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Women's Basketball Preview • Wheaton/Beloit

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SERIES NOTABLES - WHEATON
• Tuesday marks the fifth meeting all time … Loras has won one of those meetings, which came on Nov. 18, 1989 … In last year's meeting, the Duhawks fell to No. 21 Wheaton, 58-50, on Nov. 22. 

TEAM NOTABLES - WHEATON
• The Thunder are off to a 2-0 start after wins against Lake Forest and Louisiana over this weekend
• Last season Wheaton finished 24-5 and advanced to the NCAA tournament before losing in the second round to Wash.-St. Louis
• Senior Maggie Dansdill leads the Thunder offensive attack, averaging 16.0 points per game and shooting 53.8 percent from the field
 
SERIES NOTABLES - BELOIT
• Saturday marks the 10th meeting all time … Loras has won all of those meetings …  A year ago, the Duhawks defeated Beloit 71-44 on Dec. 17 

TEAM NOTABLES - BELOIT
• The Bucs are off to an 0-2 start after losses to Aurora and UW-Whitewater
• In 2016-17, Beloit finished 6-17 
• Junior Shelby Kline leads the Bucs in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game on 36 percent shooting from the field
 
TEAM NOTABLES - LORAS
• The Duhawks scored 98 points off the bench in two games over the weekend, led by senior Addie Oberman with 34 points in two contests. 
• Loras is currently out-rebounding its opponents, 86-66, including 36 offensive rebounds that have been converted into 44 second-chance points 
• Fifteen different players saw time on the court for Loras in the opening weekend, 13 of which recorded at least one point 
• The Duhawks are looking for their best start since 2012 when Loras began the year 4-0
• Loras currently leads the Iowa Conference in points per game (87), scoring margin (23.5) and made 3-pointers per game (12.0). 
 
INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES - LORAS

• Senior Cyerra Hutchins recorded her first double-double of the season in the Duhawks win over Carroll with 14 points and 11 rebounds … Hutchins currently leads Loras with 15 rebounds and five steals through two games
• In her Duhawk debut, freshman Marissa Schroeder shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor to finish with 11 points
• After seeing action in only nine games last season, sophomore Macenzie Kraemer recorded 21 points on the weekend, third best on the team for Loras, while also averaging a team-best four assists per game 
• Oberman leads the Duhawks with 34 points after shooting 9-of-15 from beyond-the-arc to start the season

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