Box Score Loyola earns the 3-0 win in their second-to-last match of the regular season
NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans volleyball team completed the season sweep of Dillard Friday evening as they defeated the Lady Bleu Devils 3-0 in The Den.
Dillard (17-17) opened up the match by taking a 2-5 lead, but the Wolf Pack (15-19) would respond by scoring seven unanswered points, taking a 9-5 lead. The rest of the period favored the home team, as the Pack pulled away for a 25-16 set victory.
The second frame was much closer, as it featured 19 ties. With Dillard leading 17-16, Loyola would score nine-straight points with Maddie Huekels serving, winning the set 25-17 to go up 2-0 in the match.
With Huekels serving to start the third set, the home team carried momentum from the previous period to open up the third frame with five straight points. The Wolf Pack continued to dominate in the third set, winning 25-10 for the Pack's third-largest margin of victory in a set this season.
The Wolf Pack will close out their regular season schedule tomorrow afternoon, hosting William Carey for Senior Day at 1 p.m. in The Den.
"A strong win for us tonight against crosstown rival Dillard. The second set was close, but our girls turned it up at the end and finished strong. Malea and Tylar both had a really great night, making very few errors and really putting the ball down. Helene led the defense and overall, we blocked well. This is good momentum for us going into our last regular season conference match tomorrow with William Carey."
Pack Facts
Tylar Beckham posted five blocks tonight, her 13th match this season she's hit that mark.
The junior now has 131 blocks this season, which ranks as the sixth-most in a single season in program history.
Malea Howie had a season-best 0.458 attack percentage, posting 12 kills and one error in 24 total attacks.
Maddie Huekels dished out 20 assists tonight, her 14th match of the year hitting that mark.
The senior surpassed the 1,000 dig mark in her career and was honored pregame tonight; she now owns 1,014 career digs.
Champagne Cunningham had five blocks in tonight's contest, her sixth match hitting that mark this season.
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