Match Stats
- #9 Loyola-Chicago def. Quincy 3-1, (25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15)
- Loyola improves to 10-5, 6-2 MIVA
- Quincy falls to 3-13, 1-9 MIVA
- Hosted by Quincy
- Match results
#9 Loyola-Chicago rolls through Quincy in a four set match up behind 12 Cole Murray kills. Recently Quincy, named women’s head volleyball coach as their interim head coach – lasting through the remainder of the season. The search for a permanent head coach is ongoing.
The first two sets for for the Ramblers was a cake-walk as they slid on by, improving to a 2-0 lead in the match. However, Quincy wasn’t going to take a three set sweep, claiming the third set 25-21 sending the match to four. The fourth set finished for Loyola much like the first two sets, in a quick 25-16 win, leading the Ramblers to a four set victory.
Leading Loyola was Murray with 12 kills on a .478 hitting percentage. Next in line was Ben Plaisted with 10 kills and six digs. Setter Ian Cowen dished out 33 assists and seven digs while Jake Selsky picked up seven more digs.
For Quincy, Anthony Winter put down 12 kills and seven digs while David Siebum added 10 kills and nine digs. In the back court, Shane McAdams added another nine digs for Quincy.
Press Release
Courtesy of Loyola-Chicago Athletics
In Short
Cole Murray ripped a career-high 12 kills and Ben Plaisted added 10 to help Loyola University Chicago to a 25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15 victory over Quincy (3-13, 1-9 MIVA) tonight at Pepsi Arena. The win improves the Ramblers’ record to 10-5 overall and 6-2 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
How It Happened
The Ramblers used a 5-1 run midway through the first set to turn a one-point lead into a 20-15 advantage. That spurt was punctuated by a kill from Murray and a Paul Narup/Murray block. Quincy got within 23-20, but kills from Jeff Jendryk and Ben Plaisted, sandwiched around a Rambler service error, gave Loyola a 25-21 victory.
A 10-4 Loyola run in set two allowed the Ramblers to break a 5-5 tie and grab hold of a 15-9 lead as Narup recorded a pair of kills and a block during that stretch. The Hawks would get no closer than five points the rest of the way as the Ramblers rolled to a 25-16 win.
Quincy staged a remarkable comeback to earn a 25-21 victory in set three. A kill from Murray extended Loyola’s lead to 21-18, but the Hawks responded by scoring the final seven points of the set as Anthony Winter tallied two kills and paired with Jarrod Kelso on a block for the final three tallies.
Loyola used two early blocks to help it jump out to a 6-2 advantage in the fourth set, but Quincy rallied to get within a point, at 7-6. However, four Hawks errors aided a 5-1 Loyola run that saw it open up a 12-7 lead and Quincy wouldn’t be able to get closer than three points the remainder of the set.
Inside The Box Score
– Murray has now recorded double-digit kills in consecutive matches for the first time in his career.
– Plaisted added 10 kills, marking the fifth straight contest he has ripped 10 or more stops.
– Jendryk pitched in eight kills and seven blocks.
– Winter blasted 12 kills to lead Quincy.
Up Next
Loyola wraps up the weekend trip when it visits Lindenwood on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Press Release
Courtesy of Quincy Athletics
The Quincy University men’s volleyball team took No. 9 Loyola Chicago to four sets, but the Ramblers (10-5, 4-2 MIVA) came away with a 25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15 win in MIVA action on Thursday (March 2) night at Pepsi Arena.
The Hawks (3-13, 1-9 MIVA), playing their first match under interim head coach Bob Crank, struggled stopping the Ramblers (10-5, 4-2 MIVA) in the first two sets as the visitors hit .382 before the intermission.
In Set 3, it looked like the Ramblers were again in control after taking a 21-18 lead. That is when the Hawks rallied.
Senior Jarrod Kelso (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) put down a kill, followed by a ball-handling error on Loyola to cut the deficit to 21-20 and force a timeout. Quincy answered with two more points, a kill by junior Shane McAdams (Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge/San Diego City)and a double block for Kelso and sophomore Adam Rogan (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North), before another timeout by the Ramblers.
With McAdams still serving, junior Anthony Winter (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/St. Edward) put down back-to-back kills and followed that up by sharing a block with Kelso to end the set.
The Hawks were not able to keep their momentum going in the fourth set, trailing 6-2 at the start as they could never get the lead.
Winter led the Hawks with 12 kills (.333) to go with seven digs. Siebum added 10 kills (.000) and nine digs. McAdams totaled nine digs and six kills. Kelso picked up six kills and four blocks. Rogan led the Hawks with 23 assists as the home team hit .100 in the match.
Cole Murray led the Ramblers with 12 kills as the Ramblers hit .291.
The Hawks will return to the floor on Saturday (March 4) at 2 p.m. when they take on No. 5 Lewis at Pepsi Arena.
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