Loyola Greyhounds vs. Mount St. Mary's




 

BALTIMORE – The Loyola University Maryland (1-9) Greyhounds faced a tough loss against Mount St. Mary’s (3-6) Mountaineers’, 77-64 on Sunday in Reitz Arena. 

Jedy Cordilia scored the two first points of the game for the Mountaineers after the Greyhounds turned the ball over twice within the first minute of the first half. 

Loyola’s turnovers seem to be a challenge for the team. In the seven games prior to this, the number of turnovers for the Greyhounds have all reached double-digits, excluding their game against La Salle University. The Greyhounds had 22 turnovers against Mount Saint Mary’s which the Mountaineers converted into 24 points.

Offensive rebounding is another challenge for the Greyhounds. In four out of the seven previous matches, they have only had 9 offensive rebounds. In contrast, they earn between 21 and 29 defensive rebounds each game. The Greyhounds had 9 offensive rebounds and 29 defensive rebounds in this match.  

The Mountaineers led the first half 38-24. The Greyhounds responded with a 6-0 run in the second half, creating an eight-point gap. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to clinch a win.  


D’Angelo Stines, a junior from Colombia Maryland, led the Greyhounds with 12 points. Stines received a technical foul in the second half. Garret Brennan, a sophomore guard from Reston Virginia and Jordan Stiemke, a freshman guard from Bel-Air Marylan earned a few season highs in this match. They both scored a season high of 5 points. Brennan had a season high of 5 rebounds and 3 assists and Stiemke had a high of 5 free throws made.

Dakota Leffew and Dallas Hobbs led the Mountaineers with 20 points each. This was a season high for Hobbs. 

The Greyhounds will return to Reitz Arena where they will face St. Mary's (Md.) on Dec. 22 at 12p.m.

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