GAME INFORMATION
Final Score: Loyola 7, NC State 3
Records: Loyola (15-6); NC State (11-11)
Location: Dail Stadium -- Raleigh, N.C.
Pitchers of Record:W: Kiley Jones (7-2); L: Brittany Nimmo (2-2)
Stats: Box Score

In Short...
Brooke Wyderski hit a two-run home run to jumpstart a four-run third inning and Kiley Jones made the big pitches when she needed to as Loyola earned a 7-3 win over NC State this afternoon at the NC State DoubleTree RDC Challenge.

The win is Loyola's first over a current ACC school since 2010 (8-0 win over Notre Dame) and pushes its record to 15-6, equaling its win total from the 2015 campaign.

Head Coach Jeff Tylka Says...
"I am extremely impressed with our fight and focus after such a long break in the middle of the day. We got a great effort from Kiley (Jones) and every hitter in the lineup contributed. Brooke Wyderski and Erica had good days and keep setting the tone for us. Jamie O'Brien also had a couple big hits that picked us up as well."

How It Happened
+ Loyola left three runners on base in the first two innings before finally breaking through in the third
+ Erica Nagel opened the inning with a four-pitch walk and, one out later, Wyderski blasted her eighth home run of the season to open the scoring
+ Brie Pasquale followed with a single, eventually coming home on a Katie Kasubke single, with Kasubke also scoring later in the inning on a wild pitch
+ Jones stranded two runners in the bottom half but Hanna Sommer hit a two-run homer in the fourth to cut the LU lead in half (4-2)
+ Jamie O'Brien came up with a big, two-out, run-scoring single in the fifth to give Loyola some breathing room and the Ramblers tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh, courtesy of a NC State error
+ Those runs would prove to be important as the Wolfpack loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, eventually pushing one run across before Jones shut the door

Inside The Box Score
+ The victory was Loyola's first-ever against a team a team competing in the ACC
+ Loyola has seven all-time wins against current ACC members Notre Dame (6) and Pittsburgh (1) but all came when the teams were competing in the BIG EAST Conference
+ Wyderski's home run was the 20th of her career and she is currently nine long balls behind current assistant coach Lauren Moore for third on Loyola's career list
+ Wyderski finished 3-for-5 while Nagel had two hits in four at-bats
+ In fact, Loyola got hits from all nine spots in its batting order

Next Up
Loyola wraps up tournament play tomorrow with an 11:15 a.m. game against Northern Illinois.