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Gabi Maciagowski
3
Winner Illinois State ILS 17-11 (10-5 MVC)
0
Loyola Chicago LUC 3-22 (2-12 MVC)
Winner
Illinois State ILS
17-11 (10-5 MVC)
3
Final
0
Loyola Chicago LUC
3-22 (2-12 MVC)
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Illinois State ILS 28 25 25 (3)
Loyola Chicago LUC 26 12 15 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Illinois State Stops Loyola’s Win Streak, Earns 3-0 Victory

Maciagowski leads the way for the Ramblers with 11 kills

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CHICAGO (November 4, 2017)
 
In Short
Host Loyola University Chicago received 11 kills from Gabi Maciagowski, but it couldn't recover from a heartbreaking first-set defeat and suffered a 26-28, 12-25, 15-25 loss to Illinois State (17-11, 10-5 MVC) this evening at Gentile Arena. The Ramblers saw their two-match winning streak come to an end as they slipped to 3-22 overall and 2-12 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
 
How It Happened
At the outset, it appeared Loyola was primed to pick up its third straight win as Maciagowski helped the hosts to an 18-12 lead by cracking four of her seven kills in the set, and adding a block during that opening spurt. Illinois State began to chip away at the deficit on Jaelyn Keene's kill and a stop by Sydney Holt capped a 12-6 Redbirds run that evened the score at 24. Loyola went ahead, 26-25, on an ISU error, but then Keene tallied two kills as part of a set-closing 3-0 spurt that gave the Redbirds a come-from-behind, 28-26 victory.
 
Loyola scored the first two points of the second set, but that lead would be short-lived as Illinois State roared back to seize a 7-6 advantage and proceeded to close out the set on an 18-6 run for a 25-12 win.
 
The Ramblers grabbed the first point of set three thanks to a Redbird hitting error, but from there, Illinois State strung together four unanswered points to grab hold of a 4-1 lead it would never relinquish. ISU led by as many as 10 points before the Ramblers tried to rally and make things interesting. Three straight points, on a kill from Morgan Gresham, an ISU error and a Maciagowski - Haley Hoffman block, closed the gap to 17-10, but Loyola would get no closer than seven the rest of the set en route to a 25-15 setback.
 
A Look At The Numbers
  • In addition to Maciagowski's team-best 11 stops, Loyola received six kills from Quinn Spieker.
  • Keene led all players with 13 kills for Illinois State, which .241 on the night.
 
Up Next
Loyola hits the road for the final time during the regular season next weekend when it visits Indiana State (Nov. 10) and Evansville (Nov. 11).
 
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