LEADING OFF
After playing the last four matches on the road, the Ramblers return to their home court for the next four. Loyola Chicago welcomes VCU on Alumni Weekend for matches this Friday and Saturday. The Ramblers look to rebound after falling in two sweeps to No. 22 Dayton, while the Rams are on a three-match win streak heading into the weekend.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 18 • vs. VCU • 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19 • vs. VCU • 1 p.m.
PROMOTIONS
As part of the University's Alumni Weekend, Loyola welcomes volleyball and university alums to Friday's match. Saturday's match will be dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
QUICK HITS
• Loyola dropped both matches last weekend at No.22 Dayton, halting a four-match win streak for the Ramblers.
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Bree Borum recorded a career-high 12 kills in the second match vs. the Flyers, while
Emma Henry had a season-best 11 assists.
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Kaitlyn Burke made the most of her first career start on day two against Dayton. She tallied five kills on 16 attempts, three digs and a block. All four were season-highs.
• Borum is encroaching on 3,000 career assists, sitting at 2,646 as a Rambler. She currently ranks seventh all-time. The 3,000 mark would move her up to fifth all-time, taking over the spot by two assists.
• The senior setter is also near 1,000 career digs. After last weekend's play, Borum has 897 digs as a Rambler.
• On the A-10 leaderboards, Loyola remains middle of the pack. The Ramblers rank fourth in digs per set (13.92), fifth in points per set (16.34), sixth in hitting percentage (.210), kills per set (12.71), assists (11.71), and blocks per set (2.09), and seventh in aces per set (1.54)
• Head coach
Amanda Berkley is in her seventh season at the helm. Her overall record with the Ramblers is 123-74.
SCOUTING VCU
The Rams have won three straight after sweeping Saint Louis last week and taking a mid-week match at Davidson. Over the three matches, VCU only dropped one set in game one against the Billikens. Overall, VCU is 9-9 this season and 5-2 in league play. The Rams also have a series sweep over George Mason, while Dayton swept the Rams twice for their two losses.
Julia Rienks and Anja Kujundzic took home Player and Defensive Player of the Week accolades this week, respectively. Rienks leads VCU in kills this season. She averaged 5.7 kills per set, while hitting .402 over VCU's three matches last week. She also averaged 1.1 blocks per set. Kujundzic averaged 5.3 digs per set over the three wins, which included 24 against SLU in game one.
SERIES HISTORY
Loyola leads the all-time series, 5-0. The Ramblers swept both regular season matches last year and took a 3-1 win in the A-10 Tournament in November. In that tournament match, four Ramblers posted a double-double. Borum is the lone returner who had 42 assists and 16 digs.
