CHICAGO (December 16, 2022) – Loyola University Chicago (5-5) returns home to the comforts of Gentile Arena on Sunday afternoon when the Ramblers play host to UAlbany. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m., with the contest being televised on NBC Sports Chicago. For those outside the NBC Sports Chicago market, the game will be available on ESPN+.
 
Last Time Out
Behind a game-high and season-high 23 points from Philip Alston, the Ramblers took down Clemson, 76-58, in Atlanta as part of Holiday Hoopsgiving. Braden Norris added 19 points thanks in part to a season-high five 3-pointers.
 
As a team, the Ramblers blitzed the Tigers from the 3-point line, shooting 50% from deep (12-of-24) while limiting Clemson to just 3-for-21 shooting from beyond the arc.
 
Loyola/UAlbany – The Series
Sunday will mark just the second meeting in program history between the Ramblers and Great Danes. The lone other meeting between the two programs came almost 12 years ago to the day on December 22, 2009 when Loyola defeated UAlbany at home, 68-56. Ben Averkamp scored 17 points and was one of three Ramblers in double figures as Geoff McCammon and Terrance Hill scored 16 and 13 points, respectively.
 
The Ramblers picked up their fifth consecutive victory on the season with the decision, as the team shot 50% from the field to improve to 5-0 in home games to open the 2009-10 campaign.
 
Scouting UAlbany
The Great Danes enter Sunday's contest 4-8 on the season and fresh off a 76-59 win over LIU on Wednesday, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Gerald Drumgoole Jr. leads the UAlbany offense to the tune of 14.3 points per game while Jonathan Beagle chips in 11 points and a team-leading 7.5 rebounds per contest.
 
In the victory over Long Island University this past Wednesday, Beagle scored 17, Drumgoole Jr. added 13 and Aaron Reddish scored 15 points. The Great Danes shot a blistering 61.5% from the field in the second half to outscore LIU 44-28 over the final 20 minutes to run away from the Sharks.
 
Up Next
Loyola heads west for its final nonconference game of the season on Thursday, December 22 to take on Stanford in nearby Santa Cruz, California. The game will be played at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. (CT).