CHICAGO (Interstat) — Alex-Anne Bessette scored 20 points to lead Loyola Chicago to a 71-64 women’s basketball victory over Saint Louis on Sunday at Joseph Gentile Center.

The Ramblers used a 23-point second quarter to build a lead and closed with a 22-point fourth to hold off the Billikens. Bessette, from Quebec City, added six rebounds.

Alyssa Koerkenmeier posted 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Saint Louis. The Billikens shot just 35.5% from the floor and were outscored 45-24 across the second and fourth quarters.

Loyola Chicago improved to 6-10. Saint Louis fell to 8-10.