Lafayette, Women's Basketball Square Off on Wednesday Evening

Match Information
Opponent	vs Lafayette Leopards
Date	Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Time	7:00 PM
Location	Baltimore, Md. \| Reitz Arena
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The Matchup

The Greyhounds are set to host Lafayette on Wednesday evening in a mid-week Patriot League matchup.
This will be the 33rd matchup between the two programs, with Lafayette holding the edge 21-11. The Leopards have also won each of the last three matchups, including the 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.
Since the beginning of December, 13 of the Greyhounds 15 games have been decided by single digits.

Last Matchup

In the first matchup this season, Lafayette used a strong first half to propel them to the win.
Lafayette led 34-23 heading into halftime, using six first half three-pointers to propel them.
Loyola tried to rally in the second half, but the Leopards hot shooting kept the Greyhounds out of reach.
Lex Therien finished with 20 points and 9 rebounds, while Amandine Amorich added 10 points. Sydney Bass added eight points off the bench for Loyola.
Haylie Adamski scored 24 points in 28 minutes for Lafayette, including six made three-pointers, as she was one of four starters in double figures -- Lafayette did not score a point off the bench.

Scouting Lafayette

Lafayette comes into the matchup with a 8-15 (4-8) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 62-50 loss to Army on Saturday.
The Leopards are averaging 59.6 points on 38.8 percent shooting, while allowing 64.7 points on 39.1 percent shooting.
Lafayette leads the Patriot League in three point percentage and is tied for the most made three-pointers (177).
Teresa Kiewiet leads the team with 15.9 points per game this season. Haylie Adamski (10.7), Sauda Ntaconayigize (10.4), and Talia Zurinskas (10.2) are all each averaging double-figures scoring
Lafayette has struggled rebounding this season, as their average rebounding margin is -8.8.
Entering Wednesday, Lafayette is tied with American for the seventh seed in the Patriot League.
After starting 3-2 in Patriot League play, the Leopards are 1-6 over their last seven games.

Building Momentum

After a slow start to the season, the Greyhounds have won 10 of their last 17 games.
Loyola has begun to find more consistency on the offensive end, as they have shot 40 percent or better from the field in 14 of their last 19 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 Lafayette, Lex Therien is averaging 15.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game, including five double-doubles.
Therien is averaging a career-best 16.1 points per game this season, while shooting 53.7 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, as she broke the Patriot League and Loyola career rebounding records, as she currently has 1,204 career rebounds.
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 8-7 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 4-9, winning four of the last five such games.
The Greyhounds have won the rebounding margin 13 times this season, going 8-5 in those contests. They also have had more offensive rebounds than opponents in 12 games this year.
Of the last 15 games for Loyola, only two games have been decided by double-digit points (Loss at Lafayette (-11), at American (+10)).

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