Thursday, January 5
Baltimore, Md.
7 p.m.
Lehigh University
at
Loyola
Lehigh Heads to Loyola (Md.) for Thursday Evening Matchup
1/4/2017 6:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's basketball team will look to snap a five-game losing skid on Thursday evening as the travel to Baltimore to take on Loyola (Md.).
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Loyola (5-8, 1-1 PL) is coming off its first Patriot League win of the season on Monday evening at Lafayette with a five-point overtime win, after previously dropping their league opener last Friday at home to American, 60-45.
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Lehigh (5-8, 0-2 PL) has suffered two close losses through its first two league games to Army West Point and Boston University. On Monday against Boston University, Lehigh held BU to no more than 11 points in each of the first three quarters, before surrendering a 16-point advantage with just over five minutes remaining and losing 69-64.
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Junior Quinci Mann had a team-high 20 points, including a trio of three-pointers, Mae Williams tallied a career-high nine points to go with four rebounds, and Kayla Burton had eight points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Junior Taylor Campbell totaled six points and four rebounds with one steal. Freshmen Gena Grundhoffer and Cameryn Benz led the way with five rebounds each and Hannah Hedstrom had a game-high six assists.
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Last Friday against Army, Bernadette Devaney set a career-high with 13 points, Mann added 13 points and Benz tallied 11 points and six rebounds as Army held off Lehigh late for a 75-71 win, handing Lehigh its only loss this season when scoring more than 70 points.
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IF LEHIGH BEATS LOYOLA
?    Lehigh would snap its five game losing streak.
?    Lehigh would extend its winning streak against Loyola to four games.
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ALL-TIME VS. LOYOLA (MD.)
The Mountain Hawks hold an 8-4 record all-time against the Greyhounds, including a 4-2 mark since Loyola joined the Patriot League in 2013-14.
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Lehigh holds a three-game winning streak against Loyola, which is the longest active winning streak against another Patriot League team.
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The Mountain Hawks are 3-3 all-time at Loyola, and are 5-1 in games played at Stabler Arena. On average, Loyola has outscored Lehigh 65.8-59.8 in games played in Baltimore.
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Last season, Lehigh swept the season series with scores of 66-48 at Stabler Arena and 76-68 at Reitz Arena. Departed senior Lexi Martins led Lehigh in both wins over Loyola with 17 points and 18 rebounds on Jan. 6, while Quinci Mann led the returners with 10 points. Kerry Kinek also had a strong game for Lehigh, picking up a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
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Martins added 20 points and 19 boards at Loyola on Feb. 3, with Bernadette Devaney tallying 11 points and three assists.
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SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
Loyola enters Thursday's matchup at 5-8 (1-1 PL). The team upended Lafayette 60-55 in overtime on Monday evening in Easton, Pa. Loyola previously fell to American in the league opener, 60-45.
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At Lafayette, Carly Monzo tied the game late in regulation before Bri Betz-White ran off eight of Loyola's 11 points in overtime to secure their first league win of the season. Betz-White enters Thursday ranked fourth in the Patriot League with 14.5 points per game. Lauren Daugherty ranks second on the squad in both points (8.8) and rebounds (4.8) per game, while Alexis Gray (8.6) also comes in averaging over eight points per contest. Stephanie Karcz is pulling down a team-leading 5.3 rebounds, helping the team rank fourth in the Patriot League in rebounding margin (-1.9) and third scoring defense (59.8).
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The Greyhounds were predicted to finish seventh in the Patriot League preseason poll, finishing 19 points ahead of eighth-place Lafayette and 34 points behind sixth-place Navy.
ON A SLIDE
Lehigh is in the midst of its longest losing streak since it lost five in a row during the 2012-13 season. The Mountain Hawks have not lost six in a row since a seven game skid during the 2005-06 season. Lehigh's longest losing streak last season was three games.
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KEEPING THE STREAK ALIVE
Lehigh's current three-game winning streak over Loyola is its longest active winning streak against any Patriot League opponent. Lehigh has won those three games by an average of 13.3 points.
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ASSISTING THE TEAM
Freshman point guard Hannah Hedstrom currently ranks fifth in the Patriot League by averaging 3.4 assists per game. She is the only freshman ranked in the top five and is tied for the most assists in one game this season: nine against Delaware State on Nov. 16.
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THE BIG QUARTER
Lehigh is the only team in the Patriot League to have allowed 30 points in a single quarter this season. This feat that has happened twice - the first quarter at Duquesne on Nov. 13 (30), and the fourth quarter against Boston University on Jan. 4 (37).
On the flip side, three Patriot League teams have scored 30 in a quarter this season: American (30) vs. UMBC, Army West Point (32) vs. Mercy, and Boston University (37) at Lehigh.
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ONE THORNE IN THEIR SIDE
The Mountain Hawks have allowed a 26 point scorer in three straight games in Cal's Kristine Anigwe (26), Army's Madison Hovren (28) and BU's Nia Irving (26).
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NO DECEMBER CHEER THIS YEAR
Lehigh's current five-game skid spanned the entire month of December. It marked the first time Lehigh has finished a month winless (excluding March) since Nov. 2003 (0-4). Lehigh last had a winless December in 2002 (0-5) as part of a five game skid.
Lehigh went 0-1 in March '06 and 0-2 in March '13.
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THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
Lehigh holds a 4-1 record in games this year where they have scored at least 70 points, with the only setback coming to Army West Point. They are 1-7 when scoring under 70, including a 1-4 mark when scoring in the 60's. Lehigh is averaging 79 points in their wins and 59 in their losses.
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LEADING THE LEAGUE
Team Rankings
Category                               Stat                     PL Rank
Scoring Offense                   66.6 ppg                            3rd                   Â
Scoring Margin                     -3.7                     6th                      Â
3-Pt. FG Made/Game         6.5                       2nd
Free Throw Pct.                   72.8%                 3rd
Turnover Margin                 -0.5                     4th
Avg. Home Attendance      1,023                  1st
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Individual
Category                               Stat                     PL Rank
Quinci Mann                         17.4 ppg                            2nd                   Â
Quinci Mann                         2.1 3FG/game   5th
Quinci Mann                         86.8 FT%            2nd (39th in NCAA) Â
Gena Grundhoffer               85.7% FT%         3rd (T-46th in NCAA)
Bernadette Devaney          41.2 3FG%         5th
Hannah Hedstrom               3.4 assists/game             5th   Â
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ON DECK
After Thursday, Lehigh will head down to the nation's capital to face American on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. Fans can watch the game live at PatriotLeague.TV and listen live on Lehighsports.com/watch.
Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's basketball team will look to snap a five-game losing skid on Thursday evening as the travel to Baltimore to take on Loyola (Md.).
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Loyola (5-8, 1-1 PL) is coming off its first Patriot League win of the season on Monday evening at Lafayette with a five-point overtime win, after previously dropping their league opener last Friday at home to American, 60-45.
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Lehigh (5-8, 0-2 PL) has suffered two close losses through its first two league games to Army West Point and Boston University. On Monday against Boston University, Lehigh held BU to no more than 11 points in each of the first three quarters, before surrendering a 16-point advantage with just over five minutes remaining and losing 69-64.
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Junior Quinci Mann had a team-high 20 points, including a trio of three-pointers, Mae Williams tallied a career-high nine points to go with four rebounds, and Kayla Burton had eight points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Junior Taylor Campbell totaled six points and four rebounds with one steal. Freshmen Gena Grundhoffer and Cameryn Benz led the way with five rebounds each and Hannah Hedstrom had a game-high six assists.
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Last Friday against Army, Bernadette Devaney set a career-high with 13 points, Mann added 13 points and Benz tallied 11 points and six rebounds as Army held off Lehigh late for a 75-71 win, handing Lehigh its only loss this season when scoring more than 70 points.
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IF LEHIGH BEATS LOYOLA
?    Lehigh would snap its five game losing streak.
?    Lehigh would extend its winning streak against Loyola to four games.
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ALL-TIME VS. LOYOLA (MD.)
The Mountain Hawks hold an 8-4 record all-time against the Greyhounds, including a 4-2 mark since Loyola joined the Patriot League in 2013-14.
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Lehigh holds a three-game winning streak against Loyola, which is the longest active winning streak against another Patriot League team.
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The Mountain Hawks are 3-3 all-time at Loyola, and are 5-1 in games played at Stabler Arena. On average, Loyola has outscored Lehigh 65.8-59.8 in games played in Baltimore.
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Last season, Lehigh swept the season series with scores of 66-48 at Stabler Arena and 76-68 at Reitz Arena. Departed senior Lexi Martins led Lehigh in both wins over Loyola with 17 points and 18 rebounds on Jan. 6, while Quinci Mann led the returners with 10 points. Kerry Kinek also had a strong game for Lehigh, picking up a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
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Martins added 20 points and 19 boards at Loyola on Feb. 3, with Bernadette Devaney tallying 11 points and three assists.
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SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
Loyola enters Thursday's matchup at 5-8 (1-1 PL). The team upended Lafayette 60-55 in overtime on Monday evening in Easton, Pa. Loyola previously fell to American in the league opener, 60-45.
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At Lafayette, Carly Monzo tied the game late in regulation before Bri Betz-White ran off eight of Loyola's 11 points in overtime to secure their first league win of the season. Betz-White enters Thursday ranked fourth in the Patriot League with 14.5 points per game. Lauren Daugherty ranks second on the squad in both points (8.8) and rebounds (4.8) per game, while Alexis Gray (8.6) also comes in averaging over eight points per contest. Stephanie Karcz is pulling down a team-leading 5.3 rebounds, helping the team rank fourth in the Patriot League in rebounding margin (-1.9) and third scoring defense (59.8).
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The Greyhounds were predicted to finish seventh in the Patriot League preseason poll, finishing 19 points ahead of eighth-place Lafayette and 34 points behind sixth-place Navy.
ON A SLIDE
Lehigh is in the midst of its longest losing streak since it lost five in a row during the 2012-13 season. The Mountain Hawks have not lost six in a row since a seven game skid during the 2005-06 season. Lehigh's longest losing streak last season was three games.
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KEEPING THE STREAK ALIVE
Lehigh's current three-game winning streak over Loyola is its longest active winning streak against any Patriot League opponent. Lehigh has won those three games by an average of 13.3 points.
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ASSISTING THE TEAM
Freshman point guard Hannah Hedstrom currently ranks fifth in the Patriot League by averaging 3.4 assists per game. She is the only freshman ranked in the top five and is tied for the most assists in one game this season: nine against Delaware State on Nov. 16.
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THE BIG QUARTER
Lehigh is the only team in the Patriot League to have allowed 30 points in a single quarter this season. This feat that has happened twice - the first quarter at Duquesne on Nov. 13 (30), and the fourth quarter against Boston University on Jan. 4 (37).
On the flip side, three Patriot League teams have scored 30 in a quarter this season: American (30) vs. UMBC, Army West Point (32) vs. Mercy, and Boston University (37) at Lehigh.
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ONE THORNE IN THEIR SIDE
The Mountain Hawks have allowed a 26 point scorer in three straight games in Cal's Kristine Anigwe (26), Army's Madison Hovren (28) and BU's Nia Irving (26).
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NO DECEMBER CHEER THIS YEAR
Lehigh's current five-game skid spanned the entire month of December. It marked the first time Lehigh has finished a month winless (excluding March) since Nov. 2003 (0-4). Lehigh last had a winless December in 2002 (0-5) as part of a five game skid.
Lehigh went 0-1 in March '06 and 0-2 in March '13.
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THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
Lehigh holds a 4-1 record in games this year where they have scored at least 70 points, with the only setback coming to Army West Point. They are 1-7 when scoring under 70, including a 1-4 mark when scoring in the 60's. Lehigh is averaging 79 points in their wins and 59 in their losses.
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LEADING THE LEAGUE
Team Rankings
Category                               Stat                     PL Rank
Scoring Offense                   66.6 ppg                            3rd                   Â
Scoring Margin                     -3.7                     6th                      Â
3-Pt. FG Made/Game         6.5                       2nd
Free Throw Pct.                   72.8%                 3rd
Turnover Margin                 -0.5                     4th
Avg. Home Attendance      1,023                  1st
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Individual
Category                               Stat                     PL Rank
Quinci Mann                         17.4 ppg                            2nd                   Â
Quinci Mann                         2.1 3FG/game   5th
Quinci Mann                         86.8 FT%            2nd (39th in NCAA) Â
Gena Grundhoffer               85.7% FT%         3rd (T-46th in NCAA)
Bernadette Devaney          41.2 3FG%         5th
Hannah Hedstrom               3.4 assists/game             5th   Â
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ON DECK
After Thursday, Lehigh will head down to the nation's capital to face American on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. Fans can watch the game live at PatriotLeague.TV and listen live on Lehighsports.com/watch.
Like Lehigh women's basketball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more.
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