Tipping off
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team is set to host league-leading Saint Joseph's this Wednesday (Jan. 31) inside Gentile Arena. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. CT with Scott Sudikoff (PXP) and Chris Sparks (Color) calling the action live on ESPN+.

Quick Hits

• Loyola Chicago, who sits seventh in the Atlantic 10 standings, plays host to Saint Joseph's Wednesday at Gentile, who is No. 1.
• The Ramblers are coming off a 73-57 loss at Duquesne this past Sunday.
• Sitori Tanin notched her fourth double-double of the season after collecting 13 points and 10 rebounds in the road loss. It was her eighth time in career history recording a double-double.
• Ali Berg smashed her career-high after bringing down 10 rebounds.
• Kira Chivers scored eight points off the bench, her most since scoring eight against VCU Jan. 13.
• Sam Galanopoulos and Alyssa Fisher have scored in double figures the past four games.
• Since Atlantic 10 play has started, Tanin, Fisher, Galanopoulos, Ali Berg, Kika Hodge-Carr and Sophia Nolan have a 40% or better average from the field.
• As a team against conference opponents, Loyola shoots the ball at a 44% clip.
• The 28-point margin of victory against Saint Bonaventure on Jan. 20 was the team's largest under Allison Guth and their largest since beating Dartmouth, 73-37, on Dec. 3, 2021.
• Playing in her 134th game in the Maroon and Gold, Galanopoulos eclipsed 1,000 career points in the win over the Bonnies after snagging an offensive rebound and sinking a jumper from the left baseline in the fourth quarter.
• She's the 29th Rambler to join the 1,000-point club and the first since Allison Day did so in 2022.
• Only five other student-athletes in the A-10 average more minutes than Galanopoulos (33.4).  
• The Ramblers cash in 35.5-percent of their shots from beyond the arc, ranking 41st in the nation and second in the A-10.

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 Saint Joseph's Hawks

• With an overall record of 19-2 and a near-perfect 8-1 mark in A-10 action, the Hawks pace the league's standings.
• The Hawks' A-10 loss came Jan. 6 against Richmond. The Spiders edged St. Joe's, 64-59, on the road.
• St. Joe's most recently defeated Davidson, 68-42, at home for its sixth straight win.
• Talya Brugler, who leads the Hawks in points per game (16.4) led all scorers with 19 points.
• Head coach Cindy Griffin is in her 23rd season guiding Saint Joseph's.
• Last season, St. Joe's fell, 59-44, to Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinal round, but accepted a bid to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Hawks lost, 69-61, to Seton Hall in the first round.

All-Time Against Saint Joseph's

• The Maroon and Gold are searching for their first-ever win over the hawks as they trail in the all-time series, 0-2.
• The two teams met for the first time ever in 1994 - a 92-53 road loss for the 'Blers.
• Last season, the two programs met in Philadelphia on Jan. 10, 2023. Loyola lost that matchup, 58-36.

Last Time Out
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team's three-game win streak was snapped as the team fell, 73-57, to Duquesne Sunday inside UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Sitori Tanin notched her fourth double-double of the season after collecting 13 points and 10 rebounds in the road loss.

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