LEADING OFF 
No. 7 Loyola Chicago (11-1, 3-1 MIVA) welcomes Purdue Fort Wayne for another Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) matchup on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. inside Gentile Arena.   

QUICK HITS 

• Loyola moved down one spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Collegiate poll after suffering its first loss of the season to conference foe No. 17 McKendree, who moved up one spot from No. 18, on Saturday, Feb. 15. 
• The Ramblers lead the league in nine different categories: points (17.55/set), hitting percentage (.354), assists (12.11/set), kills (13.02/set), service aces (2.04/set), opponent hitting percentage (.211), opponent assists (10.26/set), opponent kills (10.61/set) and opponent service aces (.93/set). 
• Junior setter Ryan McElligott is the MIVA leader in assists, averaging 10.68/set while senior outside hitter Parker Van Buren is No. 1 in kills/set (4.18), service aces/set (.55) and in points/set (5.10). 
• Loyola moved down one spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Collegiate poll after suffering its first loss of the season to conference foe No. 17 McKendree, who moved up one spot from No. 18, on Saturday, Feb. 15.  
• Against the Bearcats, Van Buren marked a season and match-high 27 kills on .344 hitting and contributed three blocks. 

SCOUTING REPORT 
Purdue Fort Wayne is 6-5 overall on the season and 1-3 in conference play. The Mastodons have three sweeps on their ledger so far this year, including a road win over a ranked Harvard team (Feb. 1). They picked up their first conference win against Queens, 3-1, on Feb. 14. Logan Muir, who ranks second in the MIVA in kills (4.10/set) and in points (4.80/set) behind Van Buren, leads Purdue Fort Wayne's attack with 140 kills this season on .310 hitting while Andrej Polomac orchestrates the offense with 279 assists, averaging 8.72 per set. Defensively, Caleb Lipscomb controls the net with 35 total blocks, nine solo and 26 block assists, ranking him fourth in the league.  

SERIES HISTORY 
Loyola leads the all-time series with Purdue Fort Wayne, 33-10, with the last two meetings resulting in sweeping victories for the Ramblers in February 2024. Head coach Shane Davis is 17-6 against Purdue Fort Wayne. The Mastodons will host the Ramblers for their second meeting of the regular season on Friday, March. 14.  

FOLLOW THE ACTION 
Stream the match on Marquee Sports Network and ESPN+. Follow men's volleyball on Instagram and X @RamblersMVB for in-game updates.