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67
Blue Mountain Christian (MS) BLUE MOU 7-17, 4-12 SSAC
72
Winner Loyola LOYOLA 19-3, 13-2 SSAC
Blue Mountain Christian (MS) BLUE MOU
7-17, 4-12 SSAC
67
Final
72
Loyola LOYOLA
19-3, 13-2 SSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Blue Mountain Christian (MS) BLUE MOU 24 17 13 13 67
Loyola LOYOLA 18 15 26 13 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 16 Loyola takes down Toppers

The Wolf Pack used a good second half to defeat Blue Mountain Christian on Thursday

NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans women's basketball team stayed atop the Southern States Athletic Conference standings on Thursday, defeating Blue Mountain Christian, 72-67, in The Den. The win moves the 16th-ranked Wolf Pack to 19-3 overall and 13-2 in league play, as they'll host Tennessee Southern on Saturday at 12 p.m. for Senior Day. 
 

The Toppers outscored the Wolf Pack in the opening quarter, 24-18, as BMCU built a 15-7 lead after the first five minutes of play. Taylor Thomas got on the board with four free throws, 17-11, but a 3-pointer by the visitors halted Loyola's quick run. Loyola, though, got six points from Caitlin Travis to help close the quarter well. 
 

Travis kept it going to start the second quarter to cut it to 26-20, but the Toppers quickly pushed their lead out to 10, 33-23 halfway through the frame. Travis got into double figures after that, eventually making it a nine-point game, 37-28, with a couple of free throws. A 3-pointer by Thomas and a score by Sandra Cannady brought the deficit to eight by halftime, 41-33. 
 

Loyola scored the first nine points of the second half to jump ahead 42-41 after the first two and a half minutes. Cannady scored five of those points, then the two teams traded the lead with the help of Deniya Thornton, Alissa O'Dell and Cannady. An old-fashioned 3-point play for Travis and another score for Thomas made it a 53-47 lead with three minutes left in the quarter, then Alexis Babineaux helped the Wolf Pack stay ahead, 57-51, with four quick points. MG Lymon's first points sent Loyola into the fourth with a 59-54 advantage. 
 

The Topper made it a one-point game, 59-58, immediately to start the fourth, and they even took a 65-64 lead with less than three minutes to play in the low-scoring quarter. Cannady, Thomas and Sydni Tangle combined to make eight free throws down the scratch to seal the win. 
 

Pack Facts

  • Sandra Cannady picked up her 10th double-double of the season, and 40th of her career, posting 19 points and 12 rebounds, plus two steals, an assist, and a block. 

  • Cannady moved into fifth in program history in career rebounds with 825. 

  • Alissa O'Dell was also close to a double-double, finishing with nine points and 10 boards plus two steals. 

  • Taylor Thomas had two takeaways and is now tied for fourth in program history in steals with 234. She also put up 13 points, six rebounds, and a game-high five assists.

  • Loyola totaled 10 steals for the game, marking the 11th time this season the team has had double digits in that category. 

  • Caitlin Travis came off the bench to pour in 15 points, 12 of which came in the first half. 

  • The Wolf Pack won the second-chance points battle 21-7 and points off turnovers 19-4. 

  • Loyola has won its last 18 games over the Lady Toppers and is 24-3 all-time in the series. 

 

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