Box Score

Poor shooting plagued Louisiana College on Tuesday night in New Orleans, as the Lady Wildcats fell t o 1-1 on the season with 76-66 loss to Loyola in a mid-week non-conference matchup.
 
Despite rattling home 12 three-point shots, forcing 30 turnovers, and outrebounding the Wolfpack 56-53, the Lady Cats fell short due mainly in part to a 24-94 (25.5%) night shooting from the field and going just 6-16 (37.5%) from the free throw line.
 
LC also went just 12-56 from the three-point line while Loyola shot 43% from the field (22-51) and 82.4% (28-34) from the free throw line.
 
LC junior guard Neka Jones led all scorers on the night with 21 points to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Junior forward Danisha Allison was the only player in the game to record a double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals.
 
The Loyola bench also outmatched LC's bench 31-18 in scoring, led by an 11 point, 4 rebound night from reserve Kylah Jones.
 
The Lady Wildcats will open American Southwest Conference play at home n Saturday with a 1 p.m. matchup against Concordia in the H.O. West Fieldhouse.