NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans women's basketball team kept its undefeated season alive on Thursday, defeating the William Carey Lady Crusaders 91-58 for the Wolf Pack's eighth consecutive win to start the season. 
 

The Pack (8-0, 2-0 in SSAC) will hit the road once again on Saturday, traveling to Mobile for another conference matchup. They'll tip off with the Rams at noon. 
 

William Carey led 7-2 early, then Sydni Tangle entered the game and promptly hit a 3-pointer at the halfway point of the opening quarter. After starting the game 2-for-10 as a team from the floor, Sandra Cannady helped stop the skid with a layup, 11-7, then Tay Cannon made it back-to-back makes with an old-fashioned three-point play, 13-10, with 2:44 left in the first. Taylor Thomas tied the game less than a minute later with a shot from beyond the arc, and Tangle gave the Pack their first lead of the game with another jumper, 15-13. 
 

Loyola ended the first 10 minutes of play with a 17-15 lead over the Crusaders, making five of its final seven shots. 
 

Jazmene McMillan started the second half with an and-1 conversion, 22-15, but WCU scored the next seven points to get the game tied again two and a half minutes into the frame. Loyola answered with six points from Cannady, a field goal from Cannon and a free throw from McMillan to jump ahead 31-22 by the quarter's media timeout. Cannon added six more points down the stretch to help Loyola lead by 16 at the break, 46-30. 
 

The Wolf Pack maintained the double-digit lead in the third quarter after scores from Taylor Thomas, Kennedy Hansberry, Liz Critton and Cannady five-plus minutes into the second half, 55-40. Tangle kept things going with a 3-pointer to extend the advantage to 18, and Cannady continued to dominate in the paint with another hard-fought basket, 60-40. Loyola would end up taking the 65-42 lead into the final quarter. 
 

Loyola continued the pace in the fourth quarter, shooting 56 percent from the floor while scoring 23 points to close out the contest. 
 

Pack Facts

• Loyola, which is averaging 87 points per game, has scored at least 80 points in six of the eight games this season. The team's scoring average ranks fourth in the NAIA.

• Loyola out-rebounded Carey 41-30. The Wolf Pack rebound margin of 14.5 per game also ranks in the top 10 in the NAIA. 

• Sandra Cannady notched her seventh double-double in eight games this season, stuffing the stat sheet with 23 points, 12 boards, five assists, and three steals. Her points, rebounds, and steals were all game-highs. 

• Loyola had four players score in double figures on Thursday, including Kennedy Hansberry and Tay Cannon with 11 apiece, and Sydni Tangle with 10.

• Cannon also set a new career-best, dishing out a game-high six assists. 

You can keep up with the Pack by following Wolf Pack Athletics on Facebook at Facebook.com/LoyolaWolfPack, Twitter and Instagram @LoyolaWolfPack, and by checking out our website at LoyolaWolfPack.com.