No. 15 Mastodons Travel to No. 2 Loyola

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The 15th-ranked (American Volleyball Coaches Association) IPFW men's volleyball team is set to face No. 2 Loyola-Chicago on March 26 at 8 p.m.

Quick Hitters

• IPFW enters match coming a 2-1 week in against then-No. 3 Lewis. Quincy, and Lindenwood.
• IPFW is 19-27 all-time against Loyola.
• The Blue and White are 1-8 all-time against the No. 2 team in the nation, with the only win coming against Penn State.
• IPFW seniors have combined for a 63-42 record entering the week, including a 22-4 mark at home the past two seasons combined.
• Luis Bertran is seventh in active career leaders for most digs, and the most among non-seniors, with 641.
• Omar Rivera is third among active career leaders in assists, with 3,631.
• The Mastodons will play 13 matches with teams which were ranked or received votes in the AVCA Preseason Top-15 Poll, including two matches against defending NCAA champion Loyola-Chicago.
• Mastodon head coach Arnie Ball is in his final season wearing Blue and White before entering retirement. Ball has the third-most wins (563) among active coaches and the fifth-most overall. Ball was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2012.

Gameday Information

Scouting the Mastodons

IPFW is coming off a weekend sweep at Quincy and Lindenwood, improving the MIVA record to 6-4 on the year, while sitting 16-7 overall.
• Omar Rivera sits third in Division I NCAA active career leaders with 3,631 assists. Rivera currently has 755 assists on the year.
• Luis Bertran leads the MIVA with 232 digs on the year, while sitting seventh in Division I NCAA active career leaders with 641 career digs.

All-Time Series vs. Loyola

The Ramblers lead the all-time series 27-19 over IPFW, including wins in the last five meetings. The Mastodon's last win over Loyola was on February 20, 2013 (3-2), while the last home win over the Ramblers was on January 30, 2009 (3-2).

Scouting the Ramblers

Defending NCAA Champion Loyola enters the match 16-1, with the only loss coming to Lewis on March 9.
• Thomas Jaeschke leads the Ramblers with 218 kills, while Peter Hutz has recorded 646 assists for Loyola.
• Jake Selsky paces Loyola with 106 digs, Jeff Jendryk has earned 72 blocks for the Ramblers.

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Players Mentioned

Luis Bertran

Omar Rivera

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