Women's Basketball Stays on Road to Face Army

Game Information
Opponent	at Army West Point
Date	Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time	6:00 PM
Location	West Point, NY l 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 set to travel to face Army West Point on Wednesday evening in a crucial Patriot League matchup.
This will be the 31st matchup in series history, with the Black Knights holding a 21-9 edge. Army won the first matchup this season, despite Loyola outscoring them by 10 points in the second half.

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, 14 of the Greyhounds 16 games have been decided by single digits.

Last Time Out

In the first matchup, Army got out to a fast start in Baltimore, leading 35-20 heading into halftime.
In the second half, Loyola's offense came alive, outscoring Army 18-13 in the third quarter, as they trailed by 10 heading into the fourth.
After trailing by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter, Loyola go their deficit down to four points, but could not complete the late rally.
Camryn Tade led all scorers with 26 points, while Lex Therien and Koi Sims both recorded double-doubles, as Therien had 18 points, 10 rebounds; and Sims had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Scouting Army

Army is coming into the matchup with a 20-5 (11-3) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 86-56 win over American on Saturday.
The Black Knights currently sit in the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League standings, as they have secured a First-Round Bye and a Quarterfinal home game.
Army is averaging 66.2 points per game on 42.2 percent shooting, while allowing 56.0 points on 41.9 percent shooting this season.
Kya Smith and Camryn Tade are tied for the team lead in points per game, averaging 13.5 points per game. Reese Ericson is third on the team with 11.5 points per game.
Ericson leads the Patriot League in made three-pointers (78) and three-point percentage (42.9%).

Building Momentum

After a slow start to the season, the Greyhounds have won 11 of their last 19 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 21 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 14.9 points and 14.0 rebounds per game, including six double-doubles.
Therien is averaging a career-best 15.7 points per game this season, while shooting 53.3 percent from the field and a career-best 72.6 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 1,217 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 9-8 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 4-10, winning four of the last six 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.
When shooting a better percentage from the field than their opponents, Loyola is 10-4
Of the last 17 games for Loyola, only two games have been decided by double-digit points (Loss at Lafayette (-11), at American (+10)).

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