Box Score After 20 road matches this year the Pack will return home next week for the next three
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Loyola University New Orleans volleyball team continued their SSAC schedule at Faulkner Saturday afternoon, falling three sets to one.
The first set was a close one with five ties as neither team could take a significant advantage. After the Wolf Pack (11-12, 2-6) forced extra play and came close to claiming the set, Faulkner (14-9, 6-2) took a 27-25 win to go up 1-0. While the home team took set number two by a score of 25-14, Loyola battled back in the third, jumping out to a 16-10 advantage and winning set three by six, 25-19.
In the fourth set the Wolf Pack took a lead midway through, however, the Eagles would come back to win their third set and take the 3-1 win.
The Pack will return home to The Den next week, hosting Mississippi College Tuesday, October 9th at 6 p.m. before home matches on Friday and Saturday as well.
"We saw a lot more fight in our team this weekend but we're still working towards truly finishing games and matches. Jordan Bernard, who just came back from an injury, had a strong performance for us and Champagne Cunningham had another great run in the middle today. We are officially through the first half of conference play and will look to earn some wins when we see everyone the second time around."
Pack Facts
There were three double-doubles in today's match, from Jordan Bernard, Maddie Huekels and Sunni Blanchard.
Champagne Cunningham tied her career-best in kills with 11, a mark she set earlier this season.
Bernard reached double digits in kills for the seventh time this season.
For the 10th time this season, Huekels collected 20 or more assists in a match.
Helene Masone hit the 20-dig mark for the fourth time this year.
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