per game.
The Raiders have had the same starting five all season, with Golembiewski, Bair, Sophia Diehl, Madison Schiller, and Christina Midgette.

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 10 of her last 14 games.
Prior to this stretch, Amorich scored double-digit points just twice in her career.
During this stretch, she has shot 43.2% (60-139) from the field and 40.9% (18-44) from three-point range.
Amorich has also been a key contributor on defense, as she leads the team in steals (29) and has recorded at least one steal in all but seven games, including 9 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 9.6 points and 10.9 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 1-11.
Loyola has success playing in Reitz Arena this season, posting a 5-5 record on the season at home.
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.

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