CHICAGO -- The Loyola University Chicago women's volleyball team, in the midst of seven consecutive home matches, close out non-conference play with the Hampton Inn Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

Loyola will open action on Friday with a pair of city showdowns, taking on UIC at 12 p.m. before squaring off against DePaul at 6 p.m. The Ramblers will round out action on Saturday afternoon against Yale at 4 p.m. All three matches can be watched online with ESPN+.

News and Notes

• Emily Banitt and Anna Feldkamp have been rewarded for their performances over the first two weeks as each player has been named to an All-Tournament Team. Banitt was selected to the All-Tournament Team at Purdue following her standout performance in the Ramblers' upset win over Purdue while Feldkamp picked up All-Tournament honors this past weekend with a pair of double-digit kill performances against Bowling Green and Wright State.
• Loyola picked up its first ranked win in almost two decades in the team's first tournament of the season when the Ramblers defeated No. 16 Purdue, 3-2. It was Loyola's first win over a ranked opponent since Sept. 14, 2004 when the Ramblers took down No. 9 Illinois, 3-2, in Champaign.
• The Ramblers will look to defend its A-10 title as Loyola was selected to repeat as Atlantic 10 Conference Champions in the preseason poll. Loyola secured seven of the 10 first-place votes to sit atop the poll with 97 total points. Dayton, Loyola's opponent in last year's conference championship match, was picked to finish second (two first-place votes). Davidson picked up the 10th and final first-place ballot to secure third place in the preseason poll.

Up Next
The Ramblers close out the seven-match homestand with the first two contests of A-10 play on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23, against Dayton in a rematch of last year's A-10 title match.