Tipping Off
Having won two straight and aiming for a first-round bye in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team ends the 2023-24 regular season at George Washington Saturday (March 2) at 1 p.m. CT. The action inside GW's Charles E. Smith Center will stream live on ESPN+ and locally on Monumental Sports Network.

Quick Hits

• After a three-game skid earlier this month, the Ramblers ended their home slate with wins against UMass and Dayton Feb. 21 and 25, respectively. 
• Most recently on Senior Day versus the Dayton, Loyola Chicago grounded the Flyers behind three seniors in double-figures.
• Sam Galanopoulos led the way with a game-high 16 points, her 11th time logging double digits in the past 12 games.
• Alyssa Fisher's 13 points and Sitori Tanin's 10 rounded out LUC's top scorers. Loyola is 6-5 when three finish in double-digits.
• Kira Chivers dished out six assists, a game-high, and her most since racking up eight at Richmond on Feb. 17.
• Loyola Chicago finds strength in the second half of contests. This season, it has outscored its foes, 980-937, in the final two quarters and 10-5 in overtime.
• Galanopoulos' 13.5 points per game ranks 10th-most in the league while Fisher's 13.3 are 11th-most. 
• Galanopoulos also ranks No. 4 in the A-10's assists per game (4.1) and No. 5 in assist/turnover ratio (2.0). Additionally, her 44-percent clip from beyond the arc ranks No. 4.
• Scoring on Tanin in the post is no easy task. She's averaging 1.5 blocks per game, the fourth-most in the league. Meanwhile, she brings down 6.3 rebounds per game, ranking 10th.
• Without looking too far past George Washington, the Ramblers aim to have a better showing at the upcoming A-10 Tournament than they did last season, having lost in the first round to Duquesne.
• Seeds 5-9 receive a first-round bye while seeds 1-4 receive a double-bye. Seeds 10-15 will kick off the action March 6 in the first round. Currently, Loyola is No. 8 in the conference standings - the league will use its standings to determine seeding.

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. 2023-24 is her eighth year as a head coach after spending the first six seasons at Yale.

Scouting The George Washington Revolutionaries

• Head coach Caroline McCombs is in her third season at GW with an overall record of 12-17 and a 5-12 mark in A-10 play.
• George Washington are 9-5 when playing on its home floor.
• Most recently, the Revolutionaries defeated Davidson on the road, 45-40.
• Nya Robertson led all scorers with a game-high 21 points in the defensive battle.
• A proficient scorer, Robertson leads GW with 15.9 points per game, ranking fourth-most in the league. Meanwhile, she's third in 3-pointers per game with 2.5.
• Mayowa Taiwo, GW's front court leader, averages 7.6 rebounds per game, ranking No. 6 in the conference.
• The team has the sixth-best defense in the league as foes average 58.1 points per game vs. George Washington.

All-Time Against George Washington

• This is the first and only time Loyola meets GW during the regular season.
• Having lost twice to the Revolutionaries last season, the Ramblers are searching for their first-ever win over GW.
• Last year on Jan. 25, Loyola fell at home to GW, 75-61, before falling again in D.C. on Feb. 18, 61-50.
• In the first meeting, Emma Nolan scored a season-high 15 points while Chivers recorded a then-career-best 12 points to lead the Ramblers.
• In D.C., Tanin produced her third double-double in four games to lead the Ramblers with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Maya Chandler scored 14 points while Anna Brown chipped in with 11.

Last Time Out
The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team celebrated Senior Day with a 64-61 win over Dayton Saturday afternoon inside Gentile Arena. As the team overcame a 10-point deficit, all six seniors (Ali Berg, Sam Galanopoulos, Sitori Tanin, Alyssa Fisher, Emma Nolan and Sophia Nolan) scored in the win.

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