CHICAGO -- The Loyola University Chicago women's volleyball team will make its home debut this weekend as the Ramblers welcome a pair of nationally ranked teams to Gentile Arena for the Rambler Invitational on Friday and Sunday. Loyola will open action on Friday against 18th-ranked Tennessee before rounding out the weekend against No. 9 Pittsburgh, a NCAA Tournament semifinalist from a year ago. First serve on Friday is slated for 6 p.m. while Sunday's match is set to begin at 1. Both matches can be watched online with ESPN+.

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.