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RHODE ISLAND VS. LOYOLA CHICAGO - Series notes 

• The Rams are back on the road to face the Ramblers of Loyola Saturday night.
• Rhody is red hot, entering the game on a five-game win streak.
• Rhode Island and Loyola meet for the third time in as many seasons Saturday. 
• Historically, the Rams are 2-1 against the Ramblers.
• The last meeting between the schools was a 67-49 Rhody win in Kingston last season. 
• The Rams are looking for their first win in Chicago. The last time Rhody faced the Ramblers in Gentile Arena was Jan. 10, 2024 when Loyola sent URI home with a 61-56 loss.
• Rhode Island is 5-1 on the road this season with its lone loss at Rutgers back on Nov. 13. The Rams have won four straight road contests since then.

SCOUTING THE RAMBLERS

• Loyola has dropped its first two Atlantic 10 tests, most recently falling to Davidson 62-50.
• The Ramblers are 1-6 at home this season.
• Saturday will be the third straight home game for Loyola.
• The Ramblers are led by Alex-Anne Bessette who averages 11.9 points per game.
• Brooklyn Vaughn leads Loyola averaging 7.1 rebounds per game while Kira Chivers paces the team handing out 2.6 assists per game.

1k WATCH

• Rhode Island senior Brooklyn Gray is closing in on 1,000 career points.
• She needs 25 points to reach the milestone.
• A versatile guard, Gray averages 12.7 points per game while adding 5.0 rebounds and a team-high 3.3 assists per game. 
• The Saint Louis transfer poured in a season-high 19 points in the game against Princeton back on Nov. 26. She's scored in double figures in nine games this season. 
• Last time out in Rhody's win over Richmond Gray connected on a career-best four shots from 3-point range.
• She scored a career-high 30 points as a Billiken in last year's Atlantic 10 Tournament and posted five 20-point games while at SLU.
• Gray was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team. 

REISS INCHING CLOSER TO HISTORY

• Rhode Island head coach Tammi Reiss needs one win to match the all-time record at Rhode Island. 
• She's 121-70 at the helm, making her two wins away from passing Nancy Langham for the top spot. Langham collected 122 wins leading the Rams in 1977-85.
• Reiss is one of three coaches in URI program history to eclipse the centennial mark.
• She picked up her 110th career win in the victory over GW at the A-10 Tournament last year.
• Last season, Reiss bumped past Linda Ziemke who collected 106 wins in 1989-99.
• She reached the 100-win milestone in her 160th game, making her the fastest to 100 wins in program history. 
• Langham held the previous mark for fastest to 100 wins, getting there in her 187th game. 
• Reiss' winning percentage is the best in program history (.634).