LEADING OFF
Loyola Chicago travels to George Washington for its final two matches of the regular season on Friday, Nov, 13 at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 12 p.m. Both times are in CT. The Ramblers (11-5, 14-12 A10) are tied for second with Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 standings.
QUICK HITS
- Loyola stumbled against George Mason last weekend, falling in both matches at home. The Patriots bested the Ramblers, 3-1 (Nov. 6), and 3-2 (Nov. 7).
- Rookie Tenley Davis had a career day in the five-set loss to George Mason, racking up 12 kills, six digs and one block.
- Sophomore outside hitter Leyna Nguyen continued to be the Ramblers offensive leader, recording her ninth double-double (14 kills, 14 digs) of the season in match one and totaling 26 kills on .448 hitting in match two, nearing her career-high of 27.
- Sophomore Katie Scherer and junior Chloe Morgan also pitched in against George Mason, combining for 43 kills and 13 blocks in the weekend.
- Six Ramblers rank in the A10's top statistical leaders: Mya Ball is second in service aces/set (.53) and eighth in assists/set (7.00), Nguyen third in kills/set (3.70) and fourth in points/set (4.17), Sam Falk fourth in digs/set (3.71), Avary DeBlieck fifth in blocks/set (1.11) and eighth in hitting percentage (.298) and Morgan is ninth in blocks/set (1.01).
- Ball also ranks 10th in the country in total service aces (52), Nguyen is 32nd in total kills (381) and DeBlieck is tied for 43rd in total blocks (113.0).
- As a team, the Ramblers are 37th in the NCAA in total blocks (238.0), good for second in the A10.
- Head coach Amanada Berkley entered her ninth season at the helm of the program, holding a 167-105 (.614) record.
SCOUTING REPORT
George Washington is 13-15 overall and even at 8-8 in conference play heading into the final regular-season weekend. The Revolutionaries have secured conference wins over Davidson and Rhode Island, and split their series with Saint Louis, VCU, George Mason and Fordham.
Abby Markworth facilitates GW's offense behind 9.22 assists/set, good for third in the A10, and Riley Samuel leads the charge at the net, averaging 1.14 blocks/set for third in the league. Fifth in the league is Lydia Zeng, who digs 3.51 balls/set while Alexis Rodriguez averages .36 aces/set, ranking her fourth in the A10. As a team, the Revolutionaries rank third in the A10 in digs/set (13.66) and in blocks/set (2.24). They limit their opponents to a .199 hitting clip and 1.82 blocks/set, placing GW second in the league in both categories.
The Revolutionaries were picked to finish fifth in the A10 Preseason Poll after a 12-6 conference record in 2025 and a first-round trip to the A10 Tournament.
SERIES HISTORY
The Ramblers hold the all-time series advantage 8-2 with the Revolutionaries. Last season, Loyola and GW split its series in Chicago, where the Ramblers won the opening match after five sets then the Revolutionaries secured a 3-1 win in the second.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
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