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CHICAGO (September 12, 2017)
In Short
Visiting DePaul (3-6) hit .309 as a team to pick up a 25-8, 25-16, 25-19 victory over Loyola University Chicago (1-8) tonight at Gentile Arena. The loss is the Ramblers' third straight since a four-set victory over Samford on September 3.
How It Happened
DePaul pulled away in set one thanks to a 12-3 run that turned a one-point Blue Demons lead into a 16-6 advantage. From there, DePaul, which hit a scorching .448 (14-1-29) in the set, closed things out by tallying 11 of the final 13 points to earn a 25-8 victory.
Set two was a back-and-forth affair in the early going and Loyola snapped an 8-8 stalemate on
Olivia Whittingham's kill, to seize a one-point lead. However, a Kelsey Horvath kill ignited a 6-0 Blue Demons run that culminated with an Isabelle Banez service ace, that gave the visitors a 14-9 lead they would never relinquish. The Ramblers cut the gap to three points on a pair of occasions, the last coming on a
Morgan Gresham kill that trimmed the deficit to 17-14, but DePaul wrapped up the set by notching eight of the last 11 points for a 25-16 decision.
DePaul sprinted out to a 7-1 lead in the third set and never looked back on its way to a 25-19 victory. Loyola trailed by as many as eight points before mounting a late rally punctuated by a
Victoria Hodkiewicz ace that sliced the deficit to 23-18, but DePaul registered two of the final three points of the set to close out a 25-19 victory.
A Look At The Numbers
- Gabi Maciagowski led Loyola with eight kills, while Elle Van Grinsven and Gresham added six apiece.
- Loyola hit -.010 (26-27-104) for the match.
- Maddy Moser moved a step closer to the 1,000 career digs mark by tallying 11 digs tonight. She needs 113 more to reach that milestone.
Up Next
Loyola is back in action this weekend when it travels to West Lafayette, Indiana for the Stacey Clark Classic, September 16-17. The Ramblers will face Miami (Ohio) and 15
th-ranked Purdue at the tournament.
