Loyola University Maryland (1-2) at Saint Francis University (0-4)
Date | Time	Sunday, November 17, 2024 | 2:00 p.m.
Location	Loretto, Pa. | DeGol Arena
Television	NEC Front Row
Live Stats	Sidearm
Printable Notes	Saint Francis | Loyola
Stats	Saint Francis | Loyola | Northeast Conference
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Saint Francis Probable Starters
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	0	Yanessa Boyd	5-9	So.	9.0	3.5	39.3	Scored 10+ points in consecutive games
G	4	Marissa Shelton	5-8	Jr.	5.3	2.5	36.8	Scored double figures for third time in career
G	10	Ineivi Plata	5-3	Fr.	5.3	3.8	30.4	Notched career-high nine points at Coppin State
F	23	Marina Artero	5-11	So.	1.0	3.8	13.3	Dished out 10 assists in last three games
F	34	Alary Bell	6-2	So.	5.8	3.3	56.3	Posted at least six points in three games
Top Players Off the Bench
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	1	Kameryn Dorsey	5-6	So.	7.0	5.0	60.0	Posted a team-high five rebounds against NJIT
F	3	Jade Campbell	6-0	Jr.	---	---	---	Recorded three 10+ rebound games as a freshman
G	5	Natalie Johnson	5-8	Jr.	8.3	2.3	45.2	Double figures in two of last three
G	11	Harris Robinson	5-8	Sr.	3.0	0.8	41.7	Earned a scholarship after last season
F	12	Julianna Gibson	6-2	Jr.	2.5	2.5	33.3	Averaged 6.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg last season at home
G	20	Airah Lavy	5-10	Fr.	1.8	1.3	14.3	Posted first basket against Lafayette
G	21	Gemma Walker	5-10	Fr.	3.0	0.0	50.0	Made collegiate debut against NJIT
G	24	Destini Ward	5-8	Jr.	---	---	---	Team captain in 2024-25
F	32	Fanta Daffe	5-10	Sr.	0.0	0.5	0.0	Playing her second season in Loretto
F	33	Giselle Eke	6-3	Fr.	3.0	2.3	38.5	Posted three blocks in collegiate debut

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FRANKIES TIDBITS IN A FLASH

• Sunday's contest between Saint Francis and Loyola marks the 11th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1984-85 season. The Greyhounds lead the matchup 8-2 and have won the last four meetings in the series, including a 53-45 decision last season in Baltimore. The Red Flash has won two of the three games at DeGol Arena.
• Loyola has played in three conferences, including being a former conference foe of the Flash. The Greyhounds were one of the founding members of the ECAC Metro Conference along with Saint Francis. The league changed its name to the Northeast Conference in 1988, and Loyola left in 1989. The first seven meetings in the series were when both teams were in the NEC before the subsequent two battles came when Loyola was with the MAAC. Last year was the first time the two teams squared off with the Greyhounds in the Patriot League. Saint Francis' next opponent, Robert Morris, is also a former NEC foe.
• The Red Flash has a 13-23 all-time record against the Patriot League, including 7-10 at home. Two teams on the Red Flash schedule this season are in the Patriot League with Lafayette and Loyola. Head coach Keila Whittington will be playing a Patriot League team for the sixth time in her head coaching career: 0-2 vs. Bucknell, 0-2 vs. Lafayette, 0-1 vs. Loyola).
• Saint Francis is 56-72 against teams from Maryland and 32-22 at home. In non-conference play, the Red Flash is 16-33 against the Old Line State. The bulk of the games against teams from Maryland were against Mount St. Mary's when the Mountaineers were a member of the Northeast Conference. Whittington is 3-13 against the state.
• The Red Flash will play three teams from Maryland in the next 13 days.  The stretch started at Coppin State on November 12, and after Sunday's game against Loyola, the Red Flash travels down to College Park on November 24. Saint Francis will also host UMBC on December 8 after this stretch

AN SFU WIN WOULD
• Be the team's first win of the season
• Defeat Loyola for the first time since the 1988-89 season, the Greyounds last in the NEC
• Be head coach Keila Whittington's first win against a Patriot League team
• Improve to 1-1 against teams from the Old Line State
• End a four-game losing streak to Loyola

ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS
• Canisius converted two free throws with three seconds left to defeat Saint Francis 48-46.
• Junior Natalie Johnson (12 points), sophomore Yanessa Boyd (12 points), and junior Marissa Shelton (10 points) each recorded double figures for the Loretto program in front of 1,418 fans.
• Saint Francis had three players reach double figures in the same game for the first time since defeating Wagner 76-60 on February 15, 2023.
• The Red Flash had the ball and a chance to take the lead with 57 seconds but missed the shot, and the Golden Griffins took the edge on two charity tosses with 29 seconds left. Freshman Alary Bell made two at the line with 14 seconds to tie the game at 46. 

LAST TIME WE MET
• Loyola defeated Saint Francis 53-45 in Baltimore on November 22, 2023.
• Kendall Carruthers paced the Red Flash with 16 points, while Yanessa Boyd matched a then career-high 12 points. 
• Lex Therien tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds, and her sister, Ava, added 12 points.

LAST TIME OUT
• Canisius converted two free throws with three seconds left to defeat Saint Francis 48-46.
• Junior Natalie Johnson (12 points), sophomore Yanessa Boyd (12 points), and junior Marissa Shelton (10 points) each recorded double figures for the Loretto program in front of 1,418 fans.
• Saint Francis had three players reach double figures in the same game for the first time since defeating Wagner 76-60 on February 15, 2023.
• The Red Flash had the ball and a chance to take the lead with 57 seconds but missed the shot, and the Golden Griffins took the edge on two charity tosses with 29 seconds left. Freshman Alary Bell made two at the line with 14 seconds to tie the game at 46. 

TRENDING UP
• Sophomore Yanessa Boyd has registered double figures in her last two games to post double figures in consecutive games for the fourth time in her career. The sophomore, who had four games with 10+ points in a five-game stretch as a freshman, is looking to record double figures in three-straight games for the first time in her career.
• Boyd, who has posted at least seven points in her first four games this season, has registered double figures in five of her last nine games and is averaging 8.8 points per game in that stretch. Seven of her 10+ point games have come on the road, including her Top-2 performances.
• Junior Natalie Johnson has registered double figures in points in two of her last three games, including finishing one point shy of her career-high of 13 points when she played at Robert Morris last year. The junior now has nine 10+ point games and is looking for her first back-to-back double-figure performance in a Saint Francis uniform. She turned the trick twice last year with the Colonials.
•Junior Marissa Shelton, one of two players with a game-high eight points against NJIT in the season opener against NJIT, reached double figures for the first time this Friday. It was the third time in her career the junior scored double figures. She is looking to post consecutive 10+ point games for the second time. The last time she accomplished the feat was 14 points against CCSU on February 1, 2024, and 11 points against LIU two days later for her other 10-point career games. All three of her double-figure games have come at home.