Tipping off
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team looks to get back in the win column this Thursday as the squad takes on the Bradley Braves in Peoria. The two teams are set to clash tomorrow (Nov. 15) inside Carver Arena. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. CT.
Quick Hits
- The 'Blers aim to rebound after falling, 74-66, this past Monday to 2023 NCAA Tournament team, Cleveland State, at home.
- Loyola Chicago lit it up from deep, cashing in 11 of their 27 attempts from 3-point range in the loss. The Ramblers are averaging a 0.362 percentage from three.
- LUC had 14 first-quarter points, tying their season-high (last set at Chicago State).
- A graduate transfer student-athlete from St. Francis in her first year with Loyola, Alyssa Fisher paced the Maroon and Gold's attack with a season-best 20 points.
- Kira Chivers, who leads the A-10 in 3-point percentage (.750), added 11 points as she was 3-7 from the field, 2-3 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 3-3 at the line.
- With a win Thursday, it would be the first time the 'Blers have started the season 2-0 on the road since the 2019-20 campaign. That season, Loyola started the year with two road wins against Detroit Mercy and Eastern Illinois.
- The Braves' interim head coach, Armelia Horton, spent six seasons at Loyola under former head coach, Kate Achter.
- Seven letterwinners return to the roster, including three starters. The Ramblers welcome six newcomers, including two freshman and four transfers.
- In addition to new players, Loyola added assistant coach Simon Harris and assistant coach Jenna Rubino-McCormick to the program in the off-season.
- Head coach Allison Guth is in her second season at the helm of Loyola with a 7-25 record. She enters her eighth year as a head coach after spending the first six seasons at Yale. Guth holds a 106-99 career head coaching record.
Scouting the Bradley Braves
With a 1-1 mark thus far, Bradley is set to host its second home game of the season Thursday against Loyola. Bradley is fresh off a 65-62 win over Central Michigan at home this past Sunday. The Braves opened the season on the road, falling, 73-66, to Kansas City.
Kaylen Nelson paces the Braves' attack averaging 22.0 ppg. The 5-foot-10 G/F scored 31 points in the season-opening loss to KC before totaling 13 against CMU. She's made 13 of her 27 field goal attempts, shooting 48 percent from the field. Reagan Barkema leads Bradley on the glass with an average of 5.0 rebounds pg and ties the team-high in assists per game with 2.0.
The Braves surrendered 18 turnovers the last time out but crashed the glass for 39 rebounds.
All-Time Against Bradley
Loyola Chicago trails in its all-time series with Bradley, 29-20, but won the most recent meeting - a 57-54 victory inside Gentile on Dec. 3, 2022. The win marked coach Guth's third at Loyola and 103rd overall.
In the win, LUC overcame a 13-point deficit in the triumph.
Sophia Nolan tied her season-best scoring total, finishing one rebound shy of a double-double (19 points/9 rebounds) while
Sam Galanopoulos scored a season-high 15 points to lead the Ramblers.
Last Time Out
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team's fourth-quarter rally against Cleveland State fell short Sunday afternoon inside Gentile Arena. The Ramblers outscored the Vikings, 21-17, in the final frame, but fell, 74-66, as the final horn sounded.
