WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the regular season finale, Loyola Chicago dropped a five-set match at George Washington on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Ramblers are even at 14-14 overall and 11-7 in Atlantic 10 play heading into the tournament next weekend.
Loyola was led by sophomore outside hitter Leyna Nguyen's 11th double-double of the season, registering 22 kills and 11 digs. Sophomore right side Katie Scherer had 14 kills on .367 hitting and junior outside hitter Kate Maley added 11 kills and four blocks. At the net, senior middle Avary DeBlieck put up six blocks.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Ramblers fell behind early, dropping the opener 25-23. Maley hit her best clip of the night, .375, with five kills.
SET 2 | A 25-21 set-two loss put Loyola in a 2-0 deficit, and the Ramblers trailed by as many as eight points before closing the gap.
SET 3 | In the closest set of the match, seeing 11 tied scores, Loyola took it 25-23 thanks to a strong showing on the attack. The Ramblers hit its best attacking clip at .306 percent with 16 kills, led by Nguyen who had seven on .500.
SET 4 | Loyola kept the comeback train rolling, winning the fourth set 25-18 to even the match at two-all. The Ramblers scored first and never trailed behind in the stanza, opening a nine-point lead at 14-5. Loyola's attack collected 15 kills and the defense recorded three total blocks.
SET 5 | Despite rallying to force a fifth set, the Ramblers couldn't hang on, ultimately falling 15-11.
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Up Next
The Ramblers earned the No. 3 seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament at Gentile Arena, and will face the No. 6 Duquesne Dukes in round one on Friday, Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m.
