Women's Hoops Hosts Colgate Sunday On Women In Sports Day

Match Information
Opponent	vs Colgate Raiders
Date	Sunday, February 22, 2026
Time	12:30 PM
Location	Baltimore, Md. \| Reitz Arena
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The Matchup

The Greyhounds return to Reitz Arena on Sunday afternoon, as they host Colgate for Loyola's annual Women In Sports Day game.
This is the 23rd matchup between the two teams, as Colgate holds a 14-9 edge in the series. Loyola won the first matchup this season 49-47 in Hamilton, NY.

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 17 games have been decided by single digits.

Last Matchup

In the first matchup, Loyola had a strong first quarter, as they held Colgate to just five points as they led by 10 after one quarter of play.
Colgate rallied slightly in the second quarter, as they kept their deficit to 10 points at halftime, as Loyola led 27-17.
After another tightly contested third quarter, Colgate had a big fourth quarter, as they managed to cut their deficit down to four points with 6:56 left in the fourth.
The Raiders kept battling, as they tied the game with 10 seconds remaining, but coming out of a timeout, Lex Therien found Olivia Shaughnessy on a full court pass for the game winning basket with two seconds left for the win.
Amandine Amorich had a game-high 12 points in the win, while Koi Sims added 10 points.

Scouting Colgate

Colgate enters the matchup with a 6-20 (2-13) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 77-70 overtime loss to Boston on Wednesday.
Entering this weekend, Colgate sits in tenth place in the Patriot League, while Loyola sits in fifth place.
On the season, the Raiders are averaging 53.2 points per game on 34.6 percent shooting, while allowing 64.2 points per game on 41.1 percent shooting.
Ella Meabon leads the team in scoring this season, averaging 13.8 points per game.
Colgate ranks last in the Patriot League in scoring this season, while also ranking last in field goal percentage.
In the first meeting, Madison Schiller (11 points) and Ella Meabon (10 points) led the Raiders.

Building Momentum

After a slow start to the season, the Greyhounds have won 8 of 11 games, but have faltered lately, going 2-3 over the last five games.
Loyola has begun to find more consistency on the offensive end, as they have shot 40 percent or better from the field in 16 of their last 22 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 seven career games against Colgate, Lex Therien is averaging 20.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, including four double-doubles.
Therien is averaging a career-best 15.7 points per game this season, while shooting 53.8 percent from the field and a career-best 72.4 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 1,225 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 4-11, winning four of the last seven 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.
When shooting a better percentage from the field than their opponents, Loyola is 10-4.
Of the last 18 games for Loyola, only three games have been decided by double-digit points (Loss at Lafayette (-11), at American (+10), at Army (-13)).

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