ST. CHARLES, Mo. (March 31, 2022) – In the first leg of this road trip hitting the southern part of the MIVA, the Loyola University Chicago men's volleyball team faced off against Lindenwood University. After three sets of play, the Ramblers came out with the win over the Lions (25-16, 25-9, 25-17). 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
From the start of the first set, the Ramblers had control of the game. Loyola went on a 4-0 service run with Garrett Zolg at the line to start the first set, giving the Maroon and Gold the advantage from the start. They moved forward with the set in the same fashion as Loyola had a dominate 25-16 win to begin the match. 
 
Loyola lit up even more in the second set. Multiple Ramblers went on service runs in this set to grab their biggest winning margin of the season as they stole the second set 25-9. 
 
If Lindenwood wanted to stay in the match, it had to take the third set out of this hot Loyola team. The Lions clawed at the Ramblers' lead as the third set heated up. Lindenwood was within two of Loyola until Zolg again went back to the service line. Once he was back there, he helped his team grow its lead. This ultimately pushed the Ramblers ahead as they defeated the Lions 25-17. 
 
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS

• Cole Schlothauer had his second game in a row with no hitting errors as he finished with a team-high nine kills to hit .529 on the night. He also had the most aces on the team yet again with three. 
• Four other Ramblers made no attack errors in this game, and they are Zolg (2 kills on 8 attempts), Andrew Lyons (6 kills on 8 attempts), Henry Payne (7 kills on 9 attempts) and Jimmy Meinhart (4 kills on 6 attempts). 
• Zolg did not only contribute with kills, but he also commanded other aspects of Loyola's game. He had a team-high 22 assists while also leading the team in digs with six. 
• Lyons and Parker Van Buren were an impenetrable wall in the front row. The two had four blocks each to keep Lindenwood to only allow Lindenwood 23 kills with 18 errors in this match. 
• Matt Oakley didn't only help out on defense, but he also made an impact on offense. Oakley finished the game with four digs but also had four assists, the second-most on the team.  

UP NEXT
The Ramblers will have tomorrow, April 1, off before they are back on the court. They will play their final road match of the regular season at Quincy University. First serve in Pepsi Arena is scheduled for 3 p.m. A live stream and live stats will be available for this game.