BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland cut Lafayette College's halftime lead to six on a
Jordan Stiemke layup with 16:23 left in regulation, but the Leopards went on an 18-0 run that covered almost eight minutes and went on to an 80-59 Patriot League victory in Reitz Arena.
Samuel Gibbs came up with one of his career-high four steals, and Stiemke finished a transition run with a layup at 16:23 to make it a 49-43 Lafayette lead.
That basket capped a 10-4 Loyola run to start the second half, but Andrew Phillips made a three 14 seconds later, kicking off the Leopards stretch where they would hold Loyola scoreless until
Braeden Speed converted two free throws at 8:53.
Phillips finished with a career-high 27 points, making 5 of 7 3-pointers and 10 of 15 shots overall, and Alex Chaikin added 19 points for the Leopards.
Milos Ilic scored a team-high 16 points for Loyola, Speed added nine, and
Veljko Ilic tallied eight.
The Greyhounds will be back in Reitz Arena on Saturday afternoon to face College of the Holy Cross at 2 p.m.
