CHICAGO -- No. 7 Loyola Chicago put together a complete performance Friday night, Jan. 24, sweeping former conference foe Quincy 3-0  in Gentile Arena. The Ramblers were in control from the opening serve, hitting above .470 in all three sets to finish the match with a .492 hitting percentage while posting 10 total team blocks. 

Aleksandar Sosa, a junior transfer from Quincy, finished with 10 kills on .467 hitting to lead the Ramblers' offense and Aidan Klein led at the net behind four blocks. 

Coach Quote: Shane Davis
"The players did a much better job being disciplined in the scout, and that was the goal for this match, in comparison to last night, is to continue to do their jobs in certain moments and key situations. Even when Quincy was making some plays and that run in the third set, we still did a good job following the scout. Quincy did a really nice job from the end line. He's [Sosa] very humble, and he works incredibly hard. He's a gifted volleyball player and a great human being, even after a kill, he's always asking, 'how could I have done that better?'. He's filled an incredible void right after Parker [Van Buren] left our program. Our depth in that position is great, and he allows us to better as a whole." 

How It Happened

SET 1 | Loyola set the tone early, opening the match on a 5-1 run behind strong service pressure and efficient offense. Brad Bell and Josh Schellinger paced the Ramblers at the net, while Lukas Anderson provided a spark off the bench with back-to-back service aces midway through the set. Quincy never found its rhythm in the first and Loyola closed the opener on a 4-1 run to take it 25-16. 

SET 2 | The Ramblers continued to roll in the second set, jumping out to a 7-3 lead. Loyola opened up as much as a 13 point lead before finishing off the set. The Ramblers' offense got a boost from three aces from three different players in the stanza.

SET 3 | Quincy showed more resistance in the third frame, trading points with Loyola early. However, the Ramblers responded with a late surge highlighted by Sosa's set-high six kills, and two blocks and an ace from Oskar Berg Mikkelsen. Loyola took the set 25-19, hitting .524 in the frame.

Inside the Box Score

• Josh Schellinger matched his season-high five kills. 
• Berg Mikkelsen set career-highs in blocks (2), kills (2) and service aces (1). 
• The Ramblers totaled a season-high 10 service aces in the match. 

Up Next
The Ramblers continue their homestand next weekend, hosting Manhattan on Friday, Jan. 30 and No. 11 UC San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 31. Both matches are at 7 p.m.