Loyola battles Tulane in exhibition

NEW ORLEANS  – The Loyola University New Orleans women's basketball team made the short trip across Freret Street Monday night, playing the Tulane Green Wave in an exhibition for both teams. After a competitive first half, Tulane pulled away from the Pack in the second half to win 72-38. 
 

Loyola is set for one more exhibition against an NCAA Divison I team, traveling to the defending national champions, LSU, on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip. 
 

After the Green Wave scored the first two buckets, Sandra Cannady made her next two shots to tie the game early, 4-4. Tulane would extend its lead out to 12-4 with three minutes left in the opening quarter, but MG Lymon hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to five, 12-7. Caitlin Travis got on the board in the final minute to make it a 19-9 game heading to the second quarter. 
 

Deniya Thornton and Alissa O'Dell scored their first points of the game to start the next frame, however, Tulane would build a 14-point lead, 27-13, moments later. Scores by Travis, Cannady and a 3-pointer by Lizzy Ratcliff kept Loyola in it, 31-20, then Travis hit a 3 to bring the Pack to within 10, 33-23, with 1:16 until halftime. Tulane scored the final five points of the half, though, to take the 38-23 lead into the break. 
 

Scoring was a little harder to come by for Loyola in the second half, totaling 15 points in the final 20 minutes of the game compared to Tulane's 34.