CHICAGO – Thirteen Ramblers got on the board for Loyola Chicago in a 105-53 win over Eureka College Sunday afternoon.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. scored a game-high 17 points and was one of five Ramblers in double-figures.
Loyola improves to 3-0 this season.
"Games like these are super fun for this team and for this program. You know when everybody gets an opportunity to play, and everybody gets a chance to touch the floor, show their hard work, to live in the moment and do the most fun thing, it makes awesome," said head coach
Drew Valentine. "In particular,
Caleb Reese. Being able to get him extended minutes because he's put in blood, sweat, and tears. He's been a pillar of our program in the last few years. I know our alums that we're watching this game today who have been Reese's teammates, I'm sure they're smiling at how he played out there today."
How It Happened
The Ramblers exploded on a 12-1 run out of the opening tip. Dawson struck first with a three, while
Daniil Glazkov ended the streak with another from the arc.
Jalen Quinn pushed the lead to 15 after converting on a Red Devil turnover. Eureka cut the lead back to single-digits with a 7-0 run capped by Peewee Brown from three-point range, 21-13.
Loyola took their largest lead of the half at 19 on a 13-2 run.
Kymany Houinsou hit a three with 12:57 on the clock to spark the run. Dawson, Glazkov, Edwards Jr., and
Jalen DeLoach all scored in the stretch as the Ramblers went up 34-15 with just under eight to play. Loyola maintained at least a 14-point advantage in the final eight minutes. Edwards Jr. closed the half driving in for an easy bucket. The Ramblers led 48-29 at the break.
The Ramblers went 4-for-4 from three to open the second. Edwards Jr. hit two, while Dawson and Moore got in on the action to build the lead to 27.
Francis Nwaokorie and
Jalen Quinn went for back-to-back layups in the paint to push the lead to 30 with 14:25 to play. Five minutes later, Nwaokorie sank a dagger from deep to make the deficit 40 points.
Reese came off the bench firing on all cylinders and quickly added his name to the board with a three at the 7:21 mark for an 89-47 edge. Loyola would take a 50-point lead with a little under 2:30 to play on a
Seifeldin Hendawy dunk on the fastbreak.
Matthew Mortenson and
Zachary Royster also got in on the scoring down the stretch, and Loyola ran away with a 105-53 win.
Inside the Box Score
- Loyola shot 61.4 percent (35-57) from the field and 58.3 percent (14-24) from three.
- Edwards Jr. scored a season and game-high 17 points.
- Dawson (16) Nwaokorie (11), Glazkov (11), and
Justin Moore (10) added double-figure performances.
- Dawson went 3-for-3 from three, while Glazkov went 3-for-6.
- Hendawy, Mortenson, and Royster all tallied their first career points as a Rambler.
- The Ramblers out-rebounded the Red Devils, 38-26.
- Houinsou led the team with a career-high six boards.
- Loyola had 26 assists led by Moore who dished out six.
- The Ramblers also had season-high 12 steals, and they scored 29 points off Eureka's 23 turnovers.
Up Next
The Ramblers will play their only true road game of the non-conference season next week. Loyola heads to Princeton on Friday for a 6 p.m. CT tip-off.
