2020-21 Loyola Maryland Women’s Basketball Loyola (0-2, 0-0 SOU) vs. American (1-3, 1-1 SOU) January 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Reitz Arena January 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Washington, D.C. SERIES HISTORY Last Four Meetings 2/12/20 W 56 47 H SCHEDULE (0-2, 0-0 SOU) Series Record AU leads, 22-7 1/22/20 L 63 44 A Streak LOY, +1 2/13/19 L 67 56 H Last 5 Years AU, 7-3 1/16/19 L 82 38 A JANUARY 2 at Bucknell L, 72-44 3 BUCKNELL L, 59-44 THE MATCHUP 9 *at Navy ppd. • After two unscheduled weeks off, Loyola returns to the court this weekend for a pair of matchups against American. The Greyhounds host the Eagles at 1 p.m. on Saturday 10 *NAVY ppd. before traveling to Bender Arena for a 4 p.m. contest the following afternoon. 16 LAFAYETTE ppd. • Loyola’s last four games have been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within Navy 17 at Lafayette ppd. and Lafayette’s Tier 1 groups. 23 *AMERICAN 1:00 PM LAST TIME OUT 24 *at American 4:00 PM • With less than 24 hours to prepare for a series against the defending Patriot League 30 *NAVY 1:00 PM regular season champions, Loyola opened its season with a pair of defeats to Bucknell on 31 *at Navy 3:00 PM the weekend of Jan. 2-3. The Bison took the opener by a 72-44 margin and followed with a 59-44 triumph at Reitz Arena on Sunday. FEBRUARY • The games were scheduled on Friday evening after Loyola’s contests with American and 6 at Bucknell 2:00 PM Bucknell’s matchups with Navy were postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. 7 BUCKNELL 4:00 PM • Devyne Newman (16) and Taleah Dixon (14) accounted for 30 of Loyola’s 44 points on Jan. 2, while Emily McAteer led the Greyhounds with 14 points, eight rebounds and a pair 13 LEHIGH 1:00 PM of blocks the following afternoon. 14 at Lehigh 4:00 PM • Delaney Connolly added a team-high 10 rebounds for Loyola on Jan. 3. 20 AMERICAN 1:00 PM • Loyola shot 85.7 percent from the free throw llne last weekend, hitting 24 of 28 attempts. 21 at American 4:00 PM The team was 19 for 22 on Jan. 3, highlighted by a perfect 8 for 8 FT line from Dixon. • The Greyhounds shot just 12.5 percent (4 for 32) from 3-point range in the two setbacks. MARCH 7 PL Quarterfinals TBA WELCOME TO LOYOLA 11 PL Semifinals TBA • Devyne Newman, a junior guard who spent her first two seasons at St. Joseph’s, made the most of her Loyola debut in the season opener at Bucknell. She totaled a team-high 14 PL Final TBA 16 points while hitting 8 of 14 field goal attempts. * Patriot League South contest • Newman’s previous career scoring high was a 12-point output during a St. Joseph’s All Times Eastern matchup against Penn on Nov. 20, 2019. Make-Up Games will be added to the sched- LOOKING AHEAD ule as further information becomes available • Loyola continues South division play next weekend, hosting Navy at 1 p.m. on Saturday and traveling to Annapolis for a 3 p.m. matchup on Sunday. Team Information Loyola Quick Hits | Last Game Starters in Bold Head Coach: Joe Logan (16th season) No. Name (Ht., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Record at Loyola: 184-276 2 Laryn Edwards (5-6, Jr.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 top returning scorer from 19/20 (7.1 ppg, 66 ast) Overall Record: same 3 Caramina Ta ñedo (5-10, Fr.) G 3.5 1.5 1.5 DCSAA 1st Team All-State in HS; All-America nominee Assistant Coach: Candice Walker (1st season) 4 Taleah Dixon (5-10, Jr.) G 11.0 2.5 1.5 14 pts (2-4 3FG) in opener (1st game since 3/11/19) Assistant Coach: Jenna Loschiavo (6th season) 5 Devyne Newman (5-8, Jr.) G 10.5 2.0 1.5 career-high 16 pts (8-14 FG) in 1st game at Loyola Assistant Coach:: Maya Wynn (1st season) 10 Kayla Sieper (6-1, Fr.) F 1.5 0.5 0.0 HS team was Florida 7A state runner-up in 2020 11 Emma Glezen (6-1, So.) F 0.0 1.0 0.0 7 gp as freshman after season-ending injury in Nov. Dir. of Basketball Ops.: Noah Saag (6th season) 12 Bella Steidle (5-10, Fr.) G 0.0 1.0 0.0 mother, April, played for Loyola WBB from 1990-94 8-22 (5-13 Patriot League) 2019-20 Record: 13 Isabella Therien (6-1, Sr.) F --- --- --- PL Rookie of the Year in 2018; 14.6 ppg in 44 gp Postseason: Patriot League First Round 21 Charia Roberts (6-0, Fr.) F 2.0 3.5 0.0 All-State in 2019; led Pikesville HS to 1A state title All-Time Record (entering 20-21): 553-751 (.424) 22 Bri Rozzi (5-7, So.) G 4.0 3.0 1.0 6 pts, 4 reb in 25 min in home opener on Jan. 3. PL Championships: 0 23 Delaney Connolly (6-0, Sr.) F 3.0 6.0 0.5 PL WBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2019-20 NCAA Appearances: 2 (1994, 1995) 34 Emily McAteer (6-0, So.) F 8.5 8.0 0.5 team-high 14 pts on 1/3; PL All-Rookie Team in 19/20 WNIT Appearances: 1 (2011) 35 Ava Therien (5-10, So.) G --- --- --- 23 gp/1 gs in 19/20; led team in FG% (52.1, 50-96) 2020-21 Game Notes 1 Loyola Women’s Basketball AMERICAN 2020-21 LEADERS VS # Name (Yr., Pos.) Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 10 Jade Edwards (Jr. G) 22.0 8.5 3.0 15 0 14 Taylor Brown (Jr. F) 10.5 4.5 1.0 3 2 0-2 W-L 1-3 12 Indeya Sanders (Sr. G) 8.8 5.0 3.8 3 2 4 Emily Fisher (Jr. G) 6.7 4.7 2.0 0 0 --- Last 10 --- 2 Ivy Bales (Fr. G) 6.5 4.5 1.8 3 2 --- Last 5 --- 15 Karla Vres (So. F) 5.7 2.3 0.7 0 1 L2 Current Streak L1 SERIES HISTORY 44.0 (10th PL) PPG 67.3 (3rd PL) • American leads 22-7 in a series which dates back to 1977. • Loyola earned a 56-47 home victory in the last meeting between 65.5 (6) Opp. PPG 72.5 (9) the sides on Feb. 12 last season. Stephanie Karcz led the Grey- hounds with 11 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. American com- -21.5 (10) Margin -5.2 (6) mitted 20 turnovers and shot just 32.0% from the field. 27.5 (10) FG% 44.4 (3) • Prior to that setback, the Eagles had won seven-straight in the series, with the last six of those victories decided by double digits. 38.5 (3) Opp. FG% 42.8 (8) • The Greyhounds suffered a 63-44 road defeat in last year’s first 12.5 (10) 3PT% 22.4 (9) matchup on Jan. 22. American led just 40-39 after three quarters, but outscored the visitors 23-5 over the last 10 minutes. 30.4 (4) Opp. 3PT% 38.1 (10) • Loyola’s last win at Bender Arena was a 55-50 triumph on Feb. 27, 2016. 85.7 (1) FT% 69.0 (8) 32.5 (9) RPG 36.5 (6) SCOUTING AMERICAN • Jade Edwards, a Seconnd Team All-Patriot League honoree last 44.5 (10) Opp. RPG 34.8 (4) season, was named PL Player of the Week on Jan. 12 after setting -12.0 (10) Reb Margin +1.7 (5) career-highs in points (31), rebounds (13) and steals (5) during a defeat at Lehigh. She is seventh nationally in steals per game (3.8) 6.5 (10) APG 13.0 (5) and she is 18th in DI in scoring (22.0 ppg). • The Eagles, who finished last season with a record of 13-17 (8-10 -4.0 (7) TO Margin -2.5 (6) PL), were ranked fifth in this year’s Patriot League preseason poll. 3.5 (3) Blocks/Game 2.8 (7) • American’s seventh-place finish in last year’s Patriot League stand- ings was its lowest since 2016. The Eagles topped the standings 2.5 (10) Steals/Game 7.3 (4) and claimed their second Patriot League title back in 2018. 2020-21 Loyola Women’s Basketball Roster PL FORMAT CHANGES FOR 2020-21 • In response to the continuing COVID-19 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Last School pandemic, the Patriot League has instituted 2 Laryn Edwards Jr. G 5-6 Allison Park, Pa./Hampton several changes to the basketball schedule 3 Caramina Tañedo Fr. G 5-10 Laurel, Md./St. John’s College for this season, including the separation of 4 Taleah Dixon Jr. G/F 5-10 Baltimore, Md./McDonogh School schools into three divisions to limit team 5 Devyne Newman Jr. G 5-8 Herndon, Va./Herndon/St. Joseph’s travel. Loyola is grouped with American and 10 Kayla Sieper Fr. F 6-1 Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant Navy in the newly-created South division. 11 Emma Glezen So. F 6-1 Wantagh, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran • Loyola’s first four matchups against both 12 Bella Steidle Fr.