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PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:16 pm 
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Loyola Ramblers Preview – https://loyolaramblers.com/news/2025/1/ ... eph-s.aspx

Saint Joseph Stats and Intel - https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sc ... /2025.html

Record: 10-6 (1-2, 10th in A-10 MBB)
Coach: Billy Lange
PS/G: 75.8 (170th of 364)
PA/G: 69.3 (125th of 364)
SRS: 5.39 (103rd of 364)
SOS: -1.05 (203rd of 364)
ORtg: 108.1 (181st of 364)
DRtg: 98.9 (102nd of 364)


Loyola Chicago Ramblers (10-5, 1-1 A-10) at Saint Joseph Red Hawks (10-6, 1-2 A-10)

Philadelphia, PA; Saturday, January 11, 2025 2:00 pm at Hagan Arena

Loyola’s 2-game Philly trip continues with Saturday afternoon’s finale at Saint Joseph’s. Saturday is the 9th ever matchup between the Hawks and Ramblers. Saint Joe’s won five of the first six games, but Loyola claimed both games last year.

Last time out, the Ramblers ended their 4-game losing streak, improving to 10-5 (1-1) on the season, with a 79-68 win over La Salle on Wednesday night. Loyola Chicago, favored by 2 points, covered the spread in the victory.

After leading 40-32 at halftime, the Ramblers scored 39 points in the 2nd half while allowing 36 to La Salle. Despite giving up 68 points, Loyola Chicago held La Salle to 40% shooting from the field. Loyola ended up shooting 48.1% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 55.6%, hitting 42.9% (9 of 21) of their attempted threes. More importantly, they earned their best mark of the season at the free throw line, hitting 18 of 23 for season-best 78.3%. Jayden Dawson and Sheldon Edwards Jr. led the Ramblers with 20-apiece, with Dawson hitting 60% of his threes and Edwards connecting at a 57.1% rate. Also contributing were JQ (13) and Jalen DeLoach, who had his best game as a Rambler with 12pts and 5reb.

As some have noticed, having/needing a handful of scorers each game is a thing for the Ramblers. Per the Rambler Sports Network (Sudikoff), “Ramblers are 29-8 the last 2 seasons when 3 players score in double-figures (10-4 this season). 12-1 when 4 players score 10+ (7-0 this season)."

Over on the Hawks’ side, in their last game that was also on Wednesday night, Saint Joseph’s lost on the road 85-81 to Duquesne. Saint Joes, who was projected to finish third in the A-10 preseason poll, is a streaky team as they’ve had a couple of nice stretches this year and a few bad ones. Saint Joseph opened the season 4-1 with a lone loss to Central Connecticut, but with quality wins over Navy, Villanova, Penn and Texas Tech. Then followed a poor stretch with losses to Texas, Princeton and Charleston followed by some nice recent wins over Virginia Tech, Delaware State, and UMass.

The Red Hawks, who went 21-14 last season and return 58% of their scoring, are led by 4 starters who are averaging at least 10 ppg (3 of them are 15 ppg or better). Rasheer Fleming, who has been a beast for them this year, leads in scoring and rebounding (16.3 ppg and 9.1 rpg). Fleming has six double-doubles this season, including the last two games, and leads the A-10 in this statistic. Right behind Fleming is Erik Reynolds II (our dear friend) a First Team Preseason selection averaging 15.3 ppg on 14 fg attempts per game, and A-10 Second Team selection Xzayvier Brown who averages 15.1 ppg and an impressive 5.2 assists per game. Brown is a very talented and well-rounded player, as he is also second on the team in rebounds, at 4.6 per game. Guard, Derek Simpson then averages 10 ppg with 4 assists per game.

Despite their scoring abilities, this trio of guards shoots very poorly overall from the field and from deep - 36% (Reynolds), Brown (38%), Simpson (37%).

The Red Hawks will run a starting lineup of 6-10 F/C Justice Agabor, 6-9 F/C Rasheer Fleming, 6-2 guard Erik Reynolds, 6-2 guard Xzayvier Brown, and 6-3 guard Derek Simpson. Off the bench, forwards 6-8 Dasear Haskins and 6-6 Anthony Finkley both provide scoring and rebounding playing 20 minutes apiece.

For the third straight game, Loyola will run a lineup of JQ, Dawson, Watson, Rubin and DeLoach. Since being inserted into the starting lineup, DeLoach has had his two best games as a Rambler.

Notable - Saturday features the top two teams in the A-10 in assists per game. The Hawks lead the way at 16.4 per game, with Loyola at 16.3. Saint Joe's has won each of its last eight day games at Hagan Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.


STATS, RANDOMS, NUMBERS FROM HERE AND AROUND THE ‘NET

RSN – “The Ramblers are 9-5 in true road games the last 2 seasons (after starting 0-2). They've had 12 or fewer turnovers 9 out of 14 games. In 9 Wins: 10.7 TO / In 5 Losses: 15 TO”

RSN – “The Ramblers had 10 turnovers at La Salle, which is the 7th time this season they've had 10 or fewer in a game. Loyola is 6-1 when they commit 10 or fewer turnovers.”

RSN - After allowing their highest Defensive FG% (49.2%) vs. VCU, the Ramblers rebounded with their 4th best outing vs. a D-1 opponent (40.9%) at La Salle. Loyola has now held their opponents under 42% FG 7 times this season. Now 7-0 when doing so.”

AR - Miles Rubin leads the A-10 in field goal %, .704 on 57-81FG.

AR - Jalen Quinn leads the A-10 in personal fouls, with 45 total. Next closest for us is Rubin at 37.


Watch / Listen – Saturday's game will be nationally broadcast on CBS Sports Network, with Tom McCarthy and Isis Young on the call, and can be listened to Rambler Sports Network with our friends Sudikoff and CT.

Postgame Show - Tune in to Sudikoff on RSN, followed by TalkinBlers Spaces on the X: https://x.com/blerstalking?s=21


Odds: Saint Joe’s -5.5


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:23 am 
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Is Fleeming a big 6'9 or a skinny 6'9? big 6'9 scares me against our squad....may be able to dominate defensively at the guard spot. Their mascot the flapping chicken is my least favorite mascot of all college mascots.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:05 pm 
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He's a big boy. 250'ish.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:44 pm 
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Pros: we save an extra trip to the east coast, which has to count for something over a long season.
Cons: No one showed up today on either offense or defense.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:46 pm 
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St. Joe's confounds me. Don't get me wrong, we're playing terribly, and wouldn't win any conference games playing like this. However, I don't know how they lost to Central Connecticut or Charleston at home. If they were consistent, they should be near the top of the conference and honestly have at large hopes.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:50 pm 
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Embarrassing.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:53 pm 
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Do we have a problem defending the three?

Ramblers to RedHawks
FT 30% to 63% (We were terrible, they were poor)
3pt 38% to 54.5% (10 threes 1st half by RedHawks)
FG 34% to 54.8%
Pts off TOs 5 to 17
TOs 13 to 10
Blks 3 to 8
Assts 11 to 18
RB 36 to 41
Stl 7 to 8

Yeah, Ramblers on the wrong end of a blowout
Another game to forget


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 5:01 pm 
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Beyond Embarrassing. I cannot believe what I just watched, and how incredibly disappointing this team is.

And Drew. What are we trying to accomplish? You are down 35 points with 6 minutes to go....and your two 4 star freshman are STILL NOT IN THE GAME? What are you hoping to see from your top 8 players at this point? More blown defensive assignments? More unforced turnovers? Or more missed free throws?

But then it transcends comical. He sneaks Turner into the game (yay!)....and then pulls him out again after about 40 seconds. WT???????????

As disappointing as this season is going to turn out, we are going to look back and say the biggest disappointment is going to be the lack of development of these freshman, We are 16 games in, and they don't even get meaningful minutes in a 40 point loss.

Yes. I know that Drew has been giving Daniil 2 or 3 minutes in the first half. But he rarely touches the ball. He is playing the game with zero confidence and is getting no opportunity to build confidence. It's time to figure this out Drew.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 5:40 pm 
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6 losses in the last 7 games and against these types of opponents is bad. I don’t know how we can feel so optimistic for what’s ahead in the schedule.

At some point it’ll be healthy to admit to ourselves we stink and this will not be the year. Even before the injuries, while going 8-0 to start, they were poor in some of those games too and our deficiencies were already evident.

Lost my confidence about hosting Rhode Island on Weds and at Dayton next Saturday. But on the positive side of things - historically we’ve played much better with those two than we have with Saint Joe’s. Some of our ugliest games these last 3yrs have been L’s to Saint Joes.

Joes going 18-33 from three is mind blowing.

What happened to our defensive mentality and the ill-kick-your-ass priorities?

Lots of upset people and insights and opinions out there now after this one…..


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 5:41 pm 
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anyone know if we stayed in Philly after the LaSalle game or flew home and back?


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