Loyola Chicago visits UMass following McKayle’s 21-point outing

By Canadian Press on February 18, 2025.

Loyola Chicago Ramblers (11-15, 3-12 A-10) at UMass Minutewomen (14-12, 9-6 A-10)

Amherst, Massachusetts; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMass hosts Loyola Chicago after Yahmani McKayle scored 21 points in UMass’ 76-66 loss to the George Mason Patriots.

The Minutewomen are 7-6 on their home court. UMass scores 63.3 points and has outscored opponents by 4.5 points per game.

The Ramblers have gone 3-12 against A-10 opponents. Loyola Chicago is 6-11 in games decided by 10 points or more.

UMass is shooting 40.8% from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points lower than the 43.0% Loyola Chicago allows to opponents. Loyola Chicago has shot at a 38.5% rate from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points above the 38.0% shooting opponents of UMass have averaged.

The Minutewomen and Ramblers match up Wednesday for the first time in A-10 play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: McKayle is averaging 13.3 points, 3.2 assists and two steals for the Minutewomen. Megan Olbrys is averaging 14.7 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 55.7% over the past 10 games.

Naelle is averaging 10.1 points for the Ramblers. Jess Finney is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Minutewomen: 6-4, averaging 63.7 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.4 points per game.

Ramblers: 1-9, averaging 52.3 points, 24.9 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 35.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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