KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Loyola University New Orleans women's basketball team is back in the NAIA Top 25, jumping to No. 19 on Wednedsay after sitting just outside the rankings all season. The Wolf Pack is currently on a 16-game winning streak with a 20-2 overall record and a 12-1 mark in Southern States Athletic Conference play.Â
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Loyola and William Carey are the only two SSAC teams in the NAIA Top 25, as the Crusaders checked in one spot ahead of the Pack in the 18th spot. Loyola picked up 164 total votes compared to WCU's 165, despite Loyola's losses coming to William Carey and now-ranked No. 20 Langston and WCU's coming against Loyola and unranked Life University. Tennessee Southern is also receiving votes outside the Top 25.Â
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Alissa O'Dell and Deniya Thornton, who both reached 1,000 career points last Saturday, are neck-and-neck for the team-high in scoring per game. Both average 16.4 points per game, which is fourth-best in the SSAC, while O'Dell leads the team with 8.3 rebounds per game and Thornton has a team-high 62 steals (third in SSAC) and 17 blocks. O'Dell leads the SSAC in field goal percentage (56.7), SeQuoia Carroll is third in the same category (54.8), Chandler Caver is fifth in total assists (78), and Madi Walters is third in 3-point percentage (37.5).Â
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Caitlin Travis makes it three averaging in double figures (11.6), and the junior adds 4.6 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game. Carroll adds 9.3 points per game and 6.9 rebounds as well.Â
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With four games left in the regular season, the Pack will travel to Mobile and Faulkner this week before closing with Blue Mountain Christian and Tennessee Southern next week in The Den.Â
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