Saturday, March 4
Chicago, Ill.
8 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
12-5,3-4MIVA
2
at
3
Loyola Chicago
14-2,7-0MIVA
1
2
3
4
5
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
21
17
25
12
2
Loyola Chicago
22
25
25
21
15
3
Bryce Walker
Photo by: John Nagel
No. 8 Loyola Takes MIVA Match in Five
3/4/2023 10:42:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
CHICAGO – Purdue Fort Wayne's attempt to head to Hawaii with a three-match win streak came up just a little short on Saturday (March 4) as the Mastodons fell to No. 8 Loyola 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12) at Gentile Arena.
The 'Dons will now head to Hawaii for the Outrigger Challenge to face No. 1 Hawaii, No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 Penn State.
Three Mastodons finished with double-digit kills on Saturday. Mark Frazier had a team-best 12. Jon Diedrich recorded 11 with two aces. Bryce Walker had 10 kills and four aces. As a team, the 'Dons had 10 aces to Loyola's six.
The 'Dons took set one thanks to four aces in the frame. Diedrich had a pair of key serves that resulted in points 24 and 25 for the 'Dons by not allowing the Rambler offense to get into system.
The second set saw three more Mastodon aces, including one to start the set, but Loyola finished with four aces of their own in the second set. Two came after the score was tied at 20 and proved to be the difference. Loyola cruised in set three, before the 'Dons won the next game to tie the match at two. The fourth set changed thanks to a 7-0 scoring run for the 'Dons. Walker had a kill and a block in the run. Loyola took their final timeout during the middle of the push, but it didn't make a difference.
Loyola went up 8-6 off an ace as the teams switched sides in set five. A Loyola service error and a Ryan Steponaitis ace for the 'Dons tied it at nine. From there, however, Loyola scored six of the next nine points to take the match.
Parker Van Buren had a match-high 20 kills for Loyola.
The 'Dons had a 46-39 dig advantage, with Diedrich and Zach Solomon both recording eight.
Loyola improves to 14-2 (7-0 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association). The 'Dons fall to 12-5 (3-4 MIVA).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
The 'Dons will now head to Hawaii for the Outrigger Challenge to face No. 1 Hawaii, No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 Penn State.
Three Mastodons finished with double-digit kills on Saturday. Mark Frazier had a team-best 12. Jon Diedrich recorded 11 with two aces. Bryce Walker had 10 kills and four aces. As a team, the 'Dons had 10 aces to Loyola's six.
The 'Dons took set one thanks to four aces in the frame. Diedrich had a pair of key serves that resulted in points 24 and 25 for the 'Dons by not allowing the Rambler offense to get into system.
The second set saw three more Mastodon aces, including one to start the set, but Loyola finished with four aces of their own in the second set. Two came after the score was tied at 20 and proved to be the difference. Loyola cruised in set three, before the 'Dons won the next game to tie the match at two. The fourth set changed thanks to a 7-0 scoring run for the 'Dons. Walker had a kill and a block in the run. Loyola took their final timeout during the middle of the push, but it didn't make a difference.
Loyola went up 8-6 off an ace as the teams switched sides in set five. A Loyola service error and a Ryan Steponaitis ace for the 'Dons tied it at nine. From there, however, Loyola scored six of the next nine points to take the match.
Parker Van Buren had a match-high 20 kills for Loyola.
The 'Dons had a 46-39 dig advantage, with Diedrich and Zach Solomon both recording eight.
Loyola improves to 14-2 (7-0 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association). The 'Dons fall to 12-5 (3-4 MIVA).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
Loyola
Kills
47
59
Errors
23
17
Attempts
121
131
Hitting %
.198
.321
Points
62.5
78
Assists
45
55
Aces
10
6
Blocks
5.5
13
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
4
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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