CHICAGO - The Loyola University Chicago women's basketball team hosts Dayton on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. inside Gentile Arena. The matchup serves as Loyola's home finale and the program's annual Pink Game, raising awareness for breast cancer. Scott Sudikoff (play-by-play) and Kate Constable (color analyst) will have the call live from Gentile.

QUICK HITS

• The Ramblers host the Flyers for their fourth home-and-home series of the season.
• Wednesday's home finale marks Loyola's annual Pink Game, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness for breast cancer.
• Loyola students are encouraged to arrive early on Wednesday and register for the priority housing raffle.
• The Maroon and Gold snapped a three-game skid this past Saturday after downing St. Bonaventure, 58-55, at the Reilly Center.
• The Ramblers improved to 13-14 overall and 9-7 in Atlantic 10 play after tallying its first road win in program history at St. Bonaventure.
• Alexa Kinas scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed six rebounds while Alexus Mobley added 13 points.
• With the win, Loyola Chicago has cliched a first-round bye in the fast-approaching Atlantic 10 Championship in Henrico, Va.
• Loyola has already surpassed last season's Atlantic 10 win total with nine league victories.
• Loyola's highest conference win total in a single season is 12, achieved in 1988-89 when the Ramblers competed in the Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC).
• The Ramblers have won nine of their last 13 games.
• Kinas ranks second in the A-10 in steals per game with 2.5.
• LUC is 3-0 when the team scores 70 or more points and 9-0 when leading at the half.

2025-26 RAMBLER BITES

• The Ramblers aim to improve on last season's 13-17 ledger as Head Coach Allison Guth enters her fourth season at the helm.
• Guth compiled a 34–57 record over her first three seasons at LUC and enters 2025–26 with a 133–131 career mark after beginning her head-coaching tenure at Yale.
• Loyola Chicago returns eight letterwinners from the 204-25 roster. Additionally, Guth added five newcomers during the offseason.
• Over the summer, former Ramblers Thoranna Kika Hodge-Carr (Valur Körfubolti) and Naelle Bernard (AS Aulnoye Basket) signed professional contracts overseas.
• Six Ramblers have turned professional under Head Coach Allison Guth.
• Since 2010, nine Ramblers have gone on to sign professional contracts: Hodge-Carr, Bernard, Sitori Tanin, Sam Galanopoulos, Emma Nolan, Sophia Nolan, Troy Hambric, Taylor Manuel, Bre Hampton-Bey, and Allison Day.

SCOUTING DAYTON

• Head Coach Tamika Williams-Jeter is 51-66 (.436) in four seasons at Dayton.
• The Flyers are 14-13 overall and 7-9 in A-10 play.
• Most recently, UD lost, 79-67, at Davidson this past Saturday.
• Molly O'Riordan scored a team-high 14 points and Ajok Madol neared a double-double with 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
• Nayo Lear leads the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game, the 10th-highest mark in the conference.
• The Flyers average 66 points per game and shoot the ball at a 43 percent clip.
• Dayton averages 5.5 made threes and 38.3 rebounds per game.

ALL-TIME AGAINST DAYTON

• Loyola trails 12-16 in its all-time series with Dayton.
• Earlier this season on Jan. 7, 2026, LUC defeated Dayton, 71-68, on the road.
• Loyola's 71 points are the second-most the team has scored this season.
• The win marked Loyola's first win at Dayton since Dec. 6, 2006.
• Kinas recorded 20 points while Alex-Anne Bessette (12 points), Brooklyn Vaughn (15) and Alexus Mobley (15) also scored in double figures.

LAST TIME OUT

• Loyola Chicago erased a four-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and closed on a 6-0 run to secure a 58-55 victory over Saint Bonaventure on Saturday at the Reilly Center. The Ramblers (13-14, 9-7 Atlantic 10) earned their first road win in program history at St. Bonaventure behind a career-high 21 points and six rebounds from Alexa Kinas, while Alexus Mobley added 13 points and Alex-Anne Bessette contributed five points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Loyola shot 43.1 percent from the field and held the Bonnies to 34 percent shooting, including 23.1 percent from 3-point range, while forcing 16 turnovers that led to 13 points. The Ramblers also held a 38-37 rebounding edge with 11 offensive boards and converted nine free throws in the final quarter to seal the win.

ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON POLL

• Richmond is the preseason favorite to win the 2025-26 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball title, topping the coaches' poll for a second straight year. The Spiders return All-A-10 stars Maggie Doogan and Rachel Ullstrom after a 28-7 season and their first NCAA Tournament win.
• George Mason ranks second, followed by Davidson, Rhode Island, and Dayton. Saint Joseph's, VCU, Duquesne, Saint Louis, and George Washington complete the top 10. Fordham, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, and St. Bonaventure round out the poll.
• Doogan, Ullstrom, George Mason's Zahirah Walton and Kennedy Harris, and VCU's Mary-Anna Asare headline the Preseason All-Conference First Team.

RETURNING RAMBLERS

• Loyola Chicago returns eight from the 2024-25 roster: Yasmyn Palmer, Roisin Grandberry, Alexa Kinas, Audrey Deptula, Rosalie Mercille, Kendall Hendrix, Kira Chivers, and Brooklyn Vaughn.
• Key returners include senior point guard Kira Chivers who started 25 of 28 games in 2024–25, leading Loyola in steals per game (1.1) and ranking 16th in the A-10 in assists (2.9), with the league's 10th-best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3). She scored in double figures six times, highlighted by a career-high 17 points and five rebounds vs. Northwestern, and delivered a season-best seven assists at Eastern Illinois.
• Another key returner, junior guard Rosalie Mercille, appeared in 20 games in 2024–25, returning from injury to contribute nine points in the Senior Day win vs. Saint Louis. She posted double-digit scoring twice, including 11 points at Eastern Illinois, and matched a season-high four rebounds three times. Mercille also recorded three assists in three straight games early in the season.
• Point guard Alexa Kinas played in 28 games with five starts as a freshman in 2024–25, logging the most minutes among Loyola newcomers. She shot .443 from the field, finishing second on the team in FG percentage, and tied for second in steals (29). Kinas scored seven points in her debut, posted a season-high 15 points vs. Richmond, and grabbed a season-best six rebounds twice.

FRESH FACES

• Alex-Anne Bessette is a three-time All-Canadian and AmeriCup silver medalist who helped Team Canada to silver at the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship. The 6-foot-2 Quebec City native led her prep team to the 2025 OSBA title and earned Second Team All-Star honors. She played on the elite Kia Nurse EYBL circuit.
• Alexus Mobley arrives as a graduate transfer from Akron after two seasons with the Zips and two at Danville Community College. The Indianapolis native started 38 games at Akron, averaging 9.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. She recorded career highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds during the 2024-25 season.
• Daniella Matus is a 1,000-point scorer who averaged 12.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in her final season at Morris Catholic. She helped St. John Vianney win a fourth straight Shore Conference Tournament title and reach the NJSIAA semifinals. Matus earned Morris County Tournament MVP honors, All-Tournament recognition at the John Wall
• National Christmas Tournament, and multiple all-conference awards, including NJAC First Team. She starred for Team Sharp on the AAU circuit and was a 2025 McDonald's All American Game nominee.
• Nevaeh Dickman is a 6-foot power forward from Fishers, Ind., rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ranked No. 6 in Indiana. She earned multiple all-state honors, including IBCA Senior Large School All-State, and HCC First Team All-Conference recognition.
• Clara Djoko, a 6-foot forward from Entzheim, France, transfers from UC Irvine, where she appeared in 55 games over two seasons. She contributed across the stat sheet, highlighted by games with four rebounds at Cal State Bakersfield and three steals in consecutive contests as a freshman.
• Assistant Coach Jasmyne Fogle joins Loyola after roles at Quinnipiac, Putnam Science Academy, and Iona. At Quinnipiac, she led operations, travel, logistics, video, marketing, and student support for three seasons. She previously assisted with coaching, recruiting, and academics at Putnam Science Academy and served as a graduate assistant at Iona. Fogle played collegiately at Franklin Pierce and Post University, earning All-CACC honors in 2018 before completing graduate degrees from Post and Iona.
• Assistant Coach Alyssa Fisher returns to Loyola after beginning her coaching career at Dartmouth, where she helped mentor an All-Ivy performer. As a Rambler in 2023–24, she led the team in threes, free throws, and steals while averaging 13.5 points per game, earning a selection to the WBCA So You Want To Be A Coach program. Fisher previously earned dual bachelor's degrees at St. Francis Brooklyn and an MBA at Loyola.
• Assistant Coach Adam Call arrives from George Washington following a four-year stint that included multiple A-10 Championship wins and development of all-conference and all-defensive selections. His 17-year coaching career includes stops at Eastern Michigan, Stony Brook, Washington, Northwestern, TCU, and Oklahoma, where he contributed to several postseason runs. He holds degrees from Oklahoma and TCU.

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