LEADING OFF
Loyola Chicago continues its road trip this weekend with a pair of games against No. 22 Dayton in Ohio. The Ramblers have won their last four, while the Flyers are on an eight-match win streak. Friday and Saturday will be a battle for the top spot in A-10 standings.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 11 • at Dayton • 6 p.m. CT
Saturday, Oct. 12 • at Dayton • 1 p.m. CT

QUICK HITS
• Loyola won its last four matches with a sweep over Rhode Island, mid-week win over Saint Louis, and split with Davidson.
• The Rams challenged the Ramblers in the first match, forcing five sets before Loyola responded with a 3-0 sweep.
• In the five set battle, Bree Borum recorded a double-double with a season-best 47 assists and 13 digs. Kate Maley registered a new career-high with 15 kills.
• Esma Ajanovic led the offense with 16 kills, matching her career-high.
• Maley followed up with a team-best 11 kills in the sweep, while Ann Marie Remmes recorded 10. Borum had her second double-double of the weekend with 37 assists and 10 digs.
• Remmes hit .722 against the Rams in game one last week, which ranks as a single-game high in the league. Her .600 in game two is the third best in a single game this season.
• In A-10 play only, the Ramblers have the second best hitting percentage (.259) and assists per set (13.05). Marta Cvitkovic and Remmes sit in the player top-10 in kills per set.
• Cvitkovic ranks eighth with 3.11 k/s, while Remmes sits 10th at 2.79 k/s. Remmes leads the A-10 with a .431 hitting percentage, while Avary DeBlieck sits just behind in second at .414 percent.
• Borum is the best setter in the standings with an average of 10.58 assists per set.
• The Ramblers are averaging 14.32 kills per set in conference play, ranking first in the A-10.
• In her senior season, Borum is approaching a top-five career record with the program. She currently has 2,618 career assists as a Rambler, ranking seventh. To take over the fifth spot all-time, Borum needs 2,999 assists.
• Head coach Amanda Berkley is in her seventh season at the helm. Her overall record with the Ramblers is 123-72.

SCOUTING DAYTON
Dayton sits at 15-1 overall and 5-0 in A-10 play this season. The lone loss the Flyers have suffered was a 3-1 decision against Marquette. Since the loss, Dayton has won eight straight matches and rank 22nd in the NCAA. The Flyers rank in the nation's top 25 in six categories, including third in win percentage (.938), 10th in hitting percentage (.293), and 13th in kills per set (13.98).

Lexie Almodovar lead the A-10 in kills per set (4.42) and ranks 18th in the NCAA in the category. She has recorded double-figure kills in 14 matches this season, including the last four. Almodovar tallied a season-best 28 kills in a win over South Florida where she completed a double-double that included 13 digs. It was one of six double-doubles for the outside hitter this year.

SERIES HISTORY
Loyola leads the all-time series 15-9, but since joining the A-10, Dayton has gone 4-2. The teams met in last year's conference championship match where the Flyers won, 3-1.