DAVIDSON, N.C. - Loyola Chicago's four-match win streak came to an end at Davidso Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats outlasted the Ramblers, 3-1, to split the regular season series. The loss dropped Loyola's record to 10-11 overall and 7-2 in A-10 action.

The Rambler attack was paced by Kaitlyn Burke, who finished with 18 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .349, and by Ann Marie Remmes, who had 11 while hitting .321. Defensively, had two players reach double figures in digs as Sam Falk had 19 and Jae Fitting had 13. From the front row, Remmes contributed five blocks.

"I thought Kaitlyn, Ann Marie and Avary did well offensively despite today's outcome," said head coach Amanda Berkley. "Our challenge right now is to get more disciplined defensively and communicate at a higher level. Credit to Davidson for playing really well today and making plays."

How It Happened
SET 1 | The Ramblers fell behind early, losing the first set 25-21. Davidson grabbed the advantage for good at 15-14 in a set that was tied up four times. Burke tallied five kills, while Remmes and Leyna Nguyen had three each.

SET 2 | Loyola evened the match at 1-1 following a 25-15 victory in set two. The Ramblers grabbed control of the set lead early on at 3-2 and never looked back. Loyola opened its biggest lead of the stanza, 10 points, to close out the set, totaling 18 kills while only registering one attack error. Three Ramblers tallied two or more kills and were led by Burke who recorded eight in the set while hitting .583.

SET 3 | Davidson responded to win set number three, putting Loyola in a two sets to one hole. The Ramblers fell behind on the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before falling in the set 25-13. Remmes led with four kills, while the squad hit only .128  to Davidson's .500.

SET 4 | Loyola then lost the fourth set 25-16 to finish off the match. The Ramblers trailed by as many as 11 points as Davidson grabbed the advantage for good at 4-3 and Loyola wasn't able to recover in a set that was knotted up two times before the Wildcats took over. Remmes and Nguyen tried to rally the Ramblers with three kills apiece, but the Wildcats held them to a .083 hitting percentage to seal the win. 

Game Notes

• Fitting had a team-high two aces in the loss.
• Burke had a match-high 18 kills for Loyola.
• Loyola had a match-high 19 digs from Falk.
• Loyola attackers were helped by a match-high 45 assists from Emma Henry.