CHICAGO -

Final Score: Bradley 4, Loyola 1
Records: Loyola (25-22, 8-14 MVC); Bradley (20-29, 6-16 MVC)
Location: Loyola Softball Park -- Chicago, Ill.
Stats: Box Score 

In Short
Bradley (20-29, 6-16 MVC) scored twice in the first inning and never looked back en route to a 4-1 victory over Loyola University Chicago (25-22, 8-14 MVC) tonight at a chilly Loyola Softball Park. The loss halts Loyola’s two-game home win streak.

How It Happened
Playing a rare night game, Loyola never was able to get on track after Bradley stunned the Ramblers for a pair of first-inning runs for an early 2-0 lead.

After being held hitless for the first three innings, the Ramblers finally tallied their first hit when Alyssa Mannucci led off the fourth with an infield hit. Two outs later, Loyola found itself right back in the game thanks to Brooke Wilson’s run-scoring triple to left center that sliced the Braves’ advantage to 2-1.

Bradley put the game away, however, when it plated two insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning, the first coming on Gabby Stoner’s bases-loaded walk, and the other on Kelly Kapp’s RBI ground out.

Loyola had plenty of chances, especially early, against Bradley, putting the lead-off hitter on base in the first, second and fifth innings, but ultimately came away empty in those frames.

A Look At The Numbers
- Loyola managed just three hits off of the Bradley tandem of Jaelen Hull and Emma Jackson.
- Keenan Dolezal tossed 2.0 innings of hitless relief for the Ramblers.
- Liz Leonard led the Bradley offense by going 3-for-4 and the Braves’ Nos. 3-6 hitters accounted for all seven of their hits.

Up Next
Loyola and Bradley are scheduled to play a doubleheader tomorrow morning beginning at 10 a.m., weather permitting.