Match Information
Game Notes	Loyola
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
Getting There	Directions
Opponent	Holy Cross Crusaders
Date	Friday, October 21, 2022
Time	7:00 p.m.
Online Media	ESPN+ | Live Stats
Opponent	Colgate Raiders
Date	Saturday, October 22, 2022
Time	4:00 p.m.
Online Media	ESPN+ | Live Stats

Weekend At Reitz

• Loyola University Maryland volleyball is in the midst of a five-match homestand at Reitz Arena, hosting a pair of Patriot League games this weekend.
• The Greyhounds first welcome College of the Holy Cross on Friday, October 21, for a 7 p.m. contest, followed by a Saturday, October 22, match at 4 p.m. against Colgate University.
• Both matches will stream live on ESPN+.

Link-ing The Kills

• Lauren Link broke out as a sophomore outside hitter for the Greyhounds in 2021, finishing second on the team with 3.24 kills per set, a mark good for fifth-best in the Patriot League. She had 17 matches with 10 or more kills, including each of the Greyhounds' last 13 contests. During that stretch, she averaged 14.1 kills per match and 3.6 kills per set.
• This season, Link has moved into a role as the Greyhounds' primary option on the outside, and she has the stats to back it up. In 16 matches, she has put away 270 kills, an average of 4.50 per set.
• Link's 4.50 kills per set are tops in the Patriot League and 13th in the NCAA.
• She has five matches with 20 or more kills, 12 with 15-plus, and she has put away 11 or more kills in all but one of the 16 matches Loyola has played this year.

To Be So Honored

• Link was named the Patriot League Player of the Week after her most recent match, a three-set win over Lehigh on October 15. In that contest – the Greyhounds' only one of the week – Link had a double-double with 21 kills and 14 digs in only three sets. She hit a .486 clip with only three errors and 35 swings to accumulate her 21 kills.

All Of The Records

• Katie Forsythe became the Patriot League and Loyola all-time record holder in digs on October 23, 2021, matching her previous status atop both the conference and school lists for digs in a season and a match.
• In that match at American, 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 111 career matches, Forsythe has 2,526 digs. At Army West Point on October 8, Forsythe became the first player in Loyola and Patriot League history, and the 23rd in NCAA Division I to cross the 2,500-dig plateau. She now ranks No. 19 in Division I history in career digs.
• With 5.86 digs per set over the course of her career, she is the active career leader in that category.
• 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.
• The four-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. Last year, she ranked third in NCAA Division I with 5.71 digs per set.

Contributions From Across The Lineup

• Over the past several weeks, different players have stepped up to play key roles in the Greyhounds' offense, particularly on the right-side of the attack.
• Caitlin Churney averaged 3.33 kills per set in three Patriot League matches before missing time with an injury since September 24.
• Riley Hamilton was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after matches on September 30 against Bucknell and October 1 versus Lafayette when she averaged 2.29 kills and 2.43 digs per set.
• Sophie Brenner has now stepped into the right-side role and produced quality numbers. In the last two matches – a four-set win at Army West Point and a three-set victory against Lehigh – Brenner is averaging 3.7 kills per set while hitting .310.

Middle Of Things

• Cecylia Guye and Adara Kellogg have been key contributors as the Greyhounds middle blockers on both offense and defense. Guye leads the team and is tenth in the conference in hitting percentage at .271 while averaging 1.97 kills per set. Kellogg is averaging 1.47 kills while the two are averaging 0.75 and 0.70 blocks per set, respectively. Their touches on the block have also helped Loyola rank ninth in the nation in digs per set with 17.12 over 16 matches.

Setting It Up

• Ashley Dwyer has taken over as the Greyhounds' primary setter since an injury to Kacy Sekunda, and has posted strong numbers since. In six matches as the starter, Dwyer has averaged 10.76 assists per set with 280 total across 26 frames. She had a season-high 50 in a five-set loss at Navy.