10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Loyola Marymount Lions. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/lat <p><p>Loyola Marymount is not about to challenge for the West Coast conference title, but there is reason to believe the Lions will be dramatically better than they were last season and could be the surprise team of the conference.</p> <p>Being improved from last season is no great accomplishment, since the Lions won just three games in 2008-2009 and finished last in a conference that was not particularly strong.</p> <p>However, the addition of two transfers who are now eligible, the return of a key player who missed last season with an injury, and the maturation and return of virtually the entire team suggest this season will be better.</p> <p>The fact that the coaching situation is stabilized should help, too. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:56:09 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-lat:1 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:56:09 PDT