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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (May 6, 2018)
 
In Short
Amanda Guercio's two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning provided the difference as host Indiana State (25-27, 12-14 MVC) rallied from a 3-1 deficit to earn a 5-3 victory over Loyola University Chicago (23-27, 9-16 MVC) this afternoon at Price Field. The loss spoiled a terrific day at the plate for Loyola outfielder Shannon McGee, who went 3-for-4. 
 
How It Happened
Indiana State grabbed the lead in the second inning thanks to an unearned run. Brooke Mann started the Sycamores rally with a one-out double and one out later, pinch runner Kristen Kelly scored on a Loyola fielding error.
 
After opening the game with back-to-back singles in the first inning, McGee and Jordyn Cordell repeated the feat in the third to spark Loyola's comeback. Brooke Wilson knotted the score when she whacked a double to center field that scored McGee and put two runners in scoring position. Allyson Ivey followed with a walk to load the bases and Jamie O'Brien, who has been red-hot at the plate all weekend, slapped a single to right that plated Cordell and put the Ramblers on top, 2-1, and chased Stober from the game. 
 
Sophia Swain helped Loyola add to its lead by greeting reliever Abbey Kruzel with a sac fly that extended the advantage to 3-1.
 
Indiana State rallied back, capitalizing on a lead-off walk and a Loyola fielding miscue to plate a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it a brand, new ballgame, tied at 3.
 
The Sycamores reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Amanda Guercio doubled to right on a 1-2 pitch from Jones to score Bella Peterson and Shaye Barton, who had reached on consecutive singles to start the inning.
 
Loyola staged one final rally in the seventh when Katie Kasubke reached on a one-out single to bring the tying run to the plate, but Kruzel got a double-play ground ball to get out of the inning and squelch the threat.
 
A Look At The Numbers

• McGee's three-hit effort was her third of the season. She finished the season with a .377 batting average, falling just shy of becoming the third Rambler to hit .400.
• Cordell went 2-for-3 and Wilson drove in a run to give her a personal-best 19 RBI on the year.
• Kiley Jones struck out two and scattered five hits, while allowing only two earned runs, but took another tough-luck loss.

 
Up Next
Loyola finishes the season with a 23-27 overall record and a 9-16 mark in Valley play. The Ramblers are set to return all but two players from this year's team in 2019.