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AU Women's Basketball Second-Half Comeback Falls Short at Loyola
McNatt's career-high 18 points not enough for Eagles

Senior guard Angel McNatt scored a career-high 18 points versus Loyola, including a career-high four three-pointers, but the Eagles fell to the Greyhounds, 64-59.

Nov. 30, 2003 | Box Score

WASHINGTON - American University women’s basketball’s wild second-half comeback, from down 24 with just over 12 minutes remaining, fell short Sunday as the Eagles lost to Loyola College, 64-59.

Down 52-28 with 12:17 remaining in the second stanza, a steal and subsequent fast-break layup by Angel McNatt (Adelphia, Md./High Point/Montgomery JC) launched 31-9 run that put the Eagles down by just two points at the 1:05 mark. American had a chance to tie, but could not convert a pair of free throws.

After Loyola’s Katie Scherle hit one of two free throws to give the Greyhounds a three-point lead, McNatt’s three-point attempt rimmed out. Kim Salem (Oakville, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) grabbed the offensive rebound and the Eagles called timeout. Junior point guard Joanna Barnes’ (Washington, D.C./Dunbar/Fresno St.) jumper fell short and the Greyhounds iced the game with two free throws.

McNatt led American, which falls to 2-1, with a career-high 18 points, including a career-high four treys. Salem chipped in 11 points, and Chanel Hunt (Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft) added 10 points and eight boards.

The Eagles return to action Wednesday, Dec. 3, when they travel to Emmitsburg, Md., to face Mount St. Mary’s. Game time is set for 7 p.m.