Tipping Off
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team takes aim at its first-ever Atlantic 10 season sweep as it takes on Saint Louis on the road Wednesday (Feb. 14). The Valentines Day soiree is set for 7 p.m. CT inside Chaifetz Arena. Colin Suhre (PXP) will call the action live on ESPN+.

Quick Hits

• The Ramblers look to repeat their 74-72 home triumph over the Billikens earlier this season (Jan. 3). The conference win marked Loyola's first of 2023-24.
• Loyola Chicago's quest for a win is fueled by a heartbreaking 48-45 loss to Davidson this past Sunday at home.
• The Maroon and Gold held a 45-44 lead with 1:05 left to play, but the Wildcats secured a layup and a pair at the charity tripe to escape Chicago with a win.    
• Sam Galanopoulos' game-high 18 points marked her eighth-straight game in double figures. She added a team-high three assists, pushing her career total north of 400 (402).
• The Ramblers' most recent win was a 34-point shellacking over La Salle - the largest margin of victory in the Allison Guth era - this past Thursday (Feb. 8).
• Loyola Chicago dealt La Salle the loss after outscoring it in every quarter: 15-10 (1Q), 20-13 (2Q), 23-8 (3Q), 15-8 (4Q).
• Sitori Tanin exploded for 19 points and 10 rebounds, garnering her ninth career double-double and fifth of the season.
• As a team, Loyola sank 28-of-51 shots from the field for an average of 55-percent - its second-best shooting performance of the year.
• LUC has tallied more assists than its opponent in 11 of its 24 games. Galanopoulos, who's 4.2 assists per game leads the team and ranks fourth in the league, has dished out three-plus assists in the past seven games.
• Galanopoulos eclipsed 400 through her career vs. Davidson after picking up three.
• The Ramblers are in the nation's top-50 (48th) in 3-point percentage with their 35-percent clip.

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 Louis Billikens

• Winners of two of its past five games, SLU enters Wednesday with an overall record of 10-15. In league matchups, Saint Louis holds a 5-7 ledger.
• The Billikens most recently beat Rhode Island, 76-73, on the road this past Sunday. Peyton Kennedy tallied a career-high 31 points while Kyla McMakin scored 17.
• The team's 71.5 points per game ranks third in the league while McMakins 16.6 points per game ranks third.
• Julia Martinez's 6.2 assists per game ranks ninth in the nation and first in the conference.
• The Billikens are one spot behind LUC in the A-10's standings, ranking ninth.

All-Time Against Saint Louis

• Loyola Chicago is 8-13 all-time versus Saint Louis.
• On Jan. 3, 2024, Loyola Chicago beat SLU, 74-72, in Rogers Park.
• A win would mark Loyola's first-ever season sweep over an A-10 foe.
• Alyssa Fisher dropped 28 points vs. the Billikens in the season's first meeting.
• Loyola's last win over the Billikens on their home floor occurred last season (Dec. 28) after a 60-47 triumph.

Last Time Out
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team outscored Davidson in three-of-four quarters but ultimately fell, 45-48, Sunday inside Gentile Arena. In a defensive dual, the Ramblers limited the Wildcats to 38-percent (18-for-47) from the field when they averaged 44-percent entering the matchup.

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