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Bethel steals Loyola’s Homecoming victory

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Michael Bauer
Mass communication freshman Zach Wrightsil (23) has the ball stolen by a Bethel University player. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

After Loyola celebrated their Homecoming court, nationally- ranked No. 19 Bethel Univerisity suited up to take on Loyola’s men’s basketball team.

After a combined nine lead changes or ties in just the final two minutes, the Royals were crowned the winners over the Wolf Pack, winning 78-77.

The game was neck-and-neck throughout with the fate of the game lying late in the fourth quarter. It looked to be a Loyola victory with mass communication Myles Burns scoring off of a putback and giving the home team a one-point lead with just five seconds left.

But the Royals would sink two shots at the free throw line with only a second left in the game.

Burns was the team’s leading scorer, racking up 27 points eight rebounds and five steals. Burns now has 232 rebounds on the year, the seventh-most in a single season at Loyola. He also leads the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in steals with 69 and has the program record for most steals in a season.

Mass communication freshman Zach Wrightsil now leads the Southern States Athletic Conference with 12 double-doubles after scoring 21 points and earning 13 rebounds.

Loyola now has a 15-11 overall record and a 10-9 conference record.

The team will play in the last home game on Feb. 15 against Blue Mountain College for Senior Night.

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Andres Fuentes, Staff Writer
Andres Fuentes is in his first year at Loyola and serves as Sports Editor for The Maroon. He has previously served as Assistant Sports Editor. As a native of New Orleans, he enjoys going to many of the city sites when he isn't watching his favorite sports teams. Contact: [email protected] or @af_nola
Michael Bauer, Managing Editor for Print
Michael Bauer is currently a Trumpet Performance major in his senior year, serving as the managing editor for print. Previously The Maroon's photo editor and senior staff photographer, Michael hopes to continue to assist in the cultivation of strong storytelling through photographs from all contributors to the Maroon. Outside of the Maroon, Michael freelances as both a musical performer and photographer.

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