Lady Jaspers Visit Loyola On Monday Night

Manhattan-Loyola Game Notes

TONIGHT'S GAME
Manhattan (19-7, 11-4 MAAC) begins the final week of the 2010-11 regular season with tonight's matchup at Loyola (16-10, 13-2 MAAC).  The Greyhounds currently lead the Lady Jaspers by two games for second place in the MAAC standings.  Manhattan saw its seven-game winning streak snapped by No. 24 Marist, 60-42 on Friday night, while Loyola is coming off a 70-56 victory at Fairfield on Saturday.  Loyola posted a 78-61 win over the Lady Jaspers at Draddy Gymnasium on Jan. 2.

THE LADY JASPERS
The Lady Jaspers (19-7, 11-4 MAAC), who have won 11 of their last 13 games, are coming off a 60-42 loss at No. 24 Marist on Friday night.  Manhattan's only losses during that span have been against Marist.  Senior guard Abby Wentworth paces the Lady Jaspers in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game.  She also hands out a MAAC-leading 4.4 assists per contest and ranks second in the league in steals (3.0 spg).  Junior forward Lindsey Loutsenhizer ranks second on the squad in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 8.8 points and 5.3 boards per contest, while freshman guard/forward Monica Roeder, who had 14 points against Marist, contributes 8.7 points per game.  Junior forward Nadia Peters pulls down a team-high 5.9 rebounds to go along with 6.8 points per contest.  She also ranks third in the MAAC in blocks (1.3 bpg).  As a team, the Lady Jaspers allow just 49.8 points per game, the fewest in the nation.

THE GREYHOUNDS
Loyola (16-10, 13-2 MAAC) has won seven straight since a loss to Marist on Jan. 24.  Both of Loyola's MAAC losses this season have come against Marist.  The Greyhounds are coming off a 70-56 victory at Fairfield on Saturday afternoon.  Junior guard Miriam McKenzie ranks second in the MAAC in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game.  She also paces the Greyhounds with 7.3 rebounds per contest.  Sophomore guard Katie Sheahin contributes 11.2 points and 5.6 boards per game.  She also paces the MAAC (and ranks second in the nation) with 3.5 steals per outing and ranks second in the league in assists (4.2 apg).  Senior guard Erica DiClemente pours in 11.8 points per game, while senior forward Meredith Tolley adds 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest.  That quartet and sophomore forward Alyssa Sutherland has started all but one game this season.  Loyola ends the regular season with matchups against Iona and Saint Peter's next weekend.

SERIES HISTORY
Loyola has won four straight against Manhattan, including a 78-61 triumph at Draddy Gymnasium on Jan. 2.  This is the 45th matchup between the teams, and the all-time series is deadlocked at 22-22.  The Lady Jaspers' last win over the Greyhounds was a 60-54 triumph at Reitz Arena on Feb. 15, 2009.  Last season in Baltimore, Loyola notched a 74-57 victory.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME
Manhattan saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end with a 60-42 loss to No. 24 Marist at the McCann Center on Friday night.  The Red Foxes scored the first eight points of the game and led 22-4 before consecutive baskets by Lindsey Loutsenhizer and Monica Roeder midway through the first half.  Marist took a 39-16 advantage into the locker room, but Manhattan opened the second half on an 8-4 run to get back within 19 points.  However, the deficit was too much to overcome and the Lady Jaspers fell by a 60-42 count.  It was just Manhattan's second loss since Jan. 4, both of which have come against Marist.  Roeder paced Manhattan with 14 points, while Abby Wentworth had nine points, six rebounds and six assists and Nadia Peters tallied seven points, six boards and four steals.