Spirits were low in Rogers Park after the No. 8-seeded Loyola men’s basketball team lost to No. 12-seeded Oregon State, ending its hopes of heading back to the Final Four.
“It’s sad, but they put up a good fight,” said first-year communications major Emily Bauer — her words a summation of the emotions felt in the area surrounding Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus.
She was joined by dozens of other students who walked down Sheridan Road near the university grounds after the game, often grieving with friends over the loss — a bleak contrast to last weekend’s celebration after the team’s win over No.