NEW ORLEANS – The No. 14-ranked Loyola Wolf Pack women's basketball team is now 4-0 on the young season after Wednesday's 82-63 victory over crosstown rival Dillard. The Pack will now hit the road for Life University, as the two Southern States Athletic Conference teams are set to play an 11 a.m. CST contest in Marietta, Georgia, on Saturday.
 

Loyola got off to a fast 5-0 start through the first one minute and 20 seconds thanks to a field goal and a free throw by Sandra Cannady, followed by a score from Taylor Thomas. Cannady and Kennedy Hansberry both scored after that to keep up the good start for the Wolf Pack, 9-2. Dillard cut the score to one possession twice, 9-6 and 15-13, but back-to-back made shots by Thomas and an own goal by Dillard gave the Wolf Pack a 17-13 lead with two minutes left in the first quarter. Sydni Tangle ended the first quarter with a 3-pointer to bring the score to 22-13. 
 

Tay Cannon helped the Wolf Pack start the second quarter on a quick 6-1 run, pushing the advantage to 26-14 three minutes into the frame. Cannady made a couple of shots to keep the lead in double figures, then free throws by Cannady and Hansberry made it a 14-point lead, 37-23. Jada Farrell extend it to 40-23 with a 3 in the final 90 seconds of the half, and a Cannon layup sent the two teams to the locker room with a 42-26 score. 
 

Loyola held Dillard to just 13 points in each of the first two quarters. 
 

Thomas and Tangle each scored three points in the first half of the quarter to keep Loyola ahead by at least 16. First, Thomas made three free throws, 46-30, then Tangle made another 3-pointer, 49-32, four minutes into the frame. Hansberry, Cannon and Tangle combined to make five free throws after that to extend the score to 54-35, and Hansberry had four more free throws later in the quarter to bring the score to 62-37. Thomas helped maintain the 25-point lead with a jumper in the final 30 seconds, 64-39. 
 

Loyola held a 20-plus-point lead for most of the fourth quarter on its way to its sixth straight win over the Bleu Devils, which dates back to the 2018-19 season. 
 

Pack Facts

• Another game, another double-double for Sandra Cannady. She's posted at least 10 points and 10 rebounds in every game so far this season, recording 14 points and 12 boards against Dillard.

• Loyola had five players score in double figures with some memorable stat lines. Sydni Tangle led the way with 19 points, one fewer than her season high last year.

• Taylor Thomas, who had a game-high five assists, also had the second-highest scoring output of the game with 15 points. 

• Tay Cannon was in double figures for the first time this season with 12 points. She was one rebound away from a double-double with nine boards.

• Most of Kennedy Hansberry's points came at the charity stripe, as she finished with 10 points on 8-10 from the free throw line, five rebounds, four assists, and a whopping eight steals. Her eight takeaways set a new career high, and that defensive performance was one away from tying the Wolf Pack record for single-game steals. 

• Overall, Loyola recorded 17 steals, a feat only achieved once last season. 

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