LEADING OFF  
Loyola Chicago hosts George Mason in its final two home matches of the regular season on Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. The Ramblers (14-10, 11-3 A10) will celebrate their three seniors, #5 Emma Henry, #15 Avary DeBlieck and #16 Jordan Bruckner before Saturday's first serve. 

QUICK HITS  

• After a 3-0 week -- defeating Saint Louis on the road (Oct. 27) and securing back-to-back sweeps over Fordham (Oct. 30, Oct. 31) -- Loyola is tied for first in the league heading into the George Mason series. 
• Sophomore outside hitter Leyna Nguyen earned Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week for her offensive performance, racking up 43 kills on .330 hitting, 30 digs and four aces. Against the Billikens, she recorded her eighth double-double of the year, registering 18 kills and a career-best 20 digs.
• In the second sweep over the Rams, junior middle Chloe Morgan had 10 kills on .471 hitting and put up five blocks. Both Jae Fitting and Sam Falk reached double-figure kills, with 11 and 10, respectively. 
• Six Ramblers rank in the A10's top statistical leaders: Mya Ball second in service aces/set (.50) and eighth in assists/set (7.08), Nguyen third in kills/set (3.63) and fourth in points/set (4.11), Falk fourth in digs/set (3.61) and eighth in service aces/set (.32), Avary DeBlieck third in blocks/set (1.17) and fifth in hitting percentage (.306) and Morgan is sixth in hitting percentage (.302) and ninth in blocks/set (1.03). 
• Ball also ranks 27th in the country in total service aces (45) and Nguyen is tied for 45th in total kills (341).  
• Head coach Amanada Berkley entered her ninth season at the helm of the program, holding a 167-103 (.619) record.       

SCOUTING REPORT  
George Mason is 13-13 overall and 5-9 in conference play heading into the weekend. The Patriots have secured conference series wins over Rhode Island and Davidson, and split its series with George Washington. 

Leading the A10 in kills is sophomore outside hitter Kiera Hamilton with 4.58/set, good for second in the NCAA. She's also leading the conference in points/set with 5.01. Her sophomore counterpart Ava Cheney facilitates the attack with 9.36 assists/set, placing her second in the A10. Senior libero Autumn Martinez-Robinson averages 3.88 digs/set -- second in the league -- and is the team leader in service aces (34). From the front row, middle blocker Meredith Brown records .71 blocks/set, totaling 70 so far in 2026. 

The Patriots were picked to finish fourth in the A10 Preseason Poll after a 10-8 conference record in 2025 and a first-round trip to the A10 Tournament.  

SERIES HISTORY   
The Ramblers hold the all-time series advantage 8-0 with the Patriots. Loyola has only dropped three total sets ever to George Mason.   

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