Loyola University Chicago Athletics

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (November 11, 2017) –
 
In Short
Quinn Spieker posted 13 kills and Gabi Maciagowski notched another double-double as Loyola University Chicago (4-23, 3-13 MVC) swept host Evansville (10-18, 4-12 MVC), 25-19, 25-17, 29-27, tonight at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. The win gives the Ramblers their first three-sweep of an opponent since November 19, 2016, when they rolled past Bradley, 3-0.
 
How It Happened
Loyola's serve game was strong in the opening set as it served five aces in a 25-19 victory, marking just the seventh time this season it has won the first set of a match. With the score deadlocked at 18, Morgan Gresham pounded down a kill and followed with an ace to open up a 4-0 run that gave the Ramblers a 22-18 advantage they would never relinquish.
 
Eight Evansville errors in set two were part of a game-changing, 13-1 run that allowed Loyola to wipe away a 13-11 deficit and take hold of a commanding 24-14 lead en route to a 25-17 victory. Spieker began to assert herself, tallying five of Loyola's 10 kills in the set.
 
Set three was tightly contested the entire way, with neither team holding a lead of more than two points. Loyola found itself in a 21-19 hole late before stringing together a 5-1 run, capped off by an Elle Van Grinsven service ace, to stake claim to a 24-22 advantage. The Purple Aces wouldn't go down without a fight however, and evened the score at 24 on a Rachel Tam kill and a block by Rocio Fortuny and Joselyn Coronel.
 
After the teams traded points for a brief period of time, Loyola was able to complete the comeback thanks to consecutive kills from Spieker for a 29-27 victory.
 
 
A Look At The Numbers

• The 13 kills for Spieker is her highest output since going for 15 at Bradley on October 7.
• Maciagowski totaled 11 kills and 11 digs for her second double-double in as many matches this weekend, while Gresham (8 kills, 13 digs) and Van Grinsven (7 kills, 6 blocks) also turned in impressive efforts.
• Loyola hit .248 as a team and three players totaled five or more blocks.
• Tam led Evansville with 13 kills.

 
Up Next
Loyola returns home for its final weekend of matches in 2017. The Ramblers open their final homestand of the year on November 17 when they welcome Southern Illinois to Gentile Arena.