Holy Cross Hosts Women's Basketball on Saturday

Game Information
Opponent	at Holy Cross Crusaders
Date	Saturday, February 14, 2026
Time	2:00 PM
Location	Worcester, MA l Hart Center 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 set to travel to face Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon for thier first matchup of the season.
This will be the 24th matchup between the two programs and the first matchup this season. The Crusaders hold a 16-7 edge, as they have won the last three meetings and 12 of the last 13 games.

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.
Since the beginning of December, 13 of the Greyhounds 15 games have been decided by single digits.

Last Time Out

Loyola picked up a 65-58 win at home over Lafayette on Wednesday evening.
The Greyhounds started out the game strong on the offensvie end, as they scored 18 points in the opening quarter, as they shot 47% from the field and hit three three-pointers.
Lafayette was able to stiffle the hot shooting in the second quarter, holding Loyola to 10 points, as Lafayette lead 29-28 at half.
Loyola's shooting came alive again in the third, scoring 21 points in the quarter to pull ahead entering the fourth, where they continued to shoot well to hang on for the home win.
Lex Therien finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds, while Amandine Amorich had 14 points off the bench. Sydney Basss added 12 points, as Loyola grabbed 18 offensive rebounds.

Scouting Holy Cross

Holy Cross comes into the matchup with a 15-9 (9-4) record on the season as they are coming off of a 75-64 win over Colgate on Wednesday.
On the season, the Crusaders are averaging 60.7 points per game on 40.6 percent shooting, while allowing 59.4 points on 38.3 percent shooting.
Meg Cahalan leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.1 points per game. Kaitlyn Flanagan is averaging 9.5 points and 3.8 assists, as her assists rank second in the Patriot League.
Simone Foreman is averaging 8.5 points and 7.6 rebounds on the season.
Entering Saturday, Holy Cross is tied for third in the Patriot League with Lehigh, as Loyola sits two games back in fifth place.
The Crusaders have games against Lafayette, Bucknell, and Boston remaining, other than the two meetings against Loyola.

Building Momentum

After a slow start to the season, the Greyhounds have won 11 of their last 18 games.
Loyola has begun to find more consistency on the offensive end, as they have shot 40 percent or better from the field in 15 of their last 20 games.
Lex Therien has scored at least 20 points in nine games this season, including a stretch of four straight games.

More On Therien

In eight career games against Holy Cross, Lex Therien is averaging 9.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, including one double-double.
Therien is averaging a career-best 16.1 points per game this season, while shooting 53.5 percent from the field and a career-best 73.2 percent from the foul line.
Therien has continued to climb the record books this season, as she broke the Patriot League and Loyola career rebounding records, as she currently has 1,212 career rebounds.
Therien also now ranks second in career points at Loyola, while climbing the Patriot League ranks. She is now in 8th place in career points in the Patriot League.
She is now 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 5-1 in games decided by three points or less and 9-7 in games decided by single digits.
When scoring at least 60 points, the Greyhounds are 7-4 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 25–8 when scoring at least 60 points.
When scoring fewer than 60 points this season, the Greyhounds are 4-9, winning four of the last five such games.
The Greyhounds have won the rebounding margin 14 times this season, going 9-5 in those contests. They also have had more offensive rebounds than opponents in 13 games this year. Loyola is coming off of a 18 offensive rebound performance against Lafayette.
Of the last 16 games for Loyola, only two games have been decided by double-digit points (Loss at Lafayette (-11), at American (+10)).

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