CHICAGO (January 3, 2023) – Loyola University Chicago (6-7, 0-1 A10) hits the road for the first time in 2023 on Wednesday, January 4, when the Ramblers take on Davidson (8-6, 1-1 A10) in the program's first conference road game of the season. Tip-off inside John M. Belk Arena is set for 6 p.m. (CT) on CBS Sports Network.
 
Last Time Out
Marquise Kennedy (23 points) and Philip Alston (21) led five players in double-figure scoring Saturday, but the Ramblers were unable to slow down the hot-shooting George Washington Colonials in a 97-87 setback in the program's inaugural Atlantic 10 Conference game inside Gentile Arena. Loyola trimmed a 12-point second-half deficit down to four with just over six minutes remaining but was unable to contain the Colonials' James Bishop, who scored a game-high 40 points to go along with seven assists.
 
Loyola/Davidson – The Series
Loyola is 0-2 all-time against Davidson. Wednesday's game will mark the first time Loyola has traveled to Davidson, having played one neutral and one home game in the series.  The Ramblers and Wildcats met just over three years ago on Dec. 22, 2019, a 59-56 Davidson victory in Chicago. Current Rambler Marquise Kennedy came off the bench to score a team-high 13 points. The only other meeting in the series history was a neutral-site contest on Dec. 28, 1973 in which Davidson won by a 98-82 final.
 
Scouting Davidson
Davidson enters Wednesday's contest 8-6 overall and 1-1 in league play. The Wild­cats won their conference opener at Fordham before falling at home to Dayton on New Years Eve. The Wildcats are led offensively by Foster Loyer, who averages a team-leading 17 points per game while Sam Mennega ranks second on the team in scoring average (15.2). Loyer currently ranks fifth in the conference in scoring average. Loyer's 64 total made free throws are second-best in the league while he's con­necting at a league-leading 88.9% clip from the charity stripe. Matt McKillop is in his first season as Davidson's head coach, taking over the program this past June from his father, and long-time head coach, Bob McKillop, who retired following 33 years on the Wildcats. No stranger to Davidson, McKillop joined the staff in 2008 and was elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2016-17 season.

Up Next
Loyola remains out east to square off against George Mason on Saturday, Jan. 7. Tip-off in Fairfax, Virginia, is set for 1 p.m. (CT) on ESPN+.