Loyola Chicago 69, at Northwestern 68

EVANSTON, Ill. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant individual performance and a furious late rally that fell just short, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers edged the Northwestern Wildcats 69-68 in a nonconference women’s basketball thriller Thursday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The contest pivoted on a monumental showing from Northwestern’s Tayla Thomas, who poured in a game-high 30 points, and a decisive final minute where Loyola Chicago executed under pressure to snap a two-game skid and improve to 4-7. Northwestern, which mounted a massive fourth-quarter comeback, dropped to 6-5 with the heartbreaking loss. For three quarters, the Ramblers controlled… Read more...