CHICAGO -- Loyola Chicago women's basketball returns to Gentile Arena for a two-game series, playing host to Arkansas State on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. and Milwaukee on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. The Ramblers (1-1, 0-0 A10) have a 13-game non-conference schedule, eight of which are at home in Rogers Park. 

FOLLOW ALONG 
Watch (vs. Arkansas State): ESPN+ with Sam Brief (PXP) and Kate Constable (Analyst) | Live Stats
Watch (vs. Milwaukee): ESPN+ with Tony Fanara (PXP) and Karli Bell (Analyst) | Live Stats
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RAMBLINGS 

• Loyola faced its first loss of the season in a 48-82 battle at Green Bay on Saturday, Nov. 7. Sophomore starter Mireia Jurado led the Ramblers with 10 points and junior Gabby Wilke had nine off the bench. 
• The Ramblers out-rebounded the Phoenix 33-29, led by Jurado's five boards. Loyola secured 10 offensive rebounds, turning them into five second chance points. 
• The Ramblers put on a passing clinic at Green Bay, recording an assist on 62 percent of made field goals.
• Sophomore Angela Le Faou went 2-for-3 from deep for a season-high and rookie Gemma Wichmann was perfect at the free throw line, going 4-for-4. 
• Graduate student Hailey Johnson made her Loyola debut, recording one rebound against Green Bay. 
• Loyola secured its first win of the season in a thrilling 73-71 victory over Wright State (Nov. 3), thanks to junior Brooklyn Vaughn's layup buzzer-beater. 
• First-year head coach Morgan Paige enters her inaugural season at the helm of the program, bringing the Ramblers into a new era. Paige is the 12th head coach in program history following a five-year stint at Kansas University.
• Loyola's 2026-27 roster is split 50/50 between its domestic and international student-athletes. The Ramblers are spread across three continents, hailing from Australia, Europe (France, Greece and Spain) and North America, and four U.S. states (California, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin). 
• Loyola returned four Ramblers from last season (Audrey Deptula, Kendall Hendrix, Rosalie Mercille, and Vaughn), added seven transfers (Vasiliki Cholopoulou, Johnson, Jurado, Le Faou, MD Ntambue, Jasmine Perry, Wilke) and one true freshman (Wichmann).
• This year's schedule features a tough nonconference slate, starting off early at Green Bay (Nov. 7) before facing Iowa State (Dec. 6) – where Paige started her coaching career as a graduate assistant – then playing host to Colorado State (Dec. 23) in the Ramblers' final noncon contest. 

SCOUTING ARKANSAS STATE & MILWAUKEE

• Arkansas State (0-2, 0-0 SBC) opened its season with two losses on the road, first falling at Ball State (L, 74-84) then at Florida Gulf Coast (L, 59-89). 
• The Red Wolves were picked to finish third in the six-team Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Preseason Coaches Poll after a 14-4 conference ledger in 2025-26. 
• Crislyn Rose leads the Red Wolves in points, averaging 21.0 over the first two games, and Angela Carroll is the rebounding leader, grabbing 6.5 per game. 
• Head coach Destinee Rogers is in her sixth season at Arkansas State, sporting an 82-69 (.543) record. 
• Milwaukee (0-3, 0-0 Horizon) also started its season on the road, losing three games straight: at Northwestern (L, 60-64), at Saint Louis (L, 62-81) and at SIUE (L, 57-63). The Panthers host North Dakota before coming to Chicago. 
• The Panthers were picked to finish 10th in the 12-team Horizon League Preseason Poll after a 4-16 conference mark last season.  
• Senior Izzy Pugh leads the Panthers with 15.0 points/game and is the top rebounder (6.0/game). 
• Head coach Kyle Rechilicz is in her 15th season at Milwaukee, sporting a 196-240 (.450) record. 

SERIES HISTORY 

• This will be the first-ever meeting between the Ramblers and the Red Wolves. 
• In a series dating back to 1981, the Panthers hold the all-time series advantage, 37-20, with the Ramblers. Loyola has won the last two meetings against Milwaukee, defeating the former conference foe on the road, 59-55, in 2025.