The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
LOYOLA-CHICAGO VS. NEVADA
Loyola guard Clayton Custer and teammates greet fans as they welcome the Ramblers back to campus on March 18 in Chicago, after the team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in their first appearance since 1985. to beat Tennessee in Dallas. without a winning On Monday, they were back record at one point. The home preparing for Nevada. first few years after Moser
The Ramblers (30-5) will took over in 2011 weren’t so bring more wins than any smooth, either. other team in the program’s They have gone from 100-year history into Thursday’s 7-23 with just one win in game in Atlanta, having the Horizon League in his surpassed their 1963 first season to capturing champions during this the Missouri Valley Championship, NCAA run. from small home
No small accomplishment crowds to their first sellout for a team that struggled in 15 years, from obscurity for decades following to center stage. It’s quite a a Sweet 16 loss to Patrick turnaround for the Jesuit Ewing and Georgetown in school of about 16,000 along 1985. Loyola went 14 seasons the lakefront on Chicago’s northern edge.
For guard Lucas Williamson, it has been a nonstop flow of well-wishes and congratulations. Whether it’s from posts on social media, students coming up to him in the dorm or professors wishing the team well in classes, they keep pouring in.
“I love all the appreciation,” said Williamson, a Chicago product.
Even former President Barack Obama gave the Ramblers — and Sister Jean — a shoutout. He tweeted after the first-round win: “Congrats to @LoyolaChicago and Sister Jean for a last-second upset — I had faith in my pick!”
“I can’t even start to put into words the outreach that we’ve had across the country from so many people,” Moser said. “When you