NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola Wolf Pack won another match in The Den on Saturday, easily taking care of Andrew College in three sets. The win improves the Pack's record to 19-8 overall and 12-2 in Southern States Athletic Conference play. 
 

Loyola has two games left in the regular season, and both matches will be in The Den. First, the Wolf Pack will host William Carey at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, before the season finale against Mobile at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. 
 

The Wolf Pack has 35 points in the conference standings, only trailing Mobile's 37. A team gets three points for a win in three or four sets, and two points for a five-set win. A five-set loser also gets a point. 
 

After Andrew College hung around for the first couple of points in the opening set, Loyola pushed ahead with a 9-2 run powered by Mel Beachnau's four kills to take a 14-6 lead. Tyler Alcorn had back-to-back kills, and Ellie Connor served an ace to make it a 10-point lead, 17-7. Alcorn added another kill before Clarissa Dupree found the floor on an attack, at the service line, and at the net for a block, 23-12. Beachnau's sixth kill of the set finished things off. 
 

The second set started even closer than the first, with eight ties and two lead changes by the time the score read 10-10. A quick 6-0 run for Loyola created a little separation, 15-10, as Alexa Palmer and Dupree each had kills. Belén Puche Laguna had an ace a couple of points later, then three straight kills by Isis Harink, Beachnau and Alcorn extended the lead to 21-15. An attack by Caroline McKinney ended the set to give Loyola a 2-0 lead in the match. 
 

The third set was the most dominant for the Wolf Pack. Harink had five kills through Loyola's first 13 points, 13-5, while Beachnau added two and Palmer had one. The set was essentially put away with an 8-0 run late that saw the score get to 24-7 in Loyola's favor. Alcorn combined to block two Andrew College attacks with Dupree and Palmer during that stretch, then Palmer ended the match with her seventh kill. 
 

Pack Facts

• The Wolf Pack is 11-0 in The Den this season heading into next weekend's final two matches at home. The team also finished October with an 8-1 record during the month. 

• Loyola won its 12th SSAC match of the season, and they've reached that total in five of the last six seasons. The program record for SSAC wins is 14, set in 2022. 

• Loyola hit .348 as a team, and it's the second straight match of hitting .300 or better. The Pack is 5-0 when hitting .300 or better. 

• Conversely, Andrew College hit -.036 as a team, marking the third time this season Loyola has held an opponent to a negative hit percentage. 

• Mel Beachnau led the team in kills (11) for the second straight match. She also hit .500 on 18 attempts, which is a season high for the senior. 

• Tyler Alcorn recorded eight kills on an efficient nine attempts without recording an error. 

• Clarissa Dupree has become a threat at the service line, notching two more on Saturday. She now has 10 aces in the last six matches. 
   

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