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MALIBU, Calif. (March 10, 2018)
 
In Short
Ryan Jamison recorded his second career double-double, totaling 10 kills and 11 digs, to lead No. 6 Loyola University Chicago (16-4), which hit .355 on the night, to a 25-21, 26-24, 25-20 victory over seventh-ranked Pepperdine (10-6) tonight at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Ramblers bounced back from a loss at No. 14 Concordia Irvine on Thursday and with the win matched their total from all of 2017 (16).
 
How It Happened
Loyola came out on fire and wound up hitting .348 in set one to earn a 25-21 decision. Despite the Ramblers' efficiency on offense in the opener, the set was a nip-and-tuck affair until Loyola gained some separation with a 3-0 spurt that was capped by a Ricky Gevis service ace, to break a tie and give it a 13-10 lead. Pepperdine fought back and closed within a point (22-21), but a pair of Collin Mahan kills, sandwiched around an ace from Garrett Zolg, ended the threat and closed out the Ramblers' win.
 
The Ramblers put together four unanswered points in the early going in set two to open up a 9-5 lead, but the Waves wouldn't go down quietly and rallied to knot the score on four occasions, the last coming at 24-24, on a kill from David Wieczorek. But, back-to-back kills from Mahan and Jamison provided the winning margin as Loyola put a cap on a 26-24 victory to grab a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
In set three, Loyola built a cushion thanks to a 4-1 run that turned a one-point affair into a 15-11 lead with a Jamison ace providing the final point of that spurt. An Alex Harthaller kill cut the Ramblers' lead to 21-19, but consecutive Mahan stops ignited a set-closing 4-1 surge that gave the Ramblers their third sweep over a nationally ranked opponent this season.
 
A Look At The Numbers

• Loyola's middle blocker tandem of Jeff Jendryk (8) and Paul Narup (6) combined for 14 kills on 16 swings tonight.
• Mahan produced a team-best 11 kills and added seven digs for Loyola.
• Harthaller paced the Pepperdine offense with a match-high 12 kills.

 
Up Next
The Ramblers are back in action on March 17 when they visit Lewis at 7 p.m.