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In Short…
Four Ramblers reached double figures in kills but Loyola University Chicago dropped its second five-set match in many nights, falling to visiting Indiana State, 25-22, 18-25, 17-25, 25-16, 13-15, this evening inside Gentile Arena.  The loss sees the Ramblers drop to 1-18 on the year and 0-8 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
 
How It Happened
Both teams struggled to gain separation early on in the first set.  Following a service ace by Indiana State's Rachel Griffin that knotted the score up at 17-17, a Delilah Wolf kill sparked a 3-0 Rambler run that saw Loyola open up a 20-17 edge.  The Sycamores would pull even at 21-21 on a Loyola attack error before Gabi Maciagowski put Loyola back in front, 22-21.  A kill by Haley Hoffmann capped off a set-ending 4-1 spurt that saw the Maroon & Gold pick up a 25-22 win.
 
With the second set sitting at 10-10, Indiana State used a 5-1 run to open up a 15-11 edge following a Cassie Kawa kill.  Kills by Elle Van Grinsven and Wolf cut the deficit back to down to three on two separate occasions.  The Sycamores put the frame away with a 6-0 run that pushed their lead to 24-15 en route to a 25-18 victory.
 
Four-straight Sycamore points early in the opening stages of the third set helped push Indiana State out to a 5-2 edge.  Hoffmann chipped the margin down to 6-4 ahead of a run that saw the visitors record six of the set's next eight points as the deficit grew to 13-6.  Loyola closed to within three late in the set but the Sycamores rattled off four unanswered points to close out a 25-17 triumph. 
 
For a second-straight night, Loyola found itself with its back to the wall heading into the fourth set.  With Indiana State holding on to a slim 7-6 lead, Loyola rattled off four straight points, the last of which came on a Wolf kill, to surge in front, 10-7.  Back-to-back kills from Nikkie White pulled the Sycamores level at 11-11 but Loyola had an answer as it ripped off a 5-0 run that included a Van Grinsven ace to open up a 16-11 advantage.  The Ramblers would go on to cruise to a 25-16 victory to force a deciding fifth set. 
 
The fifth set was a seesaw affair that saw neither team own a lead of larger than three points.  Indiana State took advantage of a Loyola attack error to open up a 7-4 lead before Loyola roared back to even the set up at 8-8 on a Morgan Gresham kill.  Loyola took a pair of one-point leads on kills from Van Grinsven and Maciagowski but the Sycamores used a crucial 3-0 run to take a 13-11 lead.  The Ramblers pulled to within one on a pair of occasions but White delivered the night's deciding strike to send the visitors home with a 15-13 win. 
 
Looking At The Numbers
- Maciagowski ripped a match-high 17 kills to lead the way for the Maroon & Gold.
- She was joined in double figures by Van Grinsven (13), Hoffmann (10) and Heather Kocken (10). 
- Alex Nunez finished the night with a team-best 17 digs, while Maddy Moser added 15 digs of her own.
- Indiana State was led by Sarah Peterson, who closed the evening with 10 kills.
 
Up Next
Loyola heads back out on the road next week to take Northern Iowa (Oct. 20) and Drake (Oct. 21).