Women’s Volleyball swept by Davidson

Loyola women’s volleyball played out a three-set match against Davidson College Oct. 17, getting swept by the Wildcats.

The Ramblers started the match with an attack error, but second-year outside and defensive specialist Leyna Nguyen picked up a kill to level the score. She added an ace right after, but kills from third-year outside hitter Meile Songaila, fourth-year outside hitter Elana Garcia-Guerrios and second-year outside and opposite Ariyana Johnson put Davidson back in front.

Third-year outside and opposite Kate Maley and third-year middle blocker Chloe Morgan combined for a block, followed by two Loyola errors. Third-year outside hitter Claire Van Den Herik picked up a solo block before Garcia-Guerrios added two more kills. Van Den Herik got one of her own to put the score at 8-6.

Garcia-Guerrios struck again, as did Wildcat first-year middle blocker Myla Young. Two kills from second-year right side Katie Scherer sandwiched a Loyola attack error. 

Davidson second-year outside and opposite Ariyana Johnson picked up her first kill of the day, and Nguyen added to her tally. Fourth-year middle blocker Avary DeBlieck and Scherer blocked to score Loyola another point. Fourth-year middle blocker Mia Compas added a kill for Davidson. 

Van Den Herik got another kill, but the following serve couldn’t land. Maley picked up another kill and Young and Johnson got a block. Scherer and Morgan responded with a block of their own. Three attack errors were followed by a Loyola timeout. Nguyen tabbed a kill after the break and Songaila got one back. Third-year libero Brooke Briscoe got an ace for Davidson, and Songaila picked up a kill.

Davidson errored the next serve before second-year outside and middle blocker Ngodoo Harris tabbed a kill. Nguyen and DeBlieck got one each, then Loyola went on a three-point run before getting an attack error. Van Den Herik got a kill and Davidson errored on an attack. Nguyen’s kill tied the set at 23, but Compas’ kill and Young’s solo block closed out the set for Davidson.

Young and Morgan traded kills to open the second set, then Nguyen and Songaila each added their own. Davidson errored before Johnson and Compas each struck. Songaila got a solo block and Scherer tallied another kill. Johnson, Nguyen and Compas each struck to put the set at 7-5 in favor of Davidson. Loyola got an attack error, and Garcia-Guerrios and Young combined for a block. 

Loyola picked up an attack error after taking a timeout before Davidson first-year defensive specialist and libero Peyton Garrick got an ace. Maley and DeBlieck put in a block and Maley added a kill. Davidson got an attack error, then Johnson and Garcia-Guerrios each tallied a kill. 

Loyola errored and Morgan picked up a kill before Garcia-Guerrios got another of her own, as did Van Den Herik. Nguyen added another to her tally and Loyola picked up a serving error, a bad set and attack error before Nguyen got another kill. DeBlieck tallied a kill, as did Johnson. 

Davidson added three more points before messing up a serve. Nguyen got two more kills and an ace with Johnson hitting a kill in the middle. Garcia-Guerrios got one for herself before Van Den Herik picked up two kills in a row. Loyola got a serving error to end the set, with Davidson taking a 2-0 lead.

Scherer started the third set with a kill, then partnered with Morgan for a block. Davidson errored and Johnson got them a point on a kill. Garcia-Guerrios and Compas blocked for another point and Songaila served an ace. Scherer got up for a solo block before Johnson struck again. Third-year middle blocker Mallory Bohl got her first kill of the match, and Garcia-Guerrios added another two. 

Nguyen’s kill was followed by two Davidson attack errors. Garcia-Guerrios got up for another kill, as did Young. Van Den Herik and Bohl combined for a block, but Songaila struck right back. Van Den Herik scored again, as did Compas. 

A Rambler attack error was followed by a kill from Scherer, one from Garcia-Guerrios and another from Scherer. Scherer and Bohl then put in a block to take a 13-12 lead over the Wildcats. 

Third-year Libero Sam Falk picked up an ace, and Johnson, Nguyen and Garcia-Guerrios all added kills. Garcia-Guerrios and Young then blocked a Loyola attack, but the following serve was errored. Garcia-Guerrios and Bohl both got kills, and Songaila tallied a pair of them. Maley added a kill of her own and Songaila picked up a third in quick succession.

Scherer struck and Davidson put up a bad set before taking a timeout. Following the break, Morgan and Nguyen combined for a block while Songaila tallied a kill and Compas got a solo block.

Davidson took another timeout after Nguyen got two consecutive kills, then Loyola called one of their own following scores from Bohl, Garcia-Guerrios and Wildcats second-year outside Ellie Ocampo. Johnson added a kill and Loyola blundered on an attack. Bohl tied the game at 25 with a kill, but kills from Johnson and Garcia-Guerrios ended the contest 3-0.

Head Coach Amanda Berkley looked to what her team could take away from the match.

“I think we gave up too many errors, and we didn’t find ways to score,” Berkley said. “It’s a bummer, we put ourselves in a position to win that third set, and it’s a bummer we didn’t execute. But I think this is going to be a growing moment for us, and we’ve got to learn and get back to work.”

The Ramblers will next play away in Dayton, Ohio against Dayton University Oct. 23 at 6 p.m.