CHICAGO, Ill. – The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team looks to defend its unblemished road record on Wednesday evening, taking on Loyola Chicago in an A-10 matchup inside the Gentile Arena.

GAME INFORMATION: St. Joe's (19-2, 8-1 A-10) at Loyola Chicago (11-9, 5-4 A-10)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, January 31 | 7:00 p.m. ET
LOCATION: Gentile Arena | Chicago, Ill.
LIVE STATS: loyolaramblers.com
LIVE STREAM: ESPN+


LAST TIME OUT
• St. Joe's earned its sixth-consecutive victory last Saturday, taking care of business against a depleted Davidson team in a 68-42 victory inside Hagan Arena in front of alumni as the Hawks celebrated the first varsity basketball team from 1973-74.
• The Hawks were able to take a dominant 13-point lead into the half, the 18th time in 21 games that the Hawks entered the break with a lead. Davidson looked to make a charge in the third, cutting the deficit back to single digits before a 13-0 run to start the fourth quarter sealed the win for a 26-point advantage over the Wildcats.
• Talya Brugler returned to double-digits with a 19-point effort in the win. Laura Ziegler added her fifth game in a row with a double-double, notching 14 points and 10 rebounds. Mackenzie Smith also recorded a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds), Gabby Casey adding 11 boards.
 

HAWKS IN THE COACHES POLL
• For the third week of the season, the Hawks enter the USA Today Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll. The Hawks have a season-high three votes in the poll, 10th most of teams receiving votes.
 

SERIES HISTORY
• The Hawks are 2-0 all-time against Loyola Chicago.
• St. Joe's heads on the road for the first time in the series.
• Last season, St. Joe's defeated LUC by 22 points in the first A-10 matchup inside Hagan Arena. The first matchup between the two came in the 1993-94 season, a 39-point victory for the Hawks.
 

SAINT JOSEPH'S | Roster | Schedule | Stats | Game Notes
• The Hawks have tied their second-best start in program history, the best start under Cindy Griffin's tenure, after moving to 19-2 with the win over Davidson.
• Laura Ziegler has posted double-doubles in each of her last five games, averaging 16.4 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
• Mackenzie Smith grabbed her second double-double of her career against Davidson, scoring in double digits in her six of her last seven.
• Brugler sits at second in the A-10 in points per game (16.4), shooting at a 56.1% clip on the season for the best percentage in the conference.
• Aleah Snead played a season-high 19 minutes at St. Bonaventure, shooting 4-5 from the field for a season-best nine points.
• Emma Boslet has 20 assists to just five turnovers in seven A-10 games.
• Gabby Casey recorded a career-high 11 rebounds against Davidson.
• St. Joe's ranks first in the A-10, 23rd in the country, in turnovers per game (12.9) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.13).
 

LOYOLA CHICAGO: Roster | Schedule | Stats
• Loyola Chicago has already nearly doubled the amount of wins recorded in the 2022-23 season, holding above a .500 record after 20 games. The Ramblers rank first in the Atlantic 10 in assists per game, dishing out 15.4 dimes per game. LUC also sits second in the conference in three-point percentage, knocking down 35.5% of its attempts.
• Alyssa Fisher leads the Ramblers in scoring, one of three players to average above 10 points per game with a 13.4 points per game average. Sam Galanopoulos also adds 13.3 points per game, shooting 48.5% from distance. Galanopoulos also adds a team-high 81 assists, second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.03). Fisher and Galanopoulos combine for 49 steals. Sitori Tanin adds 10.0 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds per contest. Tanin adds 21 steals of her own, recording a team-best 25 blocks.
 

UP NEXT: 
• St. Joe's returns home to host Massachusetts inside Hagan Arena on Saturday, February 3. Tip is slated for 2 p.m.