Loyola Chicago Ramblers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Women's College Basketball

Loyola Chicago

4-7

69-68

Final

Northwestern

6-5

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Lead tracker

LUC leadsBiggest lead LUC 10, NU 3

NU leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
LUC	20	18	18	13	69
NU	16	17	13	22	68

Who won: Loyola Chicago 69-68

The Loyola Chicago Ramblers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 69-68 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Alex-Anne Bessette led the Loyola Chicago in points (22). Tayla Thomas led the Northwestern in points (30).

Player of the game

Tayla Thomas

NU · 30 PTS, 11 REB

9.3

Win probability

100%LUC final

LUCNU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00
Defensive rebound
Clara Djoko Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:00
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Claire Keswick misses 24-foot three point jumper
C. Keswick
Q4 0:21NU
Shorttimeout
Northwestern Timeout
Q4 0:21
+2
Hook shot, 4 ft
Clara Djoko makes 4-foot hook shot (Rosalie Mercille assists)
C. Djoko · 4 PTS · ast R. Mercille
LUC 69 - 68 NU
Q4 0:46
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Tayla Thomas makes 0-foot tip in layup
T. Thomas · 30 PTS
LUC 67 - 68 NU
Q4 0:46
Offensive Rebound
Tayla Thomas Offensive Rebound.
T. Thomas · 30 PTS
Q4 0:48
Misses layup
Tayla Thomas misses layup
T. Thomas · 30 PTS
Q4 0:59NU
Regulartimeout
Northwestern Timeout
Q4 1:04
Defensive rebound
Caroline Lau Defensive Rebound.
Q4 1:08
Block
Caroline Lau Block.
C. Lau · 12 PTS
Q4 1:08
Misses layup
Brooklyn Vaughn misses layup
B. Vaughn · 19 PTS
Q4 1:09
Offensive Rebound
Brooklyn Vaughn Offensive Rebound.
B. Vaughn · 19 PTS
Q4 1:14
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alex-Anne Bessette misses 27-foot three point jumper
A. Bessette · 22 PTS
Q4 1:42
TO
Turnover
Tayla Thomas turnover
T. Thomas · 30 PTS
Q4 1:42
Foul on Tayla Thomas
Foul on Tayla Thomas.
T. Thomas · 30 PTS
Q4 1:55
+2
Pullup jump shot, 9 ft
Alexa Kinas makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
A. Kinas · 8 PTS
LUC 67 - 66 NU
Q4 2:01
Foul on Caroline Lau
Foul on Caroline Lau.
C. Lau · 12 PTS
Q4 2:05
+2
Turnaround jump shot, 8 ft
Tate Lash makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
T. Lash · 10 PTS
LUC 65 - 66 NU
Q4 2:19
TO
Traveling turnover
Clara Djoko traveling turnover
C. Djoko · 4 PTS
Q4 2:19
Steal
Clara Djoko Steal.
C. Djoko · 4 PTS
Q4 2:19
TO
Bad pass turnover
Xamiya Walton bad pass turnover
X. Walton · 6 PTS
Q4 2:37NU
Shorttimeout
Northwestern Timeout
Q4 2:54
+2
Driving layup
Brooklyn Vaughn makes driving layup
B. Vaughn · 19 PTS
LUC 65 - 64 NU