LEADING OFF 
Loyola Chicago returns to Gentile Arena to face Davidson in a two-match Atlantic 10 series on Friday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. The Ramblers are hosting their Breast Cancer Awareness match Friday night, followed by the alumni game on Saturday.  

QUICK HITS 

• Loyola is on a six-match winning streak heading into the weekend, coming off a 2-0 weekend at Duquesne, where the Ramblers bested the Dukes in five sets on night one (Oct. 9) before securing a sweep in match two (Oct. 10).  
• Junior libero Sam Falk surpassed 1,000 career digs in the five-setter at Duquesne, recording a season-best 32 digs. She ranks fourth in the A10 with 3.63 digs/set through 67 sets.  
• The Ramblers' offense was on fire last weekend, led by sophomore Katie Scherer who totaled 28 kills on .415 hitting, and by her second-year counterpart Leyna Nguyen (22 kills) who recorded her fifth double-double of the season last Friday (18 kills, 12 digs).  
• From the service line, junior setter Mya Ball went .892 percent and supplemented the offense with eight total aces, including five in the sweep to match her season high. She ranks second in the league in service aces/set (.54) and 28th in the country. Ball is also sixth in assists/set in the A10 (8.30).  
• Four more Ramblers rank in the A10's top statistical leaders: Avary DeBlieck second in blocks/set (1.16) and Mallory Bohl is 9th (1.03), Nguyen fifth in kills/set (3.51) and fifth in points/set (3.99). New to the leaderboard is Kate Maley and Scherer, who rank eighth (.296) and 10th (.284) in hitting percentage, respectively.  
• Head coach Amanada Berkley entered her ninth season at the helm of the program, holding a 162-101 (.616) record.     

SCOUTING REPORT 
Davidson is 7-11 overall and 0-7 in A10 play so far in 2026. The Wildcats opened league play against Dayton, George Mason, VCU and George Washington, compiling eight set wins in seven matches. Senior outside hitter Elena Garcia- Guerrios paces Davidson's offense with 3.33 kills/set and is the service aces leader, averaging .36/set – good for seventh and fifth in the league, respectively.  

Defensively, sophomore middle Ngodoo Harris leads the Wildcats' net presence, totaling 51.0 blocks (.85/set), and junior libero Brooke Briscoe averages 3.60 digs/set, good for fifth in the A10. As a team, Davidson is hitting .181 against A10 opponents.  

The Wildcats were picked to finish seventh in the A10 Preseason Poll after going 7-11 in conference play last year.  

SERIES HISTORY 
The Ramblers hold the all-time series advantage with the Wildcats, 7-2, only dropping 11 sets throughout. Last season, Loyola and Davidson split the series in North Carolina, both teams trading 3-1 match wins.  

FOLLOW THE ACTION 
Stream Friday's match on ESPN+. Follow @RamblersWVB on Instagram and X for in-game updates.