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Box Score 2 Wolf Pack picks up non-conference win, but drops a SSAC match
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. – The Loyola Wolf Pack's three-match weekend continued Saturday with two more, as they took on conference rival Faulkner University and non-conference foe Talladega College.
Loyola started the day with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-23) loss to Faulkner, the host school, before sweeping Talladega (25-15, 25-18, 25-11) to cap off the day.
The Wolf Pack is now 12-14 overall, and with the loss to Faulkner to start the day, they drop to 5-4 in Southern States Athletic Conference play.
Loyola is in the midst of playing nine games away from The Den, and it'll continue with a road match against William Carey Saturday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. Even though the Lady Crusaders are an SSAC opponent, the match will not count in the conference standings.
Pack Facts
Malea Howie improved her standing in the Loyola record book for three different categories Saturday. With 1,101 career kills, the senior moved to ninth in school history, while also moving up to ninth in the total attacks category (3,446). Howie also jumped up to sixth in matches played, having logged 140 in her Loyola career.
Helene Masone's 24 digs were the second most this season. She had 26 against Mississippi College on Sept. 10.
Masone also had two service aces against Talladega, marking the fourth match this season she's accomplished that feat.
After recording 11 kills Friday night, Brittany Cooper totaled 10 in the first match on Saturday. It was the 15th time Cooper has had double digit kills this season, and it was the ninth time she's been in double figures in back-to-back nights.
A day after tying her career-high in assists, Sunni Blanchard notched 30 in the second match on Saturday to improve her career-best by two assists.
Blanchard also recorded her sixth double-double of the season after adding 12 digs with her 30 assists against Talladega College.
To top it all off for Blanchard, she moved into a tie for ninth in school history for playing 138 career matches.
Talladega's 44 total points was the second lowest Loyola has allowed all season. The Wolf Pack held Brewton-Parter to just 35 points on Sept. 18.
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