Match Information
Game Notes	Loyola
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
Getting There	Directions
Opponent	Colgate Raiders
Date	Friday, October 23, 2026
Time	6:00 p.m.
Online Media	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Opponent	Army West Point Black Knights
Date	Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time	4:00 p.m.
Online Media	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)

Second Weekend In A Row At Home

• Loyola University Maryland's volleyball continues its three-match homestand this weekend with a pair of Patriot League matches in Reitz Arena.
• The Greyhounds will host Colgate University in a 6 p.m. contest on Friday, October 23, before Army West Point comes to Reitz for a 4 p.m. match the following afternoon.
• Both matches are set to be streamed live on ESPN+.

Looking Back

• The Greyhounds played a single match last weekend, matching up against Lafayette for the second time in as many games. Loyola swept the season series against the Leopards, winning in four.
• Loyola hit .281 with Ava Nepkin and Sydnee Peters both finishing with 15 kils while Morgan Crawford added 12. Gabi Verdicchio had a match-best 32 assists and four aces, and Addie Huber pulled up 19 digs to lead the Greyhounds.

Season-Best Hitting

• Loyola hit a season-high .322 on October 10 against Lafayette in the three-set sweep. Morgan Crawford went for 12 kills with only one error on 26 swings to hit .423. Mariah Sanabia and Elsie Afful combined for 10 errorless kills on just 14 swings to hit .714 out of the middle.

Continuing To Click

• Loyola has gone 5-2 in Patriot League play and 5-3 overall, in Loyola's last eight matches, seeing statistical improvements in nearly every category versus the season's first 11 contests.
• In the last eight, Loyola has hit .209 as opposed to .126 in its first 11 matches. Kills per set are up three to 13.28 against Bucknell, Lehigh, Coppin State, Navy, American, Holy Cross and Lafayette (x2) after averaging 10.19.
• Defensively, Loyola has averaged 14.34 digs per set in the last eight compared to 12.94 in the first 11. The block has been a lot better, too, with Loyola posting 2.31 per set to 1.56 in the early matches.
• The attack has been keyed by increased kill numbers from Morgan Crawford and Ava Nepkin. They averaged 3.56 and 3.09 per set in the last seven contests compared to 2.31 and 2.25 in the opening 11. Setters Gabi Verdicchio and Madison Monahan have boosted their numbers, too, averaging 5.66 and 5.03 per set, respectively, compared to 3.97 and 4.19.
• Sydnee Peters has also become a significant presence on the right side. She missed two of the last eight games due to injury, but she has 54 kills (2.35 per set) in that stretch while hitting .241.

Addie's Aces

• Addie Huber enters this weekend's Patriot League matches leading the conference in aces and aces per set.
• The sophomore libero has a total of 35 service aces and is averaging 0.51 aces per set. Her numbers rank No. 27 and 31, respectively, in NCAA Division I this season. She has 24 aces in the Greyhounds' last 12 matches with five coming against Navy
• Huber's 35 aces have come in just 18 matches and 64 sets this season after she logged 34 aces in 25 matches and 95 sets a year ago.

Big On The Block

• Elsie Afful has keyed the Greyhounds' improvement in blocking of late as a part of 36 over the last seven matches, an average of 1.31 per set. She came into the seven-match stretch averaging 0.74 per set with 23 total blocks in Loyola's first 11 matches, and she now ranks eighth in the Patriot League with 1.03 per set.
• Afful recently had her first career match with 10 or more kills, posting 12 to go with a career-high eight digs in the win over Lehigh.
• Her 1.03 blocks per set this season are the most by a Loyola player since 2018 when three Greyhounds – Alisah Cash (1.09), Molly Jarvis (1.06) and Mackenzie Fedota (1.03) – averaged more than one per set.

Leading The Defense

• Sophomore libero Addie Huber has taken up residence in the top four of two Patriot League statistical categories through the first 18 matches of the year.
• In addition to her aforementioned service ace numbers, Huber ranks third in digs per set (4.22) and fourth in total digs (287).
• Huber led Patriot League freshmen in digs and digs per set last season, racking up 407 total and 4.28 per set. Her digs per set mark was ninth-highest among NCAA Division I freshmen, and it was third overall in the conference regardless of class year.
• Huber had 10 or more digs in 21 of the Greyhounds' 27 matches last season when she played every set as Loyola's starting libero.She contributed 20 or more digs in 10 of those matches with 25 or more in three. In her career, she now has 10 or more in 31 of 43 matches, 20-plus in 15 and 25 or more in four.

Up Next

• Loyola goes on the road for its last road trip of the regular-season when it heads to Bucknell on October 30 and Lehigh on Halloween Day.