Lehigh Hosts Women's Basketball in Patriot League Quarterfinals

Game Information
Opponent	at Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Date	Monday, March 9, 2026
Time	6:00 PM
Location	Bethlehem, PA l Stabler Arena
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Game Notes	Loyola Maryland Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)

The Matchup

The Greyhounds begin postseason play on Monday evening as they travel to face Lehigh in the Patriot League Quarterfinals.
This will be the third matchup between the two teams this season, with Lehigh winning both matchups by a combined margin of seven points.

Quick Hits

Loyola features an experienced squad this year, as Loyola features nine upperclassmen on the roster, combining to play over 500 career games.
Seven of the last nine matchups in the series have been decided by single-digits.
Since the beginning of December, 14 of the Greyhounds 19 games have been decided by single digits.

Last Matchup

In the second matchup, it was a tightly contested game throughout.
Lehigh took a early first quarter lead, but Loyola responded in the second quarter, but trailed 28-27 at the half.
Lehigh would have another strong quarter in the third to take a six point lead, but Loyola once again responded in the fourth quarter, as they cut a eight point deficit to tie the game with 20 seconds left.
Lehigh would force a foul to take a one point lead with 8 seconds remaining, as Olivia Shaughnessy had a shot at the buzzer to win the game, but the shot did not go in, as Lehigh held on for the win.
Kimmie Hicks had a season-high 19 points in the game, while Lex Therien had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Scouting Lehigh

Lehigh enters the postseason with a 15-13 (11-7) record on the season as they are coming off of back-to-back losses to Bucknell and American.
Lehigh's Lily Fandre joined Lex Therien on the Patriot League First Team, whileWhitney Lind was named to the Third Team. Freshman Leia Edwards, who has only played in 13 games this season, was named to the All Rookie Team.
Lehigh ranks second in the Patriot League in scoring (65.7 ppg), while ranking ninth in points allowed (65.1 ppg) during the regular season. Lily Fandre leads the conference in scoring, as she is averaging 16.6 points per game.
Gracyn Lovette is tied for the Patriot League lead in assists per game (4.1) this season.
Belle Bramer, Lovette and Lind are all tied for fourth in the Patriot League in steals per game (1.6).

Patriot League Tournament

Loyola enters the tournament as the fifth seed and will travel to face the fourth seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks.
The winner will face the winner of Navy vs Boston on Thursday March 12, with the higher seed hosting.
Loyola and Lehigh last faced off in the Patriot League Tournament during the 2023-24 season, where they won 58-51.

More On Therien

In eight career games against Lehigh, Lex Therien is averaging 21.2 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, including seven double-doubles.
Therien was named to the Patriot League First team, which marks the fourth time in her career she has been named to a All-League team (second first team selection).
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 1,241 career rebounds.
Therien also now ranks second in career points at Loyola, while climbing the Patriot League ranks. She is now in 7th 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 10-8 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 5-13, winning five of the last ten such games.
The Greyhounds have won the rebounding margin 15 times this season, going 10-6 in those contests. They also have had more offensive rebounds than opponents in 14 games this year. Loyola is coming off of a 17 offensive rebound performance against Holy Cross.
When shooting a better percentage from the field than their opponents, Loyola is 11-4.
Of the last 19 games for Loyola, only five games have been decided by double-digit points.

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