2020-21 Loyola Maryland Women’s Basketball Loyola (0-9, 0-5 SOU) vs. American (4-3, 4-1 SOU) February 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Washington, D.C. February 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Reitz Arena SERIES HISTORY Last Four Meetings 2/20/21 L 51 50 A SCHEDULE (0-9, 0-5 SOU) Series Record AU leads, 25-7 1/24/21 L 67 58 A Streak AU, +3 1/23/21 L 64 45 H Last 5 Years AU, 10-3 2/12/20 W 56 47 H JANUARY 2 at Bucknell L, 72-44 3 BUCKNELL L, 59-44 THE MATCHUP 23 *AMERICAN L, 64-45 • Loyola continues South division play with a weekend series against American, as the Greyhounds travel to Washington, D.C. on Saturday and host the Eagles at 12 p.m. Sunday 24 *at American L, 67-58 on CBS Sports Network. 30 LAFAYETTE L, 66-57 FEBRUARY LAST WEEKEND 10 at Lafayette L, 76-69 • Facing off against Navy for the first time this season, Loyola dropped a 69-60 decision at Reitz Arena on Saturday and saw a late rally come up short in a 50-46 setback in An- 13 *NAVY L, 69-60 napolis the following afternoon. 14 *at Navy L, 50-46 • Isabella Therien totaled a season-high 21 points on Saturday while hitting 4 of 6 at- 20 *at American L, 51-50 tempts from 3-point range. She added another 17 points on Sunday, and is now tied for ninth in the Patriot League at 13.0 points per game on the year. 21 *AMERICAN 12:00 PM • Charia Roberts set season-highs in points (7), rebounds (8) and minutes played (20) for 27 *at Navy 12:00 PM the Greyhounds on Sunday. 28 *NAVY 5:00 PM • Loyola forced 33 Navy turnovers and limited the Mids to 17.9% shooting (7 for 39) from 3-point range over the weekend. MARCH • Trailing by 14 points with less than five minutes remaining on Sunday, Loyola used a 14-2 7 PL Quarterfinals TBA run to get within 48-46, but a defensive stop and two late free throws allowed Navy to 11 PL Semifinals TBA seal the win. 14 PL Final TBA SENIOR DAY * Patriot League South contest • Loyola seniors Delaney Connolly and Isabella Therien will be recognized in a pregame All Times Eastern ceremony on Sunday for their many contributions to the program. • The pair has combined for over 100 starts and 1,300 points during their collegiate careers. • Academically, Connolly became the program’s first Patriot League Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year last winter, and she maintains a 3.96 GPA while majoring in chemistry. A business administration major, Therien has posted 4.0 GPA’s in each of the last two semesters and has a cumulative 3.73 average. LOOKING AHEAD • Loyola concludes the regular season with two more games against Navy, traveling to An- napolis on Saturday and hosting the Mids at 5 p.m. 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: 184-283 2 Laryn Edwards (5-6, Jr.) G 2.7 1.0 1.7 season-high 8 pts in 1st start of year vs. Navy (2/13) Overall Record: same 3 Caramina Ta ñedo (5-10, Fr.) G 2.1 1.1 0.9 season-high 6 pts (2-3 3FG) in 12 min at Lafayette Assistant Coach: Candice Walker (1st season) 4 Taleah Dixon (5-10, Jr.) G 9.8 2.0 2.1 77.4 FT% (24-31); PL All-Rookie Team in 18/19 Assistant Coach: Jenna Loschiavo (6th season) 5 Devyne Newman (5-8, Jr.) G 7.8 3.2 1.9 14 pts (7-13 FG), 5 reb at Lafayette (2/10) Assistant Coach:: Maya Wynn (1st season) 10 Kayla Sieper (6-1, Fr.) F 1.0 1.0 0.0 HS team was Florida 7A state runner-up in 2020 11 Emma Glezen (6-1, So.) F 0.0 0.8 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 0.5 0.0 mother, April, played for Loyola WBB from 1990-94 2019-20 Record: 8-22 (5-13 Patriot League) 13 Isabella Therien (6-1, Sr.) F 12.1 5.7 1.6 19.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg in weekend series vs. Navy Postseason: Patriot League First Round 21 Charia Roberts (6-0, Fr.) F 2.7 2.7 0.1 season-high 7 pts, 8 reb in 20 min at Navy (2/14) All-Time Record (entering 20-21): 553-751 (.424) 22 Bri Rozzi (5-7, So.) G 1.9 2.2 1.1 career-high 3 stl in season opener at Bucknell PL Championships: 0 23 Delaney Connolly (6-0, Sr.) F 4.7 4.1 0.3 season-high 13 pts on 1/24; chem major, 3.96 GPA NCAA Appearances: 2 (1994, 1995) 34 Emily McAteer (6-0, So.) F 11.2 6.3 0.9 10+ pts in 7 of 9 games; 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) 19.0 7.4 2.7 22 2 14 Taylor Brown (Jr. F) 9.3 4.0 1.3 6 2 0-9 W-L 4-3 12 Indeya Sanders (Sr. G) 9.3 5.3 3.9 5 3 4 Emily Fisher (Jr. G) 7.5 4.5 1.8 2 0 --- Last 10 --- 15 Karla Vres (So. F) 7.5 2.5 0.7 5 8 0-5 Last 5 4-1 2 Ivy Bales (Fr. G) 6.0 4.7 1.7 6 2 L9 Current Streak W3 SERIES HISTORY 52.6 PPG 64.4 • American leads 25-7 in a series which dates back to 1977. • The Eagles swept the first two meetings this year, outscoring 63.8 Opp. PPG 63.3 Loyola 20-8 in the fourth quarter of a 64-45 victory at Reitz on -11.2 Margin +1.1 Jan.23, and winning the rematch in DC by a 67-58 final the follow- ing afternoon. 34.3 FG% 454.8 • Emily McAteer and Taleah Dixon averaged a team-high 10.5 ppg 44.6 40.3 in the first two contests. The Greyhounds were limited to 20.5% Opp. FG% shooting (8 for 39) from 3-point range. 24.9 3PT% 28.3 • Loyola’s last win at Bender Arena was a 55-50 triumph on Feb. 27, 2016. 32.3 Opp. 3PT% 32.9 76.3 FT% 66.9 SCOUTING AMERICAN • American (4-3 PL, 4-1 South) is currently a half-game in front of 31.0 RPG 34.7 Navy for first place in the division standings. The top two teams in 37.8 Opp. RPG 32.9 the three-team division will automatically advance to the Patriot League tournament. -6.8 Reb Margin +1.8 • Jade Edwards, a Second Team All-Patriot League honoree last 10.2 APG 13.0 season, was named PL Player of the Week on Jan. 12 after setting career-highs in points (31), rebounds (13) and steals (5) during a +0.4 TO Margin -1.3 defeat at Lehigh. She leads the Patriot League with 3.5 steals per game on the year. 1.9 Blocks/Game 3.1 • Karla Vres totaled 26 points, seven rebounds and six blocks across 6.2 Steals/Game 7.7 the first two games against the Greyhounds in January. 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 • Bucknell, Lafayette and Lehigh make up the 12 Bella Steidle Fr. G 5-10 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional Central division, while Army West Point, 13 Isabella Therien Sr. F 6-1 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee Boston University, Colgate and Holy Cross are 21 Charia Roberts Fr. F 6-0 Pikesville, Md./Pikesville in the North. 22 Bri Rozzi So. G 5-7 Highland, N.Y./Highland • Loyola’s first four matchups against both 23 Delaney Connolly Sr. F 6-0 Vienna, Va./Oakton American and Navy will count in the divisional 34 Emily McAteer So. F 6-0 Thornton, Pa./Garnet Valley standings, which will be used to determine 35 Ava Therien So. G 5-10 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee seeding in this year’s conference tournament.