The 2018 season is rapidly approaching for the 13th ranked Loyola-Chicago Men’s Volleyball team and the schedule is set for the path ahead. The Ramblers will be looking to best their 2017 when they finished the year ranked 14th at 16-12 (9-7, MIVA). It won’t be easy though, as the non-conference slate features six preseason ranked opponent before seeing six ranked matches in MIVA play.
The season begins on January 5 with a stern road test at 2017 National Runner-Up and third ranked BYU. One day later, they’ll stay in Provo, Utah for another match as they take on #7 UC Irvine.
About a week later, Loyola-Chicago is back for their home opener to begin a nine-match home stand. As part of that stretch that lasts until early February, the Ramblers will face RV George Mason, #2 Long Beach State, RV UC Santa Barbara, #11 CSUN, and #12 USC.
Conference action in the MIVA starts at the tail end of that home streak as well, with the final two on February 9 and 10 coming against Quincy and Lindenwood. They’ll face each of those again on the road as part of the double-round robin that also includes Fort Wayne, #14 Ball State, McKendree, two-time defending National Champion and #1 Ohio State and #6 Lewis.
A quick trip back to the non-conference occurs in between MIVA play too, as a March 10 road match at #10 Pepperdine highlights the quartet of matches.
Senior day occurs on March 24 against Fort Wayne with four road matches to close out the regular season. The MIVA tournament and NCAA Tournament potentially await after that.
The full schedule in its entirety can be seen below:
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MIVA TOURNAMENT
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APR 14 (SAT) TBAVS TBA
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APR 18 (WED) TBAVS TBA
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APR 21 (SAT) TBAVS TBA
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