Oct. 1, 2013

Match Information
Game Notes	Loyola
Opponent	American Eagles
Date	Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Location	Washington, D.C. | Bender Arena
Getting There	Directions
Time	7:00 p.m.
Online Media	Live Stats | Video
Opponent	Army Black Knights
Date	Friday, October 4, 2013
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
Getting There	Directions
Time	7:00 p.m.
Online Media	| Free Video (Patriot League Network)
Opponent	Holy Cross Crusaders
Date	Saturday, October 5, 2013
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
Getting There	Directions
Time	2:00 p.m.
Online Media

Three Times The Fun

• Loyola University Maryland will play a trio of Patriot League matches this week, traveling to Washington, D.C., for the first. The Greyhounds will face American University on Wednesday, October 2, at 7 p.m., the first of three midweek games over the course this month.
• The Greyhounds then host their first-ever Patriot League matches over the weekend when the U.S. Military Academy visits on Friday night at 7 o'clock in Reitz Arena. A 2 o'clock contest on Saturday afternoon versus College of the Holy Cross wraps up the week of play.

Patriot League Network

• Friday's match against Army will be the first Greyhounds' first on the Patriot League Network. Launched this August, the PLN is a network that includes live events from all 10 Patriot League schools, featuring free coverage of conference games. Selected volleyball matches will be carried throughout the season.
• To watch the action, log on to www.loyolgreyhounds.com/pln.

First Time

• Saturday's four-set victory at Lafayette College was Loyola's first-ever victory in Patriot League play, in any sport.
• Loyola joined the Patriot League as a full member on July 1, 2013, an the 2013-2014 academic year will be the Greyhounds' first in the conference.

Swinging Away

• Against the Leopards, the Greyhounds hit .500 or better in three of the four sets and finished with a .421 hitting percentage, the best for a Loyola team in over 12 years.
• It was the first time, as well, in the last 12 years that Loyola has hit .400 or better in a match. The last time came on September 22, 2002, when the Greyhounds defeated Coppin State College in three. They hit .469 in the process with 49 kills and 11 errors in 81 attempts. Mary Hamsher hit .667 in that match, a school record for a player with 20 or more kills. She put 22 away with just two errors in 30 swings.

Setting It Up

• Junior setter Lauren Andersen directed the offensive outburst against the Leopards, finishing three kills shy of a triple-double with seven kills, 48 assists and 12 digs.
• Andersen's 48 assists tied her career-high in a four-set match, and her seven kills were an overall career-best.

Home Cooking

• After the match against Lafayette, the Greyhounds enjoyed a meal at the nearby home of sisters Faye and Jane Lukas.
• The sisters both had outstanding matches while playing about five miles from their hometown of Stockertown, Pa. Faye (.325) had 14 kills, while, and Jane Lukas posted nine kills and a .353 mark.