CHICAGO (Nov. 8, 2023) – Head coach Amanda Berkley of the Loyola University Chicago women's volleyball team had five future Ramblers sign their National Letters of Intent, the program announced Wednesday. The class features five student-athletes who will join the 2024 roster.

Sam Falk | 5-6, L | Chicago. Ill. (Mother McAuley) | 1st Alliance VBC
Three-year starter on the varsity volleyball team at Mother McAuley … 2021 4A State Runner-Up … 2022 4A State Champion … 2023 4A State Final Four … 2023 Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association 4A All-State First Team member … 1,254 career digs … 100 career aces … Helped 1st Alliance VBC to a 2022 16u fifth place finish at Nationals … 2022 JVA Class of 2024 Watchlist … 2022 Vballrecruiter Class of 2024 Players to Watch … Under Armor NEXT Invite Only Camp Series … 2022 USAV Accelerator Program … VolleyballMag.com Girls Dream Team of the week 4/12/23 … 17U third place national finish … 2021 Daily Southtown Girls Volleyball All-Area Team (honorable mention) ... 2022 LIVT Champion … 2022, 2023 Asics Challenge Champion … 2023 Prep Volleyball All-Tournament at LIVT … 2023 Autumn Fest All-Tournament Team … 2023 Metea Valley All-Tournament Team … AVCA First Team All-American and was also All-Region … Member of National Honor Society and Macs with Merit.

Berkley on Falk: "Sam is an elite level passer and defender who comes from a very high-level club. She is someone we have been excited about for some time to be a Rambler and know she will contribute early on and challenge for that libero position."

Kate Maley | 6-0, OH | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Skyline) | Legacy VBC 18-1 Adidas
Team and floor captain at Skyline in 2023 … Reached 1,000 career kills … Hit .200 … Averaged 2.01 digs and 7.6 aces per-set through 2023 … JVA Watchlist … AVCA All-American Watchlist … Prep Volleyball High School Michigan Player of the Year … Michigan Prep Watchlist … Dig ranking #1 Position ranking (RS), #9 State ranking (overall) … Skyline Eagles Volleyball Most Outstanding Offensive Player … 2022 MIVCA Division I All-Region … 2022 MIVCA Division I All-State Honorable Mention … 2022 MIVCA Team Academic All-State … 2021 Skyline Eagles Most Improved Player … 2021 MIVCA Team Academic All State … All SEC-Red Volleyball First Team 2023 … Nationals Honors Society member and a 2022 DECA States qualifier.

Berkley on Maley: Kate is another great addition for us as a right side and outside hitter. She had an impressive club campaign, filling different roles, playing on the right side, outside, and all the way around. She was a go to hitter for her club team and we expect her to be a go to hitter for us at Loyola."

Jae Fitting | 5-7, L | Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg) | Milwaukee Sting Gold
Through her high school career, achieved 357 sets played, 313 assists, 162 aces, and 1,692 digs (school record) … Averaged 4.7 digs per-set (school record) … Reached 760 digs (6.2 per-set) her senior year (school record) and held the No. 1 dig ranking in Wisconsin and No. 36 in the nation … Regional runner-up her junior year … Northshore Conference Champions and regional runner-up her sophomore year … Named Second Team All-Conference and the Defensive Player of the Year her sophomore and junior years … 2022 AVCA Phenom attendee … Named First Team All-Conference, Defensive Player of the Year, AVCA All-American, AVCA Phenom Watchlist, AVCA Best and Brightest First Team her senior year … National Honors Society member … High Honor Roll nominee … AVCA Best and Brightest First Team.

Berkley on Fitting: "We are excited to welcome Jae to our Rambler family and think she will make an impact early on. She brings a ton of energy to the court and is a great passer and defender. We are excited to see what Jae can do for the Ramblers!"

Kaitlyn Burke | 5-11, OH | Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley) | Pohaku VBC
Four-year honor roll nominee … National Honors Society member … National English Honors Society member … Kansas Volleyball Association academic awards (first team freshman year, honorable mention sophomore and junior year) … Ends her high school career with 682 kills and 496 digs … Names Second Team All-Sunflower League her junior year … Logged First Team All-Sunflower League her senior year … 2023 KVA 6A State All-Tournament Team … 2023 Class 6A State Champion.

Berkley on Burke: "Kaitlyn is a versatile hitter who has a very long reach and will be able to swing at a very high level. She is a natural leader and will be someone who will challenge for the starting outside hitter position right away."

Chloe Morgan | 6-0, MB | Mont Belvieu, Texas (Barbers Hill) | Xcel 18 Adidas
Tallied 254 blocks and 643 kills through her time at Barbers Hill … 2022 Newcomer of the Year … 2022 Academic All-District … 2022 Under Armour All-American … Set a new career and single season block record at Barbers Hill … 2023 AVCA All-American Watchlist … National Honors Society member.

Berkley on Morgan: "We are very excited about adding Chloe Morgan to our middle blocker position.  She is very quick laterally and explosive off the ground. We see her making an impact right away with her work ethic, ability to be always available to the setter and be an effective middle blocker."