Big West

Loyola Marymount rebounds from loss at SMU, sets record for threes in win over Long Beach State

Just three days after losing their season opener in Dallas against Southern Methodist University 1,400 miles from their home turf of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount rebounded with a 75-70 win over Long Beach State. In the final leg of a two-game road trip, LMU nailed 13 three-pointers, setting a school record in its first win of the season.

The Lions held off a 49ers late-game rally and notched their 10th straight victory over LBSU. LMU head coach Julie Wilhoit’s squad handed incoming LBSU head coach Jody Wynn her first loss of the season. Wynn, hired in April, enjoyed considerable media buzz over the summer and during the preseason. Previously, she spent thirteen years as an assistant under LBSU alum Mark Trakh, first at Pepperdine and then at USC. Trakh resigned from USC…