Tipping Off
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team takes aim at its third-straight win as it plays host to Milwaukee tomorrow (Dec. 9) inside Gentile Arena. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. CT and will broadcast live on ESPN+ with Scott Sudikoff and Christian Thomas on the call.

Quick Hits

• The Ramblers are one week removed from its 58-44 triumph over Eastern Illinois last Saturday - they're second-straight win.
• Powered by winning the turnover battle (12-24), The Maroon and Gold outlasted the Panthers in the all but the second quarter. LUC outscored Eastern, 14-4, in the final frame to seal the win.
• Loyola Was led by Alyssa Fisher's 16 points and Thoranna Kika Hodge-Carr's 12. Sitori Tanin added nine points and nine rebounds while Kira Chivers led the bench with six points.
• Prior to its win over EIU, Loyola logged its first-ever win over the Northwestern - a 73-68 win in Evanston on Nov. 29. It had lost the previous 25 meetings.
• Three Ramblers enter Saturday averaging double-digit points: Sam Galanopoulos (13.0), Fisher (12.3), and Hodge-Carr (10.8).
• The Ramblers hold the league's No. 2 spot in team 3-point FG percentage shooting a 0.362 clip.
• Nationally, the Ramblers are 42nd in 3-point percentage.
• Likewise, the squad is fifth in the A10 in 3-point FGs made with 6.9 per game.
• Chivers paces the A10 in 3-PT field goal percentage, shooting 60-percent from deep. Close behind and in the third spot is Galanopoulos who shoots the deep ball at a 52-percent clip.
• Galanopoulos' 4.5 assists per game ranked second in the league.
• Sharing the ball efficiently, Loyola is second in the conference in assists per game with 15.13 per game.
• Separated by 88.4 miles along I-94, this will be the first time Milwaukee has played Loyola inside Gentile since 2016.

2023-24 Rambler Bites

• 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. She enters her eighth year as a head coach after spending the first six seasons at Yale.

Scouting The Milwaukee Panthers

• The Panthers sit at .500 thus far in 2023-24, holding a 5-5 overall record and a 1-1 record in Horizon League games. It will be MKE's third game this week having played at IUPUI on Sunday (W, 70-59) and St. Thomas (L, 67-65) this past Thursday.
• MKE is 2-1 when playing true road games this year - the Panthers competed in a neutral site Tournament (McNeese State Tournament) Nov. 16-18 where they logged wins over McNeese and Mississippi Valley State.
• Loyola and Milwaukee share a common opponent in UIC - both teams lost to the Flames.

All-Time Against MKE

• With Loyola Chicago trailing, 13-33, in all-time meetings, the Ramblers will look to end a three-game skid against the Panthers.
• In the most recent matchup on Nov. 10, 2023, the two teams faced off in Milwaukee and Loyola fell, 76-66. Maya Chandler posted her first career double-double, finishing with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Anna Brown poured in a career-high 17 points to lead all scorers and Sitori Tanin added 14 to reach double figures.

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