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Broken left hand sidelines Loyola (MD) guard Dylon Cormier indefinitely

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Richmond, which announced on Wednesday that senior guard Cedrick Lindsay would miss the remainder of the season after tearing the meniscus in both of his knees, wasn’t the only program to lose its leading scorer. Loyola (MD) senior guard, who broke two bones in his left hand in the Greyhounds’ game against Army on Saturday, will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair the fractures.

According to the school release it’s likely that he will miss the remainder of his senior campaign as a result, and if that turns out to be the case Cormier has played his final game in a Loyola uniform.

Cormier was averaging a Patriot League-best 21.2 points points per game on 46.2% shooting from the field while also accounting for 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals per contest. According to the school the injury was suffered while going after a loose ball during the second half of Saturday’s game.

“Dylon has been the soul of this year’s team, and we are certainly thinking about him and wishing the best for his recovery,” Loyola head coach G.G. Smith said in the release. “I know that Dylon will attack rehab like he does anything, with a great deal of passion and intensity, as he prepares to embark on his professional career after graduating from Loyola.”

To say the least this is a big loss for the Greyhounds, who lose their lone double-digit scorer as a result of Cormier’s injury. Of the seven remaining players who are currently averaging sixteen minutes or more per game sophomore guard Jarred Jones has been the most productive scorer, posting an average of 8.4 points per game.

Jones is one of three remaining guards averaging at least eight points per game, with junior R.J. Williams (8.0 ppg) and sophomore Eric Laster (8.0) being the others. In their 77-71 loss to Army on Saturday Jones led the way offensively, scoring 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting, with Williams adding ten (Cormier left the game with 14 points).

Jones has been an effective scorer off the bench for Loyola, as he’s started just three of the 21 games in which he’s played. With Cormier no longer available, Jones may need to do so in a starting role.

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