CHICAGO (January 4, 2023)
 
In Short…
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team fell 68-49 to Richmond Wednesday night at Gentile Arena, snapping a three-game streak and dropping the Ramblers to 6-9 (1-1 A-10) overall on the season. The visiting Spiders picked up their first league win and improved to 11-4 (1-1 A-10). Anna Brown led Loyola with 12 points and six rebounds, along with 11 points and six boards from Sam Galanopoulos.
 
How it Happened
Playing its first home game in a month, Loyola never led in the conference home opener as it couldn't' shake off a slow start. Richmond jumped out to a 21-9 lead with an 11-0 run in the second quarter, which came in response to the Ramblers pulling within a point near the end of the opening period.
 
Richmond rode momentum into halftime after drilling 6 of 12 threes to build a 20-point advantage, 35-15, at the break. The Spiders outscored the Ramblers 20-6 in the second stanza. After a floating jumper by Galanopoulos made it a 10-point deficit midway through the second, the Spiders went on a 14-4 tear over the final five-plus minutes.
 
Loyola would end up outscoring Richmond 11-9 and forced nine turnovers in the third quarter, but the Maroon & Gold couldn't get the offense going and went scoreless over the final 4:40 of the period.
 
A pair of made 3-pointers from Galanopoulos and Mallory Ramage early in the fourth quarter trimmed the deficit to 14 with the score 46-32, but that was as close as the Ramblers could get the rest of the way.
 
Richmond's Katie Hill led five Spiders in double digits with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Brown scored all 12 points on four made 3-pointers (4-11), marking the third time this season she has drained four or more treys in a game
• Ramage tied her season high in points (5) and recorded her season-best rebounding total (5)
• Loyola's 13 turnovers are the fewest recorded over the past six games
• The Ramblers knocked down their second-most threes in a game this season (8)
• Loyola shot 28.6% overall (second-lowest this season)
• Richmond shot 54.3% overall, but was limited to just two made 3-pointers in the second half
• The Spiders finished with the edge in rebounding, 42-30

 
Up Next
Loyola stays home this weekend for Saturday afternoon's 2 p.m. CT contest against UMass.