Match Information
Game Notes	Loyola
Opponent	James Madison Dukes
Location	Harrisonburg, Va. | Convocation Center
Getting There	Directions
Date	Friday, August 28, 2026
Time	6:00 p.m.
Online Media	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Date	Saturday, August 29, 2026
Time	2:00 p.m.
Online Media	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)

Getting Started

• Loyola University Maryland volleyball opens its 53rd season of competition on Friday, August 28, when the Greyhounds play the first of two matches at James Madison University.
• Friday's match at 6 o'clock in the Dukes' Convocation Center will be followed by a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday, August 29.
• Both matches are slated to stream live on ESPN+.

Looking Back

• The Greyhounds are coming off a 2025 season that saw them finish with a 7-18 overall record and 5-11 mark in Patriot League matches.
• Kacy Sekunda and Ava Nepkin led the Greyhounds in hitting with 2.91 and 2.44 kills per set, respectively, while eight Loyola players who saw regular playing time averaged one or more kills per set.

Big Dig Numbers As A Freshman

• Addie 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 19 of the Greyhounds' 25 matches last season when she played every set as Loyola's starting libero.
• She contributed 20 or more digs in nine of those matches with 25 or more in three.

Swinging Away

• Three of Loyola's primary hitters return from last year in Morgan Crawford, Ava Nepkin and Addie Lowe. Respectively, the trio finished third, second and fifth on the team last year in total kills.
• Nepkin made 20 starts and played in 24 matches, spreading 195 kills over 80 sets for an average of 2.44 per. Nepkin's offensive output and efficiency went up as the season went on. She led the team with 2.77 kills during Patriot League matches while hitting .122 during conference play to .104 overall.
• Crawford is the Greyhounds' active career leader in kills with 477 in 75 matches over the last three years. She had 181 kills in 2025 while playing mostly on the right side, a career high that was one more than her 180 as a freshman in 2023.
• Lowe came on during conference play with 85 of her 89 kills in the 14 League games she played. She had a season-high of 17 kills in the Greyhounds' five-set win over Navy on September 27. 

New Faces

• Four freshmen and a transfer joined the Greyhounds' roster this fall for the 2026 season, complimenting 10 returners.
• Madison Monahan comes to Loyola as a junior after spending the last two seasons as a setter at William & Mary.
• Elise Bocanegra, Regan Haverstock, Abby Kim and Sydnee Peters are all new to the program as first-year collegians.

Up Next

• Following the two-game set in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Loyola will return to Baltimore for the Charm City Classic next weekend.
• The Greyhounds host their home opener at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 4, against Towson. They then travel two miles down Cold Spring Lane to play at Morgan State on Saturday, September 5, at 4 p.m. before returning to Reitz Arena to host Saint Peter's at 2 o'clock on Sunday, September 6.