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Mack, Johnson, O’Brien lead Bison

LEWISBURG  – Bucknell held Loyola to single digits in each of the first two quarters and built up a lead it didn’t relinquish en route to a 66-42 win in Patriot League action at Sojka Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.

Only one Loyola player scored in double figures as Stephanie Karcz led the team with 12 points.

Bucknell held a 30-12 lead at the half and used a 24-point third quarter to pull away.

Ellie Mack had a near double-double with 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Ally Johnson added 17 points and Taylor O’Brien chipped in 11.

Loyola scored just four points in the first quarter and eight in the second quarter.

The win improves the Bison to 16-6 overall and 9-2 in the Patriot League. Bucknell hosts Navy on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Bucknell 66, Loyola 42

LOYOLA (6-16, 3-8 PL)

Emily McAteer 1-10 0-0 2; Stephanie Karcz 6-15 0-0 12; Alexis Gray 1-4 3-4 5; Bri Rozzi 3-7 0-0 7; Hannah Niles 0-2 0-0 0; Laryn Edwards 1-4 0-0 3; Ashley Hunter 3-8 1-2 7; Ava Therien 0-0 0-0 0; Molly Taylor 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 17-54 4-6 42.

BUCKNELL (16-6, 9-2 PL)

Tessa Brugler 1-3 3-3 5; Ellie Mack 8-13 2-2 18; Taylor O’BRien 5-11 1-2 11; Ally Johnson 6-10 0-0 17; Abby Kapp 1-6 0-0 3; AutumN Ceppi 1-4 0-0 2; Tai Johnson 1-3 0-0 2; Gia Hayes 0-3 0-0 0; Carly Krsul 4-5 0-1 8; Emma Shaffer 0-0 0-0 0; Bridget Tobin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 6-8 66.

Loyola 4 8 13 17 — 42

Bucknell 17 13 24 12 — 66

3-point goals: Loyola 4-12 (Taylor 2-3, Edwards 1-1, Rozzi 1-3, Gray 0-1, Niles 0-1, Karcz 0-1, McAteer 0-2), Bucknell 6-22 (Johnson 5-9, Kapp 1-5, Hayes 0-1, Mack 0-3, O’Brien 0-4). Fouled out: Loyola-none; Bucknell-none. Rebounds: Loyola 32 (Karcz 11, McAteer 10), Bucknell 35 (Mack 8). Assists: Loyola 10 (Hunter 2, Rozzi 2, McAteer 2), Bucknell 15 (Mack 4). Technical fouls: Loyola-none; Bucknell-none. Total fouls: Loyola 11, Bucknell 10. A: 1,219.

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