Match Information
Opponent	Lafayette Leopards
Date | Location	Friday, October 29, 2021
Time	7:00 p.m.
Online Media	ESPN+ | Live Stats | International Video Stream
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
Opponent	Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Date | Location	Saturday, October 30, 2021
Time	4:00 p.m.
Online Media	ESPN+ | Live Stats | International Video Stream
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
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Game Notes	Loyola

Returning To Reitz    

• Loyola University Maryland volleyball returns to Reitz Arena for the first time in over three weeks when it hosts a pair of Patriot League contests.
• The Greyhounds take on Lafayette at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 29, before hosting Lehigh in a 4 o'clock match on Saturday afternoon.
• Both matches will stream live on ESPN+.

Best Start    

• Loyola is off to the best start in its program history through 21 matches, going 14-7 in the opening weeks of the season. The Greyhounds' 6-4 start to their Patriot League schedule matches the 2018 team for the best start in conference play.

All Of The Records    

• Katie Forsythe became the Patriot League and Loyola all-time record holder in digs last weekend, matching her previous status atop both the conference and school lists for digs in a season and a match.
• Against American on Saturday, Forsythe had her 2,013th career dig early in the contest, passing the Eagles' Kristen Largay (2016-19) for tops in the conference; late in the match, she moved past Brittany Born's mark of 2,042 to set the school record.
• In 2019, she set the school record, and tied the Patriot League mark with 45 digs in a match, and her 753 digs that season stand as a school and conference mark.
• Forsythe is the NCAA Division I active career leader in digs per set with 5.96, a mark that ranks third all-time in NCAA history.
• The three-time Patriot League Libero of the Year has finished in the top four of Division I players in digs per set during all three of her collegiate seasons, ranking fourth in 2018, third in 2019 and fourth in 2020. Her averages of 5.86, 6.17 and 6.04 are the three highest in Patriot League history. This year, she ranks fourth in NCAA Division I with 5.73 digs per set.
• She was the first player in Loyola history to earn American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region honors, doing so in 2019 when she was also named the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year. She was then invited to Colorado Springs for Team USA tryouts following that season.

Killing It    

• Abby Hamilton has been putting up career highs on offense for the Greyhounds this year, averaging 4.23 kills per set through 21 matches. She is also hitting at a percentage, .202, that is higher than her career mark of .187.
• Her 12.96 attack attempts her set at fifth in NCAA Division I, and her kills per game average is second in the Patriot League, and she is 27th nationally in kills per set with 4.23.
• Against UMES on September 10, she recorded her 1,000th career kill in just her 75th career match. She is currently seventh in school history with 1,215 career kills, and with 105 more, she will move in to the top-five all-time.
• The native of Colgate, Wisconsin, has averaged 3.54 kills per set in 88 career matches. Her kills per set average ranks fifth all-time at Loyola. During her career, she has logged 10 or more kills in 73 of 86 outings with 10 of those contests of nine or fewer coming during her freshman year of 2018.

Partner In Kills    

• Lauren Link has come on this season as a strong second option for the Greyhounds and is averaging 3.11 kills per set.
• She has averaged 14.2 kills per match over the Greyhounds' last six outings with an average of 4.47 kills per set during that stretch.
• Link is also hitting at a high clip, putting away balls at a .206 mark from the outside after hitting .140 last year as a freshman.

Both Sides of the Net    

• The Greyhounds are near the top of the Patriot League in both hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage this season,. They are holding other teams to a .164 mark through 21 matches, a percentage that ranks No. 38 in NCAA Division I this year. Loyola is sixth in all of Division I in digs per set (18.32) with a dig total (1,356).
• Their success has not been limited to the defensive side of the net, as the Greyhounds are third in the Patriot League in hitting percentage, swinging at a .198. They are second in the conference, and are 42nd in Division I, in kills per set with 13.68.

Statistically Improved    

• Through October 27, the Greyhounds rank in the top 50 of six NCAA statistical categories, including assists per set (42nd), digs per set (sixth), kills per set (42nd), opponent hitting percentage (38th) and attacks per set (fourth).
• Compared to seven years ago, the season before Alija Pittenger took over as head coach, Loyola finished the season with a 2-27 record (0-16 in the Patriot League) and was ranked higher than 260th nationally in only one category (aces per set, 79th).

Freshman Dishing Out Assists    

• Freshman Kacy Sekunda has moved into the role of the Greyhounds' primary setter, posting 678 assists through 21 matches with an average of 9.55 per set. She is second in the Patriot League in assists per set and also is hitting .242 with 63 kills on 186 attempts.
• She was been named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Week three weeks in a row from September 14-28, and she was also named the conference's Player of the Week on September 21.