Postgame — Week of January 22: Recapping the Road Trip to Illinois State,...
Phoenix sports editors Nick Schultz, Abby Schnable and Kyle Brown talk about their road trip to Illinois State for Loyola’s men’s basketball game against the Redbirds. They also discuss the women’s...
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‘You Have to Pick Your Poison’: How MVC Coaches Game Plan Against Loyola Big...
Loyola junior Cameron Krutwig is the men’s basketball team’s “unicorn” — a big man who can score and pass. Loyola’s offense seems to run through the 6-foot-9 center even though he plays down low....
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Column: It’s Time to Buy Stock in Loyola Women’s Basketball
Loyola women’s basketball head coach Kate Achter walked into the media room at Gentile Arena with her daughter, Reese, on her hip Jan. 3. She had just watched her team fall to then-No. 17-ranked...
View ArticleLoyola Men’s Volleyball Rolls to 3-0 Sweep of Urbana
In its final non-conference home match, the No. 15-ranked Loyola men’s volleyball team (3-5) flew past Urbana University 3-0 at Gentile Arena Saturday night. Urbana — which is in its first season as a...
View ArticleGentile Arena to Sell Out for the 1st Time This Season
Gentile Arena is set to reach its full capacity for two Loyola men’s basketball games in February. Loyola’s game against Bradley University Feb. 1 is shaping up to be the first sellout of the season,...
View ArticlePostgame — Week of January 29th: Checking the Mailbag
Phoenix sports editors Nick Schultz, Abby Schnable and Kyle Brown field questions from their Twitter feeds and also discuss Loyola women’s basketball coach Kate Achter’s press conference after her...
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‘Mamba Forever and Mambacita Forever’: Loyola Athletes, Students and Coaches...
Click the link below to view the full story The post ‘Mamba Forever and Mambacita Forever’: Loyola Athletes, Students and Coaches React to NBA Legend Kobe Bryant’s Sudden Death appeared first on...
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Column: Thank you, Kobe Bryant, for Fostering My Love for Basketball
I started watching basketball when I was in fifth grade when I was asked to be the stat keeper for the sixth-grade basketball team. The problem was I didn’t know basketball. So I sat myself in front...
View ArticleRogers Park Native to Play in Super Bowl LIV
As Bears fans sit and wonder what could’ve been if their team drafted Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in 2017, they can take solace in the fact that Chicago area natives will be playing...
View ArticlePostgame — Week of February 5th
Sports editors Nick Schultz and Abby Schnable have a wide-ranging discussion about Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball. The post Postgame — Week of February 5th appeared first on Loyola Phoenix.
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Loyola Softball Prepares to Start New Chapter in 2020 Season
It was an offseason of change for the Loyola softball team. Former coach Jeff Tylka’s contract wasn’t renewed this summer after five years at the helm, The Phoenix reported. In August, Alicia Abbott...
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Column: What A Difference Four Years Makes in the Loyola Student Section
My first year at Loyola in 2016 — when I played my trumpet in Loyola’s Band of Wolves — the crowds at men’s basketball games were scarce. One of the biggest crowds that year was when 2,189 people...
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Wallace’s Career Day Propels Loyola Women’s Basketball to Victory Over...
Loyola senior guard Tiara Wallace turned in career-highs in points and rebounds to lead the Loyola women’s basketball team (15-7, 6-5) to a convincing 77-45 victory over the University of Evansville...
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Kennedy’s ‘Big Gamble’ Pays Off as Loyola Men’s Basketball Defeats Valparaiso
After nearly relinquishing a 14-point second-half lead, the Loyola men’s basketball team (16-7, 8-4) held on for a 70-68 victory over Valparaiso University at Gentile Arena Sunday afternoon. The...
View ArticlePostgame — Week of Feb. 12: MVC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Discussion
Phoenix sports editors Nick Schultz and Kyle Brown discuss the Loyola men’s and women’s basketball teams’ seasons so far and where they sit in their respective standings. The post Postgame — Week of...
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A Family Affair: Chicago Bulls Guard Denzel Valentine’s Music Video Features...
While down with a leg injury during the 2019 season, Chicago Bulls guard Denzel Valentine turned to his other passion, music — and Loyola students might find something familiar in his first music...
View ArticlePostgame — Week of February 19th: Two Weeks Until Arch Madness
Phoenix sports editors Nick Schultz and Abby Schnable discuss the tightly packed MVC standings and make predictions for the MVC awards. The post Postgame — Week of February 19th: Two Weeks Until Arch...
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MVC Men’s Basketball Coaches Prepare for Sprint to the Finish Line
There are four games left in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular season — and the standings are tightening up with the conference tournament around the corner. The top four teams are...
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Column: Baseball is in the Headlines — But Not Because Spring Training is Here
After one of the more interesting offseasons in recent memory, baseball finally returns to our TVs this weekend. Well, unless you’re a Cubs fan and your TV provider doesn’t have the new Marquee Sports...
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Loyola Men’s Basketball Holds On for Senior Night Victory Over Drake
In its last regular-season home game of the season, the Loyola men’s basketball team (20-10, 12-5) snuck past Drake University 64-60 at Gentile Arena Tuesday night. The victory keeps the Ramblers in...
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