Lehigh puts road win streak on the line against Loyola (MD)

Lehigh Mountain Hawks (13-4, 4-1 Patriot) at Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (7-9, 1-4 Patriot)

Baltimore; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lehigh will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Mountain Hawks take on Loyola (MD).

The Greyhounds have gone 5-3 at home. Loyola (MD) is sixth in the Patriot scoring 60.3 points while shooting 41.7% from the field.

The Mountain Hawks are 4-1 in conference matchups. Lehigh leads the Patriot scoring 70.7 points per game while shooting 45.2%.

Loyola (MD)'s average of 5.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 4.6 per game Lehigh gives up. Lehigh has shot at a 45.2% clip from the field this season, 5.0 percentage points greater than the 40.2% shooting opponents of Loyola (MD) have averaged.

The Greyhounds and Mountain Hawks square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Laura Salmeron is averaging 13.1 points and 1.5 steals for the Greyhounds.

Maddie Albrecht is averaging 14.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Mountain Hawks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Greyhounds: 3-7, averaging 60.3 points, 30.9 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.0 points per game.

Mountain Hawks: 8-2, averaging 71.9 points, 27.4 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 9.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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