Loyola College NCAA News

Loyola defeats Morgan State 78-66 Eds: APNewsNow. Loyola 78, Morgan State 66. BALTIMORE Brett Harvey scored 15 points, including five during a pivotal second-half run, to help Loyola defeat Morgan State 78-66 on Tuesday night.

MORGAN STATE SERIES HISTORY: Loyola leads the series, 9-6, and is currently enjoying the longest winning streak of either team, having won four straight.

DARTMOUTH SERIES HISTORY: Tonight is the first time these teams have ever met on the basketball court.

MOUNT ST. MARY'S SERIES HISTORY: Today is the 165th meeting of what is the most-played series in the history of the state of Maryland.

Shane Walker recorded a double-double and Loyola outscored Dartmouth 14-1 in the final 7:33 for a 58-41 victory on Tuesday night.

Mount St. Mary's held Loyola to 27.1 percent shooting for the game and the backcourt of Jeremy Goode and Jean Cajou led the Mountaineers to a 63-44 non-conference victory Saturday afternoon at Knott Arena in the 165th meeting of what is the most-played series in the history of the state of Maryland.

Junior guard Jamal Barney scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, including a basket with 11.7 seconds left, as Loyola-Maryland held off Maryland-Baltimore County 69-66 on Wednesday night.

Reitz Arena was the place to be Thursday morning when the WJZ-TV morning show was live for a special unveiling of Loyola's new mascot and to promote Friday's men's basketball opener against Vermont.

Brett Harvey scored 23 points to lead Loyola to a 79-66 victory over Vermont in men's basketball action on Friday night at Reitz Arena.

West Virginia officially begins one of the most anticipated basketball seasons at the school in a generation this afternoon with a game against Loyola .

VERMONT SERIES HISTORY: Tonight marks the fourth meeting in the history of the series and is the third consecutive year that these two teams have met.

It was only 19 months ago Shane Walker made a decision so common in college basketball , quietly transferring from Maryland to Loyola to begin an absence from competition that ends Friday when the Greyhounds host Vermont.

Anthony Winbush won't have it easy against Marqus Blakely, one of the best mid-major hoopers in the country.

There were plenty of reasons why Cardinal Gibbons point guard Dylon Cormier decided to commit to Loyola last week.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Greyhounds brought in 6-9 freshman Julius Brooks and 6-4 guard Robert Olson but also have 6-10 forward Shane Walker coming off his transfer year.

Loyola opened last season with four games in five nights. The Greyhounds started slowly, rebounded but never fully recovered, completely folding down the stretch to finish 12-20. Fiery coach Jimmy Patsos, whose team was coming off two strong seasons, pointed to the schedule and the losses from the previous teams as reasons for the decline and vows ...

Each new season was better than the last for the Loyola men's basketball team during Jimmy Patsos ' first four years as head coach.