Women's Hoops Hosts Boston on Saturday Afternoon

Match Information
Opponent	vs Boston Terriers
Date	Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time	2:30 PM
Location	Baltimore, Md. \| Reitz Arena
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Game Notes	Loyola Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)

The Matchup

The Greyhounds return to Reitz Arena on Saturday afternoon, as they will host Boston for the annual Play4Kay game.
This will be the 27th meeting between the two programs, as Boston holds a 18-8 edge. Loyola won the first matchup in a close contest, 56-55 in Boston.

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 eleven games, as the Greyhounds look to snap their two game skid.

Last Matchup

The first meeting between both teams came down to the wire in Boston.
Lex Therien and Amandine Amorich led the charge for the Greyhounds on the afternoon, as Therien finished with 21 points, while Amorich had 15 points on the afternoon.
Sims was dominant on the boards, tallying 15 rebounds in the win.
Boston led by a point entering the fourth quarter, but used a 9-0 run to start the quarter to jump out to a 50-42 lead with 6:17 remaining.
Boston would trim the Loyola lead to just two points with 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but Lex Therien would score a layup to extend their lead to four points.
Boston would make a three at the buzzer, but the Greyhounds held on for the win.

Scouting Boston

Boston comes into the matchup with a 7-15 (3-8) record on the season and are coming off of a 60-46 loss to Holy Cross on Monday.
The Terriers are averaging 56.6 points per game this season on 42.8 percent shooting, while allowing 59.8 points on 38.4 percent shooting.
Anete Adler leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game this season.
In the first matchup, Adler was held to five points and seven rebounds. Ines Monteagudo and aAnastasiia Semenova each led had 12 points in the first matchup. Bella McLaughlin added 10 points off the bench.
Despite shooting 51.3 percent from the field in the first matchup, Boston turned the ball over 20 times, including 8 times in the second half.
Entering Saturday, the Terriers sit in ninth place in the Patriot League, as they sit one game behind three teams that are tied for sixth place.

Building Momentum

After a slow start to the season, the Greyhounds have won 9 of their last 16 games.
Loyola has begun to find more consistency on the offensive end, as they have shot 40 percent or better from the field in 13 of their last 18 games.
Lex Therien has scored at least 20 points in 8 of her last 17 games games for the Greyhounds.

More On Therien

In eight career games against Boston, Lex Therien is averaging 21.3 points and 11.2 rebounds, including three double-doubles in those eight games.
Therien is averaging a career-best 16.5 points per game this season, while shooting 54.1 percent from the field and a career-best 72.7 percent from the foul line.
Therien has continued to climb the record books this season, she is just 1 rebounds away from breaking the Patriot League record and is 7 rebounds away from breaking the Loyola record.
Therien also now ranks second in career points at Loyola, while climbing the Patriot League ranks. She is now in 10th 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 7-7 in games decided by single digits.
When scoring at least 60 points, the Greyhounds are 6-4 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 24–8 when scoring at least 60 points.
When scoring fewer than 60 points this season, the Greyhounds are 3-9, winning three of the last four such games.
The Greyhounds have won the rebounding margin 12 times this season, going 7-5 in those contests. They also have had more offensive rebounds than opponents in 11 games this year.
Of the last 14 games for Loyola, only two games have been decided by double-digit points (Loss at Lafayette (-11), at American (+10)).

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