TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Del'Janae Williams had a game-high 18 points Friday evening to lead Indiana State but it wasn't enough, as Loyola Chicago escaped the Hulman Center with a 61-59 win over the Sycamores.
 
Marie Hunter added 13 points and six rebounds, while Caitlin Anderson had seven. Mya Glanton and Arianna Smith had six points apiece, with Glanton also grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds.
 
Loyola jumped out to an early eight-point lead but the Sycamores fought back, with Hunter leading the charge to make it a one-point game after a quarter. The Ramblers led by four at half, despite five points from Natalia Lalic in the second. Indiana State came back to take the lead in the third, as Hunter and Williams combined for 14 in the quarter, but a 9-0 Rambler run midway through the fourth proved to be insurmountable for the Sycamores, despite a late push.
 
First Half
Indiana State took an early lead on an Anderson layup, but a 10-2 Loyola run put the visitors ahead by eight midway through the first quarter. The Sycamores responded with a 7-0 run over the final 2:30, with Hunter scoring each of the last four to make it a 12-11 game in favor of Loyola Chicago after one quarter.
 
Loyola Chicago opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run, but the Sycamores fought back to close the gap. A Lalic 3-pointer and three free throws by Williams cut the ISU deficit to one, 22-21, late in the quarter, but back-to-back Rambler baskets, including a 3-pointer late in the shot clock, helped Loyola cling to a 27-23 lead at halftime.
 
Second Half
Indiana State came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders, as the Sycamores jumped to a 9-2 run to begin the quarter. Consecutive baskets from Hunter, including a three-point play, gave ISU its first lead since the first quarter. The Sycamores led by as many as four, but the visitors were able to answer. A late Loyola basket sent the teams to the fourth quarter even at 41-all.
 
The Sycamores and Ramblers traded baskets in the early stages of the fourth quarter before an 8-0 Loyola run gave the visitors a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Indiana State fought back to make it a one-possession game with a pair of Williams 3-pointers, but it wasn't enough in the end as the Sycamore rally fell two points short.
 
Inside the Statistics

• Indiana State held Loyola Chicago's Allison Day, the Ramblers' leading scorer entering this week's series, to two points across two games.
• Del'Janae Williams scored in double-figures for a team-leading 15th time this season.
• Mya Glanton's 12 rebounds were her most in a Valley game in her career.

 
News & Notes

• Loyola Chicago has won seven of the last eight in the all-time series.
• Friday's game was the last MVC matchup between Indiana State and Loyola Chicago, with the Ramblers set to move to the Atlantic 10 Conference next year.

 
Up Next
Indiana State remains home to host Valparaiso Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
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