Tipping Off
Fresh off an exhilarating, overtime road win at Bradley this past Thursday, the Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team looks for its second-straight victory as it prepares to host Brown for a Wednesday matinee at Gentile.

Quick Hits

• Two Ramblers established new career-highs in the win over Bradley: Sitori Tanin, along with posting the team's first double-double of the year, scored 22 points and snagged 14 boards to rewrite her record sheet. Additionally, Sam Galanopoulos dropped 27 points for a new career-best.
• Thanks to her career day, Galanopoulos was named this week's Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, the program's first since joining the A-10. The graduate student guard was 58 percent from the floor (7-12), 50 percent from deep (2-4) and 79 percent at the line (11-14).
• With Thursday's win over the Braves, it's the first time the 'Blers have started the season 2-0 on the road since the 2019-20 campaign. She scored eight of the team's 10 points in OT - she was a perfect 8-8 at the charity stripe in the extra frame.
• Entering Wednesday, the 'Blers have three girls averaging double-digits points: Tanin (12.8), Galanopoulos (12.0), and Alyssa Fisher (11.8).
• The team ranks No. 4 in the league in assists per game, averaging 15.0 per game.
• Following Wednesday, Loyola will play its second and third crosstown game as it travels to DePaul (Nov. 26) and Northwestern (Nov. 29).
• 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.

Scouting The Brown Bears

• After opening the year with a pair of losses, Brown has won two of its past three game, posting wins over Georgetown and Providence last week. Most recently though, the Bears fell, 67-56, to URI at home.
• Kyla Jones, a senior guard from Chicago, leads the team in scoring as she averages 14.8 ppg. Close behind is Grace Arnolie who averages 12.6 ppg. Alyssa Moreland paces the team on the glass with 5.4 rpg.
• Brown has lost the rebounding battle, 155-189, to its foes thus far. The squad has been shooting 38 percent from the field and 24 percent from deep.    

All-Time Against Brown
The two teams have met just once prior - on Nov. 27, 1999, at Brown. The Bears won that matchup, 73-67.

Last Time Out
Sitori Tanin cashed in Loyola Chicago's first double-double of the season with a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds while Sam Galanopoulos added a career-best 27 points in the team's 67-62 overtime road win against Bradley.