BALTIMORE (Dec. 10) -  Jennifer Mitchell scored a game-high 17 points, including three crucial three-pointers, to lead Loyola to a 55-41 victory over UMBC in women's basketball action Tuesday night at Reitz Arena.

The Greyhounds, who held a 28-21 half time lead, watched their 10 point cushion dwindle in the first seven minutes of the second half.  The Retrievers outscored Loyola 12-4 in those first minutes to tie the score at 32 with the clock set at 13:39.  The teams exchanged baskets for the next few minutes until 8:30 when the Greyhounds rallied on a 16-3, spurred by two three-point baskets from Mitchell to close out the game.

Mitchell shot 7-for-14 from the floor to lead Loyola, which shot 46% as a team.  The Retrievers shot just 32.6% from the field.  Shontrese Smith and Katie Netherton also added nine points apiece for the Greyhounds.  Lindsay Cobb matched a career-high of seven assists as well as seven points.

For UMBC, Jessie Brown scored 16 points, 12 off of three point shots, and Anastaia Goncharova had 13.  Lara Seamon grabbed a game-high seven boards.

Loyola improved to 4-3 overall while UMBC fell to 2-3.