KALAMAZOO, Mich. –  The Western Michigan women's basketball team will begin its two game homestand on Saturday, December 7, against Loyola University Chicago at 1:00 PM. The Broncos are looking to continue their dominance at University Arena and begin the season with a record of 3-1 or greater at home for the fourth consecutive season.  For tickets, visit https://wmubroncos.evenue.net/events/WBI.

Last Time Out 

The Brown and Gold dropped Wednesday's contest at Valparaiso University 67-54. In the loss, junior Marina Asensio scored a team-high 14 points, while Alli Carlson and Alli Harness combined for 22 points offensively. On the glass, redshirt freshman Evyn Carrier grabbed a career-high nine rebounds for The Brown and Gold. On Wednesday, graduate student Hannah Spitlzey tied Brooke Gallert (1998-2001) for the 15th most steals recorded in program history after recording four swipes against the Beacons. 

Scouting The Ramblers 

Loyola enters Saturday's match with a record of 5-4 after wins over Kentucky State, West Georgia, Southern Illinois University Edwardsburg, Valpo, and South Carolina State. 

This season, Loyola's upperclassmen have made major contributions including Naelle Benard and Sitori Tannin. Offensively, the graduate student Bernard paces the Ramblers, averaging 10.0 points per game. Despite posting under 10 points in three out of her last four outings, Bernard has recorded at least 15 points on three occasions for Loyola. As for the graduate student forward Tanin, she became the 30th Rambler to join the 1,000-point club in the team's loss to La Salle this past Tuesday after recording a season-high 17 points and grabbing seven rebounds. 

Series History

The Brown and Gold lead Loyola in the all-time series 7-4 dating back to 1990. On Saturday, the women's basketball team will look to win their sixth game against the Ramblers in the last seven games of the series. 

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