Match Information
Game Notes	Loyola
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
Getting There	Directions
Opponent	American Eagles
Date	Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time	6:00 p.m.
Online Media	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)

Home For The Home Stretch

• The Loyola University Maryland volleyball team begins a three-match homestand that will close the 2026 regular-season, starting with a Wednesday, November 4, contest against American University.
• The Greyhounds will host the Patriot League's first-place team at 6 o'clock in Reitz Arena. The match is scheduled to be streamed live on ESPN+.
• Two more home matches follow the midweek meeting with the Eagles. Loyola will host Navy at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, followed by a regular-season finale versus Holy Cross on Saturday, November 14, in a game now scheduled for 3 p.m.

Looking Back

• Loyola went on the road for the final time this season last weekend and traveled to Central Pennsylvania for two contests.
• The Greyhounds split the first two sets at Bucknell on Friday night before falling in four, and Lehigh then defeated Loyola, 3-0, on Saturday.

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.

Marked Improvement

• The Greyhounds have seen their statistical numbers improve throughout the Patriot League portion of their schedule, improving in nearly category since the first conference match on September 18.
• In the 13 Patriot League games, Loyola has hit .193 as opposed to .137 in its first nine matches. Kills per set are up three to 12.55 against Lead opponents after averaging 10.62 in the non-conference.
• Defensively, Loyola has averaged 14.08 digs per set in the last 13 compared to 13.12 in the first nine. The block has been a lot better, too, with Loyola posting 2.02 per set to 1.62 in the early matches.
• The attack has been keyed by increased kill numbers from Morgan Crawford and Ava Nepkin. They averaged 3.14 and 2.73 per set in the last seven contests compared to 2.47 each in the opening nine. Setters Gabi Verdicchio and Madison Monahan have boosted their numbers, too, averaging 5.49 and 4.92 per set, respectively, compared to 4.29 and 4.06.
• Sydnee Peters has also become a significant presence on the right side. She missed two conference games due to injury, but she has 89 kills (2.17 per set) in the League while hitting .203.

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 42 service aces and is averaging 0.51 aces per set. Her numbers rank No. 25 and 26, respectively, in NCAA Division I this season. She has 24 aces in the Greyhounds' last 13 matches with five coming against Navy.
• Huber's 42 aces have come in just 22 matches and 83 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. She has 54 total blocks during Patriot League play to average 1.10 during the stretch after posting 22 for an average of 0.76 in non-conference action.
• Afful now ranks seventh in the Patriot League with 0.97 per set overall, and her 1.10 per set in conference matches ranks fourth.
• She 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 0.97 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 22 matches of the year.
• In addition to her aforementioned service ace numbers, Huber ranks third in digs per set (4.29) and total digs (356).
• 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 33 of 45 matches, 20-plus in 16 and 25 or more in four.