Tipping off
With the largest margin of victory through the Allison Guth era in its pocket, the Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team looks to carry the momentum it gathered against St. Bonaventure into its matchup with Fordham Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. CT from the Bronx with the game streaming live on ESPN+. Andrew Bogusch (play by play), Andrews Posadas (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (courtside reporter) will call the action.

Quick Hits

• Having won its last two games, the Ramblers' offense is starting to click at the right time as March inches closer.
• After scoring 36 points against VCU on Jan. 13, Loyola Chicago logged its best shooting performance of the season in its 79-66 road win at UMass.
• The 'Blers sunk 58.3-percent (28-48) of their shots from the field and made 51.7-percent (8-14) of their attempts from long range.
• Loyola's 13-point win over the Minutewomen was its largest margin of victory against a league foe on the road since beating Saint Louis, 60-47, last season.
• The Maroon and Gold carried the hot hand into its home contest with St. Bonaventure and avenged its Dec. 30 loss with a 28-point shellacking.
• The 28-point margin of victory is the team's largest under Allison Guth and their largest since Dec. 3, 2021, vs. Dartmouth.
• Playing in her 134th game in the Maroon and Gold, Sam Galanopoulos eclipsed 1,000 career points in the win after snagging an offensive rebound and sinking a jumper from the left baseline.
• Galanopoulos the 29th Rambler to join the 1,000-point club and the first since Allison Day did so in 2022.
• She's scored double digits in six of Loyola's past nine games while only six other student-athletes in the Atlantic 10 average more minutes than her (33.4).  
• The Ramblers cash in 35.2-percent of their shots from beyond the arc which ranks 50th in the nation and third in the conference.

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 Fordham Rams

• With an overall record of 6-12 and a 1-6 league mark, Fordham sits No. 13 in the A-10's standings.
• Currently on a four-game skid, the Rams' last win came over St. Bonaventure on Jan. 3 - a 65-57 triumph at home.
• FU was 5-6 in the non-con, but faced some steep competition in Miami and Virginia.
• The Rams are led by two student-athletes who average double figure points in Taylor Donaldson (17.6) and Emy Hayford (11.8).

All-Time Against Fordham

• Last season's 80-64 loss to the Rams was Loyola's first time meeting Fordham.
• Sam Galanopoulos scored 17 points, Sitori Tanin recorded 15 points and eight rebounds.
• Mallory Ramage filled the stat sheet with a career-high 14 points, five boards, three steals and two assists in her first career start.

Last Time Out
Sam Galanopoulos eclipsed 1,000 career points as the Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team won its second-straight game, beating St. Bonaventure, 78-50, at Gentile Arena. Playing in her 134th game in the Maroon and Gold, she's the 29th Rambler to join the 1,000-point club and the first since Allison Day did so in 2022.
 
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