LEADING OFF
Loyola Chicago travels to Duquesne for its second Atlantic 10 road series of the season on Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10. Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4. The Ramblers are on a four-match sweep streak heading into the weekend.
QUICK HITS
- Loyola left Rhode Island last weekend with a pair of sweeps, securing its first A10 road wins.
- Junior Kate Maley earned A10 Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 24 kills on .500 hitting through the Ramblers' last three matches. She registered a season-high 12 kills on .500 hitting in match one at URI (Oct. 3) then matched her career-high four blocks in match two (Oct. 4).
- Multiple Ramblers rank in the A10's statistical leaders: Avary DeBlieck second in blocks/set (1.20) and Mallory Bohl is 8th (1.03), Mya Ball second in service aces (.47) and fifth in assists/set (8.73), Leyna Nguyen fourth in kills/set (3.61) and fifth in points/set (4.01) and libero Sam Falk sixth in digs/set (3.42).
- Loyola returned nine letterwinners and added seven new faces in 2026, including three freshmen (Tenley Davis, Camryn Hughes, Anna Jirmasek) and four transfers (Ball, Bohl, Morgan Jones, Katie Scherer).
- Amanada Berkley entered her ninth season at the helm of the program, holding a 160-101 (.613) record.
SCOUTING REPORT
Duquesne is 12-4 overall and 3-2 in A10 play so far in 2026. The Dukes opened A10 play with two wins over Fordham before splitting their series with Saint Louis. Most recently, Duquesne fell to Dayton, taking one set off the Flyers.
Junior outside Emersen Schrom paces Duquesne's offense with 4.02 kills/set – good for second in the league – and is fifth in the NCAA in service aces (42). Leading the conference in assists is senior setter Chloe Wilmot, averaging 10.62/set, placing her 17th in the country. Defensively, senior middle Jordan Robertson leads the Dukes' net presence with 50.0 total blocks and libero Delaney McIntosh digs 3.04 balls/set.
The Dukes were picked to finish sixth in the A10 Preseason Poll after going 9-9 in conference play last year.
SERIES HISTORY
The Ramblers hold the all-time series advantage with the Dukes, 9-0, only dropping five sets throughout. Last season, Loyola battled Duquesne to a 3-2 victory in the A10 Tournament, advancing the Ramblers to the title match and their second straight conference championship.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Stream Friday's match on ESPN+. Follow @RamblersWVB on Instagram and X for in-game updates.
