CHICAGO -- Loyola Chicago women's basketball takes its first road trip of the regular season to Green Bay on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. CT. The Ramblers (1-0, 0-0 A10) have a 13-game non-conference schedule, five of which are on the road. 

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RAMBLINGS 

• 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. 
• Three Ramblers reached double figures, led by Vaughn with 18 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Mireia Jurado added a career-best 14 points and four assists, second-year MD Ntambue contributed a career-high 14 points and junior Kendall Hendrix had a career-high four steals. 
• Hendrix also recorded a career-high nine points and matched her career-best four assists. Rookie Gemma Wichmann had the game-high 10 rebounds. 
• The Ramblers' defense forced 15 turnovers against the Raiders and turned them into 16 points. The Ramblers were the better rebounding team, holding a 37-28 edge. 
• Loyola went 5-for-22 from three point range in the home opener, led by Ntambue (2-for-3) and Jurado (2-for-4).
• 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 as the associate head coach. 
• 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, Hendrix, Rosalie Mercille, and Vaughn), added seven transfers (Vasiliki Cholopoulou, Hailey Johnson, Jurado, Angela Le Faou, 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 GREEN BAY

• Green Bay (0-1, 0-0 Horizon) opened its season at No. 4 Duke, falling 76-60. 
• The Phoenix had two players score in double figures, led by Maddy Skorupski with 16 points, six rebounds and four steals. Kristina Ouimette added 14 points, and Elisa Mevius had five points, the game-high eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Skorupski went 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
• Green Bay was selected No. 1 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 preseason rankings. The team was picked as the preseason favorite in the Horizon League 12-team Preseason Poll. 
• Last season, the Phoenix won back-to-back Horizon League regular season and tournament titles. They've won the regular-season crown three out of the last four years, and the tournament title in the last three seasons.
• The 2026-27 roster features three transfers, four freshmen and six returners. 
• Head coach Kayla Karius is in her third season at Green Bay, sporting a 54-16 (.771) record. She's 91-45 (.669) in her all-time career. 

SERIES HISTORY 
In a series dating back to 1981, the Phoenix holds the all-time advantage, 40-4, with the Ramblers. This marks the first meeting between the two programs at Green Bay since 2011, when Loyola was still in the Horizon League.The Phoenix have won the last 36 matchups against the Ramblers, including last season's 55-46 victory inside Gentile Arena.