CHICAGO (January 25, 2023)
 
In Short…
Playing in front of more than 3,000 fans on "Field Trip Day with the Ramblers", Loyola's (6-14, 1-6 A-10) comeback bid fell short in a 75-61 setback to George Washington (13-8, 5-3 A-10) Wednesday afternoon at Gentile Arena. Emma Nolan scored a season-high 15 points while Kira Chivers recorded a career-best 12 points to lead the Ramblers.
 
How it Happened
Loyola responded nicely to an early 9-0 run for the visitors, with Chivers and Jala Johnson draining back-to-back 3-pointers to get things going offensively. Johnson, who scored all eight of her season-high points total in the opening frame, hit another trey, and added a layup to pull the Ramblers within one in the final minute, but GW's Nya Lok hit a three at the first quarter buzzer for an 18-14 GW lead.
 
GW kept the momentum and caught fire in the second quarter, outscoring the Ramblers 29-15 in the period while shooting 9 of 13 (69%) overall and 4 for 4 from three-point range. A layup by Mallory Ramage cut the deficit to 21-16 with 8:41 until halftime, but the visitors eventually grabbed their largest lead of the day, 44-21, late in the stanza. A pair of 3-pointers from Chivers and Whitney Dunn ended the Loyola drought and stopped the bleeding momentarily, but GW finished the opening half shooting 8 for 13 (70%) from deep to claim an 18-point lead (47-29) at the break.
 
In the second half, Loyola outscored GW 32-28 across the final two quarters, including 19-17 in the third frame and 13-11 in the final period, but the halftime deficit was too much to overcome.
 
Loyola rattled off an 8-0 run to open the fourth quarter, slicing the double-digit deficit down to just eight points when Emma Nolan's breakaway layup made it 64-56 with under five minutes remaining. GW missed its first 11 shot attempts in the final stanza but responded right away to Nolan's layup with another three ball to keep a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
 
Mia Lakstigala led GW with 19 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc, while Mayowa Taiwo registered a double-double effort with 12 points and 19 rebounds.
 
Inside The Box Score

• Loyola recorded its highest scoring total in a conference game
• Loyola hit eight 3-pointers – tied for its second-most in a game this season
• The Ramblers had a season-low six turnovers, running its streak to nine consecutive games with fewer turnovers than the opponent
• Loyola tallied a season-high nine blocks
• Emma Nolan logged a season-high 15 points, with a career-high seven made free throws and career-best five blocks
• Chivers made a career-high three treys to finish with 12 points, five assists and two rebounds
• Sitori Tanin tied her career-high with four blocks and grabbed 10 boards for her second double-digit rebounding performance of the season
• Johnson logged her second straight game with her season-high in points
• Dunn produced a career-high eight points and six rebounds
• GW held a 51-35 edge on the glass, including 21 offensive boards
• GW's Taiwo grabbed the most rebounds by an A-10 player this season. She had a double-double at halftime with seven of her 10 rebounds in the first half coming on the offensive end
• The Ramblers went 15 for 21 (71%) at the free throw line, tying for their third-most free throws made in a game this season
• GW went just 17 for 28 (61%) at the charity stripe

Up Next
Loyola travels to Richmond, Va. this weekend in advance of Sunday's afternoon tilt against VCU. The Ramblers return to Gentile Arena next Wednesday when they host Dayton.