Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

A beach volleyball athlete sets up a ball to hit is across the net to two other players at Coconut Beach

Beach volleyball plays first game

Sebastian Witte, Staff Writer March 17, 2022

The inaugural season of beach volleyball kicked off last Friday as the Wolf Pack took on Spring Hill College. It took about three years of work and proposals to show how the beach volleyball program would...

mens basketball team stands for national anthem on court while one athlete bends the knee

Basketball Championship tournament marks mixed results for Wolf Pack

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 13, 2022

The men’s basketball team’s will be moving on to the next round while the women’s team saw the end of their championship hopes after the first round of the NAIA National Championship ended yesterday. Loyola...

mens basketball player Brandon Davis plays on the court facing several players from Mesas team during the national championship

No. 1 Men’s basketball breeze through first championship game

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor March 12, 2022

Loyola men’s basketball team kicked off the opening round of the NAIA National Championship Tournament with a win against #16 Benedictine University Mesa. The Wolfpack entered the tournament as the...

The national championship game is ongoing as Hansberry dribbles across the court with speed so fast the image is blurry around her feet and arms

Women’s basketball dominate first championship game

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 12, 2022

Loyola women’s basketball in their first game in the NAIA National Championship tournament won against #11 Menlo College with a score of 78-40. Loyola made it clear from the outset of the game that...

Golf coach Cory Amory stands looking at athlete holding a golf club and golf bag on the green

COLUMN: Cory Amory is a hole-in-one as new head golf coach

Emma Smithers, Staff Writer March 10, 2022

A few weeks before the start of school, the golf team was put in a new group chat that included the incoming freshman like we do every year. I already knew the freshman, but I had no idea who Cory Amory...

Recreational sport players face inwards towards a soccer player with a ball in the field

Recreational sports back in full force after COVID-19 challenges

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor March 10, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit New Orleans in March 2020, students traveled home, saying goodbye to their dorms, friends and classes, but many students also left behind a campus favorite—recreational...

Rack of basketballs are in focus behind Loyola players standing and cheering at the ongoing mens basketball game

History’s Playmaker

Andrew Lang, Head Copy Editor February 17, 2022

Jerry Hernandez was hired to coach a men’s basketball team at Loyola that hadn’t existed for 19 years, at a school where 36% of students said they didn’t want athletics, and the only funding for...

Team manager makes buzzer beater ending 100 point game

Alexandra Akes February 11, 2022

Loyola mens’ basketball team manager, Sam Ater, isn’t used to watching the game from anywhere but the sidelines, but that changed on Tuesday night. At the Wolfpack’s home game against Blue Mountain...

Luke Ladner holds up a box of powdered electrolyte mix which he is a brand ambassador for on Instagram.

Student athletes turn public relations passion into profit

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor February 11, 2022

Andrew Stagni was scrolling on Instagram last November when he saw an advertisement for college athletes to become brand ambassadors for the electrolyte drink mix company, Liquid IV. Stagni, a Loyola...

Mens basketball player No. 23 stands facing the court.

Mens’ basketball team makes Loyola history

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2022

Loyola mens’ basketball has pushed the boundaries of success for Loyola sports. The team became the first Loyola program to be ranked No.1 in the NAIA, and had a 16-game winning streak across the span...

womens basketball team player holds ball and faces two opposing two Stillman defenders

Womens’ basketball team breaks season scoring record

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor February 2, 2022

The Loyola womens’ basketball team beat the Mobile Rams last Saturday with a record-breaking 113-69 in The Den. The Rams were the only team that beat the Wolf Pack last season. This is the first time...

Rack of basketballs are in focus behind Loyola players standing and cheering at the ongoing mens basketball game

Mens’ basketball adds 17th win

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor January 28, 2022

Loyola mens’ basketball added a 17th win to their record last week as they returned to The Den for the first time in nearly three weeks. Despite losing their first game of the season last week, the...

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