Final Stats

GAME INFORMATION
Final Score: No. 5 Loyola 3, McKendree 0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-19)
Records: Loyola (8-3, 3-1 MIVA); McKendree (1-4, 1-3 MIVA)
Stats: Box Score | Season Stats
Media: Video Highlights | Video Recap

In Short…
Loyola bounced back from Friday night's loss to No. 9 Ohio State by sweeping McKendree on Saturday night to improve to 8-3 overall and 3-1 in MIVA play. With the loss, the Bearcats drop to 1-4, including 1-3 in MIVA play.

Loyola outhit McKendree .277 to .171, with Trevor Novotny leading the Ramblers and matching his career high of 16 kills. Jeff Jendryk led the Rambler defense, accounting for three of the team's five total blocks.

How it Happened
After McKendree scored the first two points of set one, Loyola responded by scoring three unanswered, including a kill and a service ace from Nicholas Olson, to take the lead. The Ramblers never surrendered the lead, going on to outhit McKendree .214 to .143 and tally nearly double as many kills as the Bearcats. Loyola recorded five service aces in the first set, including two apiece from Olson and Trevor Novotny.

The two teams traded points to open the second set before Loyola scored three unanswered, including a Novotny kill and a double stuff from Jeff Jendryk and Peter Hutz, to take a 12-9 lead. After the Bearcats managed to rally and cut the deficit to one point, Olson scored three of the next four, including two kills and a service ace, to put Loyola back on top, 19-16. The Ramblers went on to claim set two behind a .417 hitting clip while holding McKendree to .179.

McKendree raced out to an 8-4 lead to open the third set, but Loyola rallied to score five of the next six points and tie it up. The Ramblers then put together multiple runs of back-to-back points before a Jendryk service gave Loyola its largest lead of the set at 18-13. The Bearcats managed to cut the deficit to two, but Ryan Jamison led a three-point run to give Loyola a 21-16 lead and put away the set, as the Ramblers went on to win it 25-19.

Inside the Numbers
- Trevor Novotny matched his career-high of 16 kills, while both Nicholas Olson and Peter Hutz matched their career-highs in service aces.
- Loyola had its best serving game of the season, committing a season-low seven service errors and recording eight aces.
- Three of Loyola's five total blocks came in set three, including two solos from Jeff Jendryk and Ryan Jamison.

Up Next
The Ramblers begin a stretch of five-straight road matches on Feb. 17 at No. 14 Ball State.