Box Score The Wolf Pack earned their fourth SSAC win Saturday, which is the most in the conference
MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – The Loyola Wolf Pack completed a two-day sweep of a pair of Georgia opponents Saturday, winning in straight sets over the Brewton-Parker Barons (25-17, 25-10, 25-8).
Loyola took down Middle Georgia State in four sets Friday night, and Saturday's win moves the Pack to 4-1 in Southern States Athletic Conference play and 9-10 overall.
Loyola opened the match with a 25-17 win in the first set, holding on to the lead for the rest of the set. Once the Wolf Pack broke an early 4-4, they pushed the lead to as much as 12 points.
Continuing her success from the night before (18 kills against Middle Georgia State), Champagne Cunningham recorded four kills in the opening game to pace the Pack's offense.
Loyola kicked it up a notch in the second set, easily taking a 2-0 match lead with a 25-10 second-set win. After a brief 4-4 tie, the Wolf Pack quickly extended the lead to 15-5, grabbing control of the game.
In the third and final set, the Wolf Pack, again, made it look easy. They built a 13-2 lead and never looked back, cruising to a 25-8 win to complete the sweep. Loyola used an 11-0 to build that lead, then it finished off the set by scoring seven of the final eight points.
The Wolf Pack return to The Den for four straight home games beginning Wednesday, Oct. 2. A matchup with Dillard begins the homestand, and first serve is set for 6 p.m.
"We're very proud of our team for taking care of business today. We focused a lot on ourselves and really improving small, but important aspects of our game. Malea Howie and Champagne Cunningham did a great job of producing on offense, and Brittany Cooper and Gracie Bailey were strong at the service line for us.
"This has been a great start to our conference schedule, but we have some tough games coming up in the next few weeks. We're looking forward to being back home in The Den for our next four games."
Pack Facts
Malea Howie recorded a game-high 13 kills against Brewton-Parker, and that moves her into the Top 10 in school history for career kills (1,023).
The Wolf Pack were efficient with their attacks Saturday. In fact, the .381 percentage was a season-high, with Friday night's .333 percent performance being the second best of the season.
Loyola's 4-1 start to Southern States Athletic Conference play is tied for its best start in the conference. The Pack also did it in 2010, their first season in the league.
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