Final Stats

GAME INFORMATION
Final Score: No. 4 Loyola 3, Lindenwood 0
Location: Hyland Arena -- St. Charles, Mo.
Records: Loyola (6-2, 1-0 MIVA); Lindenwood (2-6, 0-2 MIVA)
Stats: Box Score | Season Stats

In Short…
No. 4 Loyola opened MIVA competition on Friday night with a sweep of Lindenwood, outhitting the Lions .387 to .143. With the win, the Ramblers extend their win streak to six and improve to 6-2 overall (1-0 MIVA), while Lindenwood drops to 2-6 (0-2 MIVA).

How It Happened
Loyola scored the first two points of set one and never surrendered the lead, as Lindenwood only managed to tie the score twice throughout the set. The balanced offense saw five different Ramblers record at least two kills during the set, with the team committing just one attack error. Lindenwood tallied four more kills than Loyola in set one, but committed seven more attack errors.

Set two saw the teams battle back-and-forth, as there were four lead changes and 15 tie scores. After trading points, Loyola took the 17-16 lead on a three-point run, capped by a Trevor Novotny service ace. The Ramblers never trailed after that point, upping the score on kills from Collin Mahan, Jeff Jendryk and Novotny before an Olson kill ended the set. Loyola was led by Olson and Jendryk in the second set, as the pair combined for nine of the team's 13 kills.

The Ramblers fell behind 11-14 in the third set, but rallied to score five of the next six points and take the lead, led by kills from Ricky Gevis and Peter Hutz. Loyola continued to up the score on a 4-1 run, capped by back-to-back blocks from Olson, before Gevis fired three straight kills to give the Ramblers the 24-18 advantage. A kill from Novotny then sealed the victory for the Ramblers.

Inside the Numbers
- Loyola continued its consistency on offense, committing just five total attack errors on the night.
- Loyola had a sideout percentage above 70% in each set, including a match-high 79% in the second.
- Despite each team recording 10 kills in the third set, Loyola committed just one attack error while Lindenwood tallied 11, as the Ramblers outhit the Lions .429 to -.031.
- Nicholas Olson matched his career-high of nine blocks, last set against UC Irvine in January of 2014. He accounted for all but one of the team's 10 total blocks and tallied five in the final set.
- Nick Olson and Jeff Jendryk each hit .500 on the night, combining for 14 kills with just one error.
- Collin Mahan led the Ramblers with a career-high 11 digs, nearly triple his previous high set in the team's season opener against UC Santa Barbara.

Next Up
The Ramblers take on Quincy in Quincy, Ill. on Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m. CT.