Bucknell Hosts Women's Basketball on Saturday Afternoon

Game Information
Opponent	at Bucknell Bison
Date	Saturday, January 24, 2026
Time	12:00 PM
Location	Lewisburg, PA l Sojka Pavillion
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Game Notes	Loyola Maryland Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)

The Matchup

The Greyhounds will hit the road on Saturday, as they will travel up to Lewisburg to face Bucknell.
This will be the 40th meeting between the two programs, with Bucknell holding the edge with a 30-9 record in the series, winning the last 12 games prior to their first matchup this season.

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 seven of their last nine games, as the Greyhounds look for their second four-game win streak of the season.

Last Matchup

Loyola won the first matchup this season between the two programs, winning 49-46 at home, breaking a 12-game losing streak to the Bison.
Loyola's defense came up big, holding the Bison to 34.7 percent shooting and 26.3 percent from three point range. They also held Reese Zemitis to 11 points on 4-16 shooting.
Lex Therien led the charge for Loyola, posting a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double in the win.
Amandine Amorich hit a three-pointer to take a one point lead with just over a minute remaining, before Cristina Garcia and Olivia Shaughnessy secured the win from the foul line.

Scouting Bucknell

Bucknell enters the matchup with a 5-13 (1-6) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 64-44 loss to Army on Wednesday.
The Bison are averaging 53.3 points per game on 38.9 percent shooting, while allowing 58.9 points on 40.0 percent shooting this season.
Tuana Coskun leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.4 points per game, while Elana Weisman is second on the team, averaging 10.4 points per game. Weisman, however, has not played since December 7 against Dartmouth.
In their first matchup, Desirae Ashton scored 10 points off the bench for the Bison.

Building Momentum

After a tough start to the season, the Greyhounds have won eight of their last 12 games.
Loyola has begun to find more consistency on the offensive end, as they have shot 40 percent or better from the field in 10 of their last 14 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 eight of her last 13 games games for the Greyhounds.

More On Therien

In seven career games against the Bison, Lex Therien is averaging 14.7 points and 11.3 rebounds, including five double-doubles in those seven games. In the matchup earlier this season, Therien had 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Therien is averaging a career-best 17.1 points per game this season, while shooting 53.4 percent from the field and a career-best 74.3 percent from the foul line.
Therien has continued to climb the record books this season, as she is just 36 rebounds away from breaking the Patriot League record and is 42 rebounds away from breaking the Loyola rebounds record.
Therien also now ranks second in career points at Loyola, while climbing the Patriot League ranks. She is 55 points away from breaking into the top-10 in career points.
She will become just the fifth player to rank in the top-10 in both points and rebounds in Patriot League history.

By The Numbers

So far this season, the Greyhounds are 5-0 in games decided by three points or less and 7-4 in games decided by single digits.
When scoring at least 60 points, the Greyhounds are 5-2 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 23–6 when scoring at least 60 points.
When scoring fewer than 60 points this season, the Greyhounds are 3-8, winning each of their last three games scoring less than 60.
Five of Loyola's wins have come on the road, posting a 5-5 record on the road.
The Greyhounds have won the rebounding margin nine times this season, going 6-3 in those contests. They also have had more offensive rebounds than opponents in seven games this year.

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