McCormick, Loyola fly past Trinity

Loyola's Lem Atanga McCormick may want to fly jets one day. But the senior who is headed to the Air Force Academy is already flying high, scoring a career-high 22 points as the No. 13 Ramblers grounded No. 12 Trinity 51-38 Tuesday in River Forest.

"I got a lot of good looks from our guards," said McCormick, who hit her last seven shots from the low post and was 9-of-14 from the field.

"We knew we had to come out and take care of business because this was a conference game."

Loyola (10-4, 4-0 GCAC Red) led 21-20 at the half. The Ramblers went to the post to either McCormick or Ashley Thomas (eight points, 12 rebounds) to open a 40-29 advantage with six minutes to play.

“Lem has improved so much," Loyola coach Tanya Johnson said. "Teams just can't double-down on Ashley (Thomas) anymore."

Trinity (12-2, 3-1) was led by Monica Albano and Amanda Macchione with 10 points each.