Tipping off
After downing co-defending 2022-23 Atlantic 10 regular season champions Rhode Island this past Wednesday at home, the Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team aims to carry its momentum into Saturday's (Jan. 13) matchup with VCU. The Ramblers will tip-off against the Rams at 1 p.m. CT inside Gentile Arena with the game streaming live on ESPN+. Peter Ferreri will call the action.

Quick Hits

• The Ramblers used a 20-11 run in the first quarter to gain the advantage over the Rhode Island Rams. That nine-point cushion proved handy as URI outscored the 'Blers in the final three quarters (17-16, 16-15, 12-10).
• In a game which Loyola needed to be clutch at the free throw line, the Maroon and Gold sunk 14-15 (93-percent) of their attempts at the charity stripe.
• Coming off the bench, Emma Nolan exploded for a career-high 18 points in the win. She was an impressive 5-7 from the field, 4-4 at the line and 4-4 from beyond the arc.
• Since conference play has begun, Loyola is shooting the deep ball at a 39-percent clip. Its season average of 35-percent ranks 55th-best in the nation.
• Loyola is 6-1 when they achieve more points in the paint than their foe and 7-0 when their starters outscore their opponent's starters.
• In the ninth spot of the A-10's best shooters from beyond the arc is Galanopoulos who makes 42-percent of her shots from deep.
• Additionally, Galanopoulos sits No. 8 in the conference's field goal percentage leaders (.412). She's fourth in the league in assists per game (4.5) and second in assist/turnover ratio (2.2). She's just 40 points away from reaching 1,000 total throughout her career.
• Fisher ranks 14th in the A-10's 3-pointers per game (1.8) and steals per game (1.5).
• As a team, Loyola is second in the A-10's assists per game leaders (15.80) and 66th nationally.
• Ranking T-63rd nationally is LUC's turnovers forced per game (19.2) stat.

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 VCU rams

• After going 7-22 last season, the Rams have done a 180 this season with their 14-2 overall mark and 3-1 record in A-10 play.
• Their two losses came at James Madison (L, 78-65) on Nov. 19 at Richmond (L, 72-65) Jan. 3.
• Most recently, the Rams edged Fordham, 57-54, at home.
• Timaya Lewis-Eutsey led VCU with 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting. She also grabbed four rebounds. It marked her seventh straight game scoring in double figures.
• Prior to beating Fordham, the Rams took down Davidson, 65-55, who at the time was receiving votes in the AP Top-25.
• VCU sits No. 74 in the NCAA's RPI, the fifth best mark in the A-10.

All-Time Against VCU

• Last season's 60-50 loss at VCU was Loyola's first-ever meeting with the Rams.
• Galanopoulos and Maya Chandler led the Ramblers with each scoring 10 points, along with a season-high nine points by Jala Johnson.

Last Time Out
Powered by Emma Nolan's career-high 18 points, the Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team beat the co-defending 2022-23 Atlantic 10 regular season champions, Rhode Island, 61-56, Wednesday night at Gentile Arena. Leading wire-to-wire, the Ramblers' victory snapped URI's five-game win streak.

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