CHICAGO (February 25, 2023)
 
In Short…
Loyola suffered a 73-55 defeat to Saint Louis in the regular season finale Saturday afternoon at Gentile Arena. Maya Chandler led with 16 points while Sitori Tanin finished a rebound shy of another double-double with 15 points and nine boards. Anna Brown chipped in with 11 points as the Ramblers celebrated four seniors, including Brown, Sam Galanopoulos, Jala Johnson and Julia Hoefling.
 
Saturday's crowd of 1,156 is the largest total attendance at Loyola women's basketball for a non-Field Trip game.
 
How it Happened
Loyola battled back from a 19-point deficit midway through the second quarter thanks to a furious 13-0 Rambler run that trimmed the Saint Louis lead to six right before halftime. The Billikens got a jumper to fall in the final minute of the opening half and took a 31-23 advantage into the locker room.
 
It was a tale of two quarters to start the game, with Loyola going without a made field goal (0-14) and trailing 15-1 in the first period, before bouncing back to shoot 57% (8-14) in the second period. The Ramblers went 4 for 7 from three-point range in the second quarter and finished the frame making five of their final six shot attempts to climb back within single digits.
 
A three from Kira Chivers at the 3:58 mark sparked the rally, followed by back-to-back treys from Brown to force a SLU timeout at 2:32 before halftime. Chandler and Brown added layups after the stoppage to keep the rally going.
 
However, the momentum would run dry after SLU responded with a 9-2 run to open the third quarter, with the Billikens taking a 40-25 lead off a second-chance three.
 
Tanin's layup with under three minutes left in the third made it a 12-point game at 49-37, but that would end up as close as the Ramblers would get. SLU closed the third quarter on a 10-0 run after shooting 65% in the period, as the lead swelled to as much as 24 points.
 
Peyton Kennedy led three Billikens in double figures with 20 points. Brooke Flowers added a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Loyola registered its second most assists (16) in a game this season (Galanopoulos 5, Chivers 4)
• Four of Loyola's five made 3-pointers came in the second quarter
• Saint Louis held a 50-24 advantage in points scored in the paint
• Loyola shot 36.5% overall while SLU registered a 47.1% shooting mark
• The Billikens grabbed 14 offensive boards which translated to 13 second-chance points

 
Up Next
Loyola will compete in next week's Atlantic 10 Championship as the 15th seed, where it will meet the 10th seed Duquesne in Wednesday's first round in a 1:30 p.m. CT tipoff. The winner advances to the Second Round against No. 7 seed George Washington at 4 p.m. CT Thursday.