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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: Lourdes opens up its fifth season of women's basketball on Saturday afternoon as the Gray Wolves host Cincinnati Christian at Tam-o-Shanter.    

Head Coach Karen McConnell: In her second season on the Lourdes bench Karen McConnell has a 14-45 (.237) record.  Overall as a women's collegiate head coach, McConnell has a 294-292 (.502) record in her 22nd season.  She is only the second head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes is 1-1 all-time against Cincinnati Christian, with both meetings coming early in the 2014-2015 season.  The Gray Wolves were 70-66 victors in overtime on Nov. 3, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio before falling to the Eagles 59-58 on Dec. 9, 2014 in a game hosted by Lourdes that was played at Adrian College.

Wrapping Up Last Season: The Gray Wolves finished the season 8-22 overall and 4-18 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, placing 10th in the WHAC standings.  The Gray Wolves did not qualify for the WHAC tournament.  Lauren Tilden earned Honorable Mention All-WHAC honors for the Gray Wolves.

Scouting Cincinnati Christian: The Eagles finished the 2014-2015 season with a 15-16 record overall and an 8-7 mark in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, finishing in a tie for third in the Capital Division.  Cincinnati Christian opens the season on Thursday hosting Milligan before traveling to Lourdes.  Brianna Ruffin is the team's top returning scorer, having averaged 9.4 points per game last year.  The Eagles have five players returning that have experience from last season's squad.

Lourdes Tabbed 10th in Preseason Poll: The Gray Wolves were selected to finish in 10th place in the WHAC this season in the preseason poll conducted of the league's head coaches.  Lourdes was picked just ahead of Michigan-Dearborn, and just behind Concordia (Mich.).  Davenport was tabbed as the conference's preseason favorite for 2015-2016 after winning the conference title nine straight seasons.

Lourdes in Openers: This will mark the fifth straight season the Gray Wolves will open the year at home.  Lourdes is 2-2 all-time in season openers after scoring an 87-77 victory over Rochester (Mich.) last season.  Lourdes also posted a 62-56 win over Indiana-South Bend to open 2012-2013.  In the Gray Wolves inaugural opener in 2011-2012, Lourdes fell 93-59 to eighth-ranked Concordia (Mich.) and dropped a 70-50 decision to #4 Saint Francis (Ind.) in 2013-2014.    

Top Threats Return: Lourdes returns two of its top three scorers from last season.  Jesse Fidler finished second on the squad tallying 9.1 points per game while Molea Thompson added 7.8 points per night.  Fidler is also the Gray Wolves' top returning rebounder, grabbing 5.9 boards per night.  Thompson led Lourdes in assists as a rookie, handing out 70 helpers in 27 games.

Offensive Glass: Jesse Fidler ranked 41st in all of NAIA last season, grabbing 3.13 offensive rebounds per game.  

Lots of New Faces: Lourdes has nine newcomers on its roster this season, including seven freshmen.  The Gray Wolves have just two seniors on the squad this year, Constance Conner and Charee Jones.

Defending the Arc: The Gray Wolves ranked 39th in all of NAIA Division II in 2014-2015 in three-point field goal percentage defense.  Lourdes limited the opposition to just 29.3% shooting from long range.

Captains Named: Lourdes has two sophomore captains on the roster this season.  Serving in the leadership role for 2015-2016 are Jesse Fidler and Niki Meyer.  The duo both had successful freshmen campaigns with the Gray Wolves.

This and That: The Gray Wolves have never lost an overtime game in program history, entering this season 4-0 all-time ... Jesse Fidler and Molea Thompson are the only Gray Wolves to have started a game in their career ... Fidler shot a team-best 44.8% from the floor last season.