FAIRFAX, Va. – The Loyola Chicago women's volleyball team won its seventh consecutive match Saturday afternoon as the Ramblers topped George Mason by a 3-1 final on the road.
 
Addie Barnes had a season-high 18 kills on a .429 hitting percentage to pace Loyola's attack while Karlie McNabb had 11 and Anna Feldkamp added 10. Bree Borum recorded her 13^th double-double of the year with 46 assists and a season-high 20 digs.
 
Quoting Coach Berkley
"I thought Addie [Barnes] had a great match offensively," said head coach Amanda Berkley. "She did a great job getting her feet to the ball and mixing up her shots. George Mason stepped up their game, passed really well and was tough for us to score points. I'm proud of the team for responding after the second set."
 
How It Happened
Loyola led wire-to-wire in the opening set, cruising to a 25-19 victory. The Ramblers defense held George Mason in check, as the Patriots finished the set with only eight kills to go along with eight errors.
 
The Ramblers dropped their first set since a five-set victory over Davidson back on September 29 in the second set, as the Patriots jumped out to an early lead and never relinquished control. The two teams went into the intermission tied at 1-all following George Mason's 25-20 victory.
 
The two teams traded points in the early going of the third set. Tied at 10-all, Loyola ripped off four unanswered to build a 14-10 lead and force a George Mason timeout. Borum had a kill and an ace to bookend the run while Emily Banitt recorded a kill and Taylor Venuto added a solo block. While the Patriots tried to close the gap late, Loyola held on to take the 25-21 decision and go up 2-1 in the match.
 
Barnes came alive in the fourth and final set, recording seven of her 18 kills in the final frame to lift Loyola to a 25-18 victory. Loyola took the lead at 2-1 on a George Mason attack error and never looked back to pick up the program's seventh victory in a row.
 
Loyola remains on the road to take on VCU Oct. 20-21.
 
News and Notes

• Loyola owned a 7-1 advantage in service aces. Borum led the way with three while Olivia Lovett, McNabb, Banitt and Grace Hinchman all had one each.
• Three different Ramblers recorded 10+ digs. In addition to Borum's match-high 20, Lovett had 13 and McNabb had 10 for her sixth double-double of the year.
• Anna Feldkamp led the blocking effort with five total blocks (1 solo, 4 assist)