2019-20 Loyola Maryland Women’s Basketball Loyola (7-17, 4-9) at Army West Point (5-19, 1-12) February 19 | 6 p.m. | West Point, N.Y. SERIES HISTORY Last Four Meetings 1/18/20 W 68 59 H Series Record ARMY leads, 12-7 2/2/19 W 70 51 H Streak LOY, +2 1/6/19 L 69 57 A SCHEDULE (7-17, 4-9) Last 5 Years ARMY, 9-3 1/27/18 L 62 47 A NOVEMBER 8 at #16 Notre Dame L, 84-60 10 at Northwestern L, 67-46 THE MATCHUP 13 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 75-46 • Loyola is on the road for a fourth time in the last five games on Wednesday, traveling to 20 HOWARD L, 75-69 Army West Point for a Patriot League matchup beginning at 6 p.m. 24 at St. Francis BK L, 89-78 • The Greyhounds will be looking to complete a season sweep after winning the first meet- 29 at Florida Atlantic L, 72-61 ing by a 68-59 final back on Jan. 18. 30 vs. Wright St. (at FAU) L, 66-51 DECEMBER LAST TIME OUT 6 at Mount St. Mary’s L, 81-75 • Stephanie Karcz poured in 26 points, finishing one shy of her career high, but Loyola was 8 at #9 Maryland L, 105-45 unable to recover from a slow start in a 79-70 defeat at Colgate on Saturday. 20 MONMOUTH W, 64-48 • The Raiders (17-7, 9-4 Patriot League) never trailed after starting the contest on a 16-2 31 DARTMOUTH W, 72-56 run. JANUARY • Karcz hit 12 of 18 shots from the field while recording 20+ points for a 12th time at Loyola. 2 *HOLY CROSS L, 64-56 She also added eight rebounds and five steals in the defeat. The first of her eight boards 5 *LEHIGH L, 55-53 put her in sole possession of No. 2 all-time in program history. 8 *COLGATE L, 76-74 • Alexis Gray chipped in 12 points and a pair of steals for the Greyhounds. 11 *at Lafayette L, 55-52 (OT) • Tegan Graham had a team-high 22 points for Colgate, which is now 11-1 at home this 15 *at Boston U L, 44-42 season. 18 *ARMY W, 68-59 22 *at American L, 63-44 KARCZ CONTINUES TO TOP NATION IN STEALS 25 *BUCKNELL W, 60-50 • Stephanie Karcz has led Division I in steals per game for a majority of the season. She is 29 *BOSTON U L, 41-39 currently averaging 5.4 thefts through Loyola’s first 24 contests. FEBRUARY • Karcz’s 130 steals this season are the fourth most in Patriot League single-season history; 1 *at Navy W, 50-44 she has recorded 100+ steals in each of the last three years. 8 *at Bucknell L, 66-42 • The NCAA’s active leader in steals (441), Karcz is ranked 14th overall in DI history. Next 12 *AMERICAN W, 56-47 up on the all-time list are Indiana State’s Melanie Boeglin (444) and UConn’s Nykesha 15 *at Colgate L, 79-70 Sales (449). 19 *at Army 6:00 pm • Karcz was one of 15 players across DI selected to the Naismith Women’s Basketball De- 22 *LAFAYETTE 4:00 pm fensive Player of the Year Midseason Team back in late January. 26 *NAVY 5:30 pm • Karcz is one of two players nationally with multiple triple-doubles on the year, joining MARCH Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu. She has four triple-doubles overall in her collegiate career. 1 *at Lehigh 4:00 pm • Karcz’s 12 thefts against Army on Jan. 18 were the most by a DI player this season, were 4 *at Holy Cross 7:00 pm tied for Loyola’s program record, and were the most ever in a Patriot League game. 7 PL First Round TBA 9 PL Quarterfinals TBA 12 PL Semifinals TBA LOOKING AHEAD 16 PL Final TBA • Loyola returns to Reitz Arena on Saturday, hosting Lafayette on Senior Day at 4 p.m. * Patriot League contest All Times Eastern Team Information Loyola Quick Hits | Last Game Starters in Bold Head Coach: Joe Logan (15th season) No. Name (Ht., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Record at Loyola: 183-269 2 Laryn Edwards (5-6, So.) G 6.8 2.7 2.3 91.7% (33-36) from FT line in conference play Overall Record: same 4 Taleah Dixon (5-10, So.) G/F --- --- --- out for season after suffering offseason injury Assistant Coach: Shelley Sheetz (3rd season) 10 Stephanie Karcz (5-11, Sr.) G 12.2 9.8 3.8 Leads DI in steals/gm (5.4); DI active leader in steals Assistant Coach: Jenna Loschiavo (5th season) 11 Emma Glezen (6-1, Fr.) F 1.9 1.1 0.6 appeared in first seven games; out for season Assistant Coach:: Chasity Melvin (1st season) 12 Molly Taylor (5-9, Sr.) G 1.2 0.7 0.4 6 pts (2-3 3FG) in 17 min at Bucknell (2/8) 13 Isabella Therien (6-1, Jr.) F 8.5 1.5 0.5 team ppg leader last 2 years; out for season Dir. of Basketball Ops.: Noah Saag (5th season) 15 Ashley Hunter (6-0, Gr.) F 5.6 2.8 0.9 6 pts (3-4 FG), 3 reb in 18 min vs. American 2018-19 Record: 7-24 (5-13 Patriot League) 20 Alexis Gray (5-6, Sr.) G 8.6 2.3 2.2 144 career 3’s made (13 shy of school record) Postseason: Patriot League Quarterfinals 22 Bri Rozzi (5-7, Fr.) G 5.3 2.0 1.0 24 gp/6 gs; 85.3 FT% (29-34) All-Time Record (entering 19-20): 545-729 (.428) 23 Delaney Connolly (6-0, Jr.) F 6.5 4.4 0.5 team-high 26 made 3’s; 10+ pts in 8 games PL Championships: 0 32 Hannah Niles (5-9, Sr.) G 4.2 2.0 1.0 1 of 2 players to start all 24 games (Karcz is 2nd) NCAA Appearances: 2 (1994, 1995) 34 Emily McAteer (6-0, Fr.) F 6.8 4.6 0.6 6+ rebounds in each of team’s last four games WNIT Appearances: 1 (2011) 35 Ava Therien (5-10, Fr.) G 5.5 2.0 0.8 53.2 FG% (50-94); 5 pts (3-4 FT) in 14 min at Colgate 2019-20 Game Notes 1 Loyola Women’s Basketball ARMY 2019-20 LEADERS VS # Name (Yr., Pos.) Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 13 Lindsey Scamman (So. F) 12.3 8.4 1.1 23 12 31 Alisa Fallon (So. G) 11.9 6.6 2.3 17 4 7-17 W-L 5-19 10 Sarah Bohn (So. G) 7.5 2.5 2.2 30 2 14 Hope Brown (Fr. G) 7.5 2.2 1.1 18 1 4-6 Last 10 1-9 4 Kamryn Hall (Fr. F) 7.3 3.0 2.6 15 9 2-3 Last 5 0-5 15 Kate Murray (So. F) 5.4 3.0 0.5 7 4 L1 Current Streak L8 58.4 (8th PL) PPG 61.8 (5th PL) SERIES HISTORY • Army leads 12-7 in a series which dates back to 2008. 63.8 (9) Opp. PPG 72.9 (10) • The Greyhounds have now won two-straight games over the Black Knights after dropping 11 of the previous 12 meetings. -5.4 (8) Margin -11.1 (10) • Stephanie Karcz (13 points, 12 rebounds, 12 steals, seven assists) 37.1 (9) FG% 38.7 (7) recorded her third-career triple-double and finished three assists shy of the sixth quadruple-double in DI history during Loyola’s 68- 41.8 (8) Opp. FG% 42.0 (9) 59 win over Army in January. 28.4 (10) 3PT% 32.9 (4) • The Greyhounds never trailed after leading by as many as 19 points (35-16) in the opening half. 28.2 (1) Opp. 3PT% 33.1 (7) 69.1 (4) FT% 63.2 (10) SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT • The Black Knights (5-19, 1-12 Patriot League) are in the midst of an 35.3 (5) RPG 37.9 (4) eight-game losing streak, a stretch which began with their loss at 37.4 (8) Opp. RPG 40.0 (10) Loyola. • Army’s lone Patriot League win was a 61-48 home triumph over -2.1 (6) Reb Margin -2.1 (6) Holy Cross on Jan. 15. 12.8 (3) APG 11.4 (10) • Leading scorer Lindsey Scamman (12.3 ppg) contributed a team- high 17 points in Saturday’s 89-72 defeat at Lehigh. +1.7 (4) TO Margin -6.8 (10) • Army ranks last in the Patriot League in points allowed (72.9 ppg), 1.8 (10) Blocks/Game 1.9 (8) scoring margin (-11.0), FT% (63.2), assists per game (11.4), steals per game (5.4) and turnover margin (-6.8). 10.6 (1) Steals/Game 5.4 (10) 2019-20 Loyola Women’s Basketball Roster GREYHOUNDS AMONG PL LEADERS No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School • Stephanie Karcz leads the conference in 2 Laryn Edwards So. G 5-6 Allison Park, Pa./Hampton steals per game (5.4), and she ranks third in 4 Taleah Dixon So. G/F 5-10 Baltimore, Md./McDonogh School rebounding (9.8/gm) and fourth in assists (3.8/ 10 Stephanie Karcz Sr. G 5-11 Middletown, N.J./Middletown South gm).