CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago returns to its home court this weekend, playing host to George Washington. Both the Ramblers and Revs remain undefeated in Atlantic 10 play after 2-0 outings opening weekend. The Ramblers swept Fordham while the Revs took down Rhode Island.

Friday's match can be streamed on ESPN+. Saturday's match will not be streamed.

QUICK HITS
• Loyola improved to 8-0 all-time against Fordham after sweeping the Rams last weekend int he Bronx. The Ramblers swept match one and downed the Rams 3-1 in match two.
• The Ramblers had seven straight sweeps against the Rams until the last match of the weekend. In the four set contest, Josie Halbleib had her second triple-double of the season, tallying 10 kills, 31 assists, and 10 digs. She added four blocks.
• Halbleib was one of four Ramblers with double-digit digs. Jae Fitting led the match with a season-best 19.
• Kaitlyn Burke recorded a match-best 15 kills in match two.
• The sweep was a balanced attack by the Rambler offense. Leyna Nguyen led with 10 kills, while Ann Marie Remmes tallied nine, and Ella Ramsay added eight. Nguyen also recorded 10 digs to get her eighth double-double of the season.
• Loyola ranks in the nation's top-40 in four categories. The Ramblers sit 27th with 731 total kills and 28th with 2,042 total attacks. They come in at 30th in total assists (677) and 36th in total digs (847). The Ramblers also fall in the top-100 in blocks, ranking 69th with 121 this season.
• Sam Falk's 247 total digs leads the A-10 and ranks 27th, which her 4.33 digs per set average ranks 56th in the NCAA and second in the league. Falk also ranks 24th in the country with 26 aces and counting. She is on a four-match streak with at least one ace recorded. Falk has tallied a season-high four aces twice this season vs. Bowling Green and Illinois State.
• Remmes is Loyola's top blocker with 57 total this season. She is on a four-match streak with two or more blocks recorded. Remmes had a season-best eight blocks in the season opener vs. Drake. She had seven more against Iowa and DePaul.
• Halbleib has recorded double-figure assists in nine of her 11 appearances this season. She's currently on an eight-match streak, which saw a season-high 57 assists vs. DePaul.
• Head coach Amanda Berkley is in her eighth season at the helm. Her overall record with the Ramblers is 141-86.

SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
George Washington is riding a four-match win streak into the weekend after sweeping Rhode Island last weekend during the A-10 opener. The Revs are 9-5 overall but have struggled on the road, sitting at 0-3.

The Revs are tied 27th in the NCAA with the Ramblers, posting 731 kills offensively. Cayla Cogan leads GW with 155 total kills, while Alexis Rodriguez's 3.27 kills per set average is a team-best. Cogan has nine matches with 10 or more kills, while Rodriguez has 10. Rodriguez is on a five-match double-figure kills streak, which saw a season-high 19 vs. Bethune-Cookman.

Defensively, Lydia Zeng leads GW with 171 digs, while Sydney Hasenfratz has 38 total blocks.

SERIES HISTORY
Loyola leads the all-time series, 7-1. The lone loss came in 1994, and the Ramblers have won the last seven since joining the A-10.