Women's basketball tipoff: No. 19 MSU vs. Loyola Chicago
•What: No. 19 Michigan State at Loyola Chicago
•When: 3 p.m., Sunday
•Where: Gentile Arena (Chicago)
•Radio: WJIM 1240-AM
•Series: First meeting
•Coaches: MSU — Suzy Merchant is 369-194 in her 20th season overall and 168-74 in her eighth with the Spartans. Loyola Chicago — Sheryl Swoopes is 13-26 in her second season overall and with the Ramblers.
•MSU update: The Spartans are in the middle of a stretch of four of five games on the road. Sunday's contest against the Ramblers is the second on the road this season and is one of four over the next eight days. This is the the only away contest in MSU's upcoming stretch not against a ranked team. The Spartans are trying to bounce back from a 69-60 loss to then-No. 19-ranked Georgia last Sunday.
•Loyola Chicago update: Swoopes, a three-time WNBA MVP and four-time champion, is one of the most accomplished women's basketball players and is now trying to make her mark as a coach. The lone wins this season for the Ramblers, who play in the Missouri Valley Conference, have been over Northern Kentucky and Eastern Illinois. Loyola Chicago is playing its second straight game against a Big Ten school and shot just 19.4 percent in a 70-33 loss to Northwestern last Sunday. The Ramblers are 3-42 all-time against Big Ten teams.
MATCHUPS
•Backcourts: Jankoska has led the offensive production in MSU's backcourt and is the fourth-leading scorer in the Big Ten. She's still trying to get on track from behind the 3-point arc, where she is 5 of 21 (23.8 percent) over the last two games. Johnson is the main offensive threat for the Ramblers and is coming off a 3 of 16 shooting night against Northwestern. Edge: MSU
•Frontcourts: Loyola Chicago has been without one of its top players in Simone Law, who has missed the last few games with a knee injury. The Ramblers would be better suited to compete against MSU with her in the lineup. Powers, who was named to the Wooden Award preseason watch list Wednesday, fell a rebound short of her seventh double-double of the season in the loss to Georgia. Edge: MSU
•Benches: Senior captain Jasmine Hines is surging for the Spartans and has scored in double figures in three of the last four games. She's averaging 11 points and shooting 61.6 percent (16 of 26) in that stretch. Purdue transfer Taylor Manuel could be eligible to play for Loyola Chicago on Sunday after sitting because of NCAA transfer rules. She would provided a big boost for the Ramblers. Edge: MSU
•Prediction: This contest is the least challenging of MSU's road games this month and it should cruise to a victory over the Ramblers.
» Make it: MSU 75, Loyola Chicago 47.
— Brian Calloway
•When: 3 p.m., Sunday
•Where: Gentile Arena (Chicago)
•Radio: WJIM 1240-AM
•Series: First meeting
•Coaches: MSU — Suzy Merchant is 369-194 in her 20th season overall and 168-74 in her eighth with the Spartans. Loyola Chicago — Sheryl Swoopes is 13-26 in her second season overall and with the Ramblers.
•MSU update: The Spartans are in the middle of a stretch of four of five games on the road. Sunday's contest against the Ramblers is the second on the road this season and is one of four over the next eight days. This is the the only away contest in MSU's upcoming stretch not against a ranked team. The Spartans are trying to bounce back from a 69-60 loss to then-No. 19-ranked Georgia last Sunday.
•Loyola Chicago update: Swoopes, a three-time WNBA MVP and four-time champion, is one of the most accomplished women's basketball players and is now trying to make her mark as a coach. The lone wins this season for the Ramblers, who play in the Missouri Valley Conference, have been over Northern Kentucky and Eastern Illinois. Loyola Chicago is playing its second straight game against a Big Ten school and shot just 19.4 percent in a 70-33 loss to Northwestern last Sunday. The Ramblers are 3-42 all-time against Big Ten teams.
MATCHUPS
•Backcourts: Jankoska has led the offensive production in MSU's backcourt and is the fourth-leading scorer in the Big Ten. She's still trying to get on track from behind the 3-point arc, where she is 5 of 21 (23.8 percent) over the last two games. Johnson is the main offensive threat for the Ramblers and is coming off a 3 of 16 shooting night against Northwestern. Edge: MSU
•Frontcourts: Loyola Chicago has been without one of its top players in Simone Law, who has missed the last few games with a knee injury. The Ramblers would be better suited to compete against MSU with her in the lineup. Powers, who was named to the Wooden Award preseason watch list Wednesday, fell a rebound short of her seventh double-double of the season in the loss to Georgia. Edge: MSU
•Benches: Senior captain Jasmine Hines is surging for the Spartans and has scored in double figures in three of the last four games. She's averaging 11 points and shooting 61.6 percent (16 of 26) in that stretch. Purdue transfer Taylor Manuel could be eligible to play for Loyola Chicago on Sunday after sitting because of NCAA transfer rules. She would provided a big boost for the Ramblers. Edge: MSU
•Prediction: This contest is the least challenging of MSU's road games this month and it should cruise to a victory over the Ramblers.
» Make it: MSU 75, Loyola Chicago 47.
— Brian Calloway
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