NEW ORLEANS – Five Privateers reached double figures in points as New Orleans steadily pulled away from the Loyola Wolfpack 81-64 in an exhibition contest on Wednesday night at the Lakefront Arena.
Loyola got the jump with a 22-16 lead after the first ten minutes of play while they shot 50 percent from the field. The Privateers' defense wreaked havoc in the midst of a 10-0 run to begin the second quarter. Two steals and ensuing fast break layups helped vault the Privateers to a four-point advantage.
The Privateers forced 11 turnovers in the second quarter while only committing three. In total, New Orleans outscored the NAIA nationally ranked Wolfpack 22-8 and carried a 38-30 lead into the halftime locker room.
Loyola was able to hang around through the third quarter. The Wolfpack had cut the lead to as small as five on two occasions in the final minute of the quarter. A three-pointer by
Gabbi Cartagena with 44 seconds left pushed the Privateer lead to eight and set the stage for a solid finish in the final stanza.
In the final ten minutes of play, New Orleans connected on four triples. Two of those came from
Jayla Kimbrough. New Orleans also had five assists on seven made field goals to help put away the Wolfpack in front of an announced crowd of 585.
On the night, New Orleans forced 35 turnovers. They also outscored Loyola 42-30 in the paint and shot 84.2 percent from the free throw line.
INSIDE THE BOX
Jasmine Jones led the Privateers in scoring with 15 points.
Nora Francois had 14 points and seven rebounds.
Alexis Calderon finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Cartagena had 11 points and a team-leading eight rebounds and five steals. Kimbrough finished with 13 points.
Deniya Thornton led the Wolfpack in scoring with 15 points. Libby Thompson scored 14 points in 27 minutes off the bench. Alissa O'Dell hauled in 12 rebounds.
NEXT UP
The Privateers open the regular season on Nov. 4 at Alabama.
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