Match Information
Game Notes	Loyola
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Reitz Arena
Getting There	Directions
Opponent	Navy Midshipmen
Date	Sunday, November 8, 2026
Time	2:00 p.m.
Online Media	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)

Sunday Matinee

• Loyola University Maryland volleyball continues its three-match homestand to close the 2026 regular-season with the middle game of the stretch on Sunday, November 8.
• The Greyhounds will host the U.S. Naval Academy in Reitz Arena in a 2 o'clock contest.
• The game is slated to be streamed live on ESPN+.

Looking Back

• The Greyhounds went to the wire with first-place American University on Wednesday stretching the Eagles to a fifth set before American came away with a 25-22, 22-25, 25-27, 25-16, 15-10 win.
• Loyola hit .455 with 16 kills and just one error in the second set, and they them came back from down 19-15 in the third to win that frame.
• American controlled the fourth with a .548 hitting percentage, but the Eagles saw Loyola take a 6-3 advantage in the fifth. Loyola led 9-8 after a Morgan Crawford kill, and the score was tied at 10 following a sideout kill by Ava Nepkin, but the Eagles scored the final five points of the match.

Last Month In Annapolis

• Loyola earned a four-set victory on October 2 against Navy, beating the Midshipmen, 27-25, 22-25, 25-17, 27-25.
• Morgan Crawford had a career-high 24 kills, while Elsie Afful, Ellie Joffe and Mariah Sanabia combined for 21 kills with eight, seven and six, respectively.

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 14 Patriot League games, Loyola has hit .193 as opposed to .137 in its first nine matches. Kills per set are up three to 12.43 against League opponents after averaging 10.62 in the non-conference.
• Defensively, Loyola has averaged 13.91 digs per set in the last 14 compared to 13.12 in the first nine. The block has been a lot better, too, with Loyola posting 2.13 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 have averaged 3.07 and 2.70 per set in Patriot League contests compared to 2.47 each in the opening nine. Setters Gabi Verdicchio and Madison Monahan have boosted their numbers, too, averaging 5.43 and 4.85 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 98 kills (2.13 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 46 service aces and is averaging 0.52 aces per set. Her numbers rank No. 15 and 20, respectively, in NCAA Division I this season. She has 28 aces in the Greyhounds' last 14 matches with five coming against Navy in the October match.
• Huber's 46 aces have come in just 23 matches and 88 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 59 total blocks during Patriot League play to average 1.09 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 0.98 per set overall, and her 1.09 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.
• Ellie Joffe has played the last three matches in the middle and has outings with five at Bucknell and a career-high nine against American.

Leading The Defense

• Sophomore libero Addie Huber has taken up residence in the top four of two Patriot League statistical categories through the first 23 matches of the year, also ranking third in digs per set (4.27) and second in total digs (376).
• 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 34 of 46 matches, 20-plus in 17 and 25 or more in four.