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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: After a 71-day break, Lourdes is scheduled to return to the hardwood on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves entertain Taylor inside the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center.  The Gray Wolves will then open Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon, hosting Northwestern Ohio.

Head Coach John Kenger: In his third season on the Lourdes bench, John Kenger sports an 23-40 (.365) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In his sixth season overall as a women's collegiate head coach, Kenger has a 62-94 (.397) career mark.  He is the fourth head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Taylor won the only previous meeting between the two schools, 86-40, on Nov. 12, 2019 in Upland, Ind.  This will mark the Trojans' first trip to Sylvania.  Northwestern Ohio holds a 12-6 series edge against the Gray Wolves in a series that began Jan. 18, 2012.  Lourdes has won the last three meetings against the Racers including a sweep of last season's contests.  The Gray Wolves were a 67-51 victor inside the Ebeid Rec Center and a 58-51 winner in Lima, Ohio.  Lourdes is 3-1 against Northwestern Ohio inside the Ebeid Rec Center.

Wrapping Up Last Time Out: With the game tied at 39 at halftime, Ohio Christian outscored the Gray Wolves by seven in the third period on the way to a 74-69 victory over Lourdes on Nov. 3, 2020 in Circleville, Ohio.  Gabby Stover came off the bench to score 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Krisah Lewis added 10 points.  The Trailblazers had three players tally 20 points in the victory.

Scouting Taylor: The Trojans have won six straight games after defeating Grace 76-60 at home on Saturday afternoon.  Lauren James leads four Taylor players averaging in double figures, scoring 15.5 points per game while handing out 4.7 assists.  Meredith Deckard has added 12.5 points per outing while Madisyn Fischer chips in 11.3 points per night.  Kayla Kirtley tallies 10.1 points per contest while Taylor Westgate is pulling down a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game.

Scouting Northwestern Ohio: The Racers enter the week having won their first two games of the season after defeating Grace Christian 66-44 at home on Saturday.  Northwestern Ohio opens WHAC play at Indiana Tech on Wednesday before visiting Lourdes.  Erin Scott leads the Racers averaging 18.5 points per game while handing out 5.0 assists per night.  Jada Haines ads 17.0 points per outing while Tya Bell is tallying 13.0 points per game.  Kimyra McGhee is pulling down a team-high 7.0 rebounds per contest.

Bench Production: In Lourdes' most recent game at Ohio Christian, the Gray Wolves scored 42 of their 69 from players coming off the bench.  Gabby Stover tallied 21 points, half of the bench's total, while also pulling down seven rebounds.

Doing a Little of Everything: Mary Liedel made an impact offensively, defensively, and in between at Ohio Christian.  She scored six points on the offensive end while registering four steals on the other end of the floor.  The junior also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.  

Consistent Lineup to Open: Lourdes went with the lineup of Mary Liedel, Sara Semler, Shae Pedroza, Lauryn Gray, and Erica Cary in each of the first three games this season.  

WHAC Openers: Lourdes is 2-7 all-time in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference openers entering Saturday's game against Northwestern Ohio.  The Gray Wolves fell in their first league game of the 2019-2020 season at Concordia (Mich.) 73-42.  Lourdes has never met the Racers in its conference opener prior to this season.

Lourdes Tabbed 8th in WHAC Preseason Poll: The Gray Wolves were selected to finish in seventh place in the WHAC this season in the preseason poll conducted of the league's head coaches.  Lourdes was picked just behind Rochester (Mich.) and just ahead of Northwestern Ohio in the balloting.  Indiana Tech was picked as the preseason favorite.

Try Two of WHAC Play: Due to COVID-19, the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference has pushed the start of league play into January.  The conference produced a new schedule, with each team scheduled to play 13 games for the 2020-2021 league slate.  Michigan-Dearborn is not playing basketball this year.  League play is slated to begin January 27, but Lourdes, Northwestern Ohio, and Indiana Tech have pushed games up and will begin this week.

More Changes in NAIA: This year the NAIA has combined Division I and Division II into just one division for basketball.  A total of 64 schools will qualify for the NAIA National Championships with 16 teams hosting four-team regionals.  The final 16 teams will then advance to Sioux City, Iowa.

This and That: Lourdes is averaging 13.7 offensive rebounds per game this season and outrebounding teams by 2.3 boards per game ... the Gray Wolves are shooting just 60.6% from the free throw line ... Sara Semler is 15 assists shy of 200 for her career ... 11 different Gray Wolves have made at least one three-pointer this year.