ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis (8-8, 0-5 Atlantic 10) dropped a hard-fought five-set match to reigning Atlantic 10 Tournament champion Loyola Chicago (7-10, 4-1 A-10) on Tuesday evening at Chaifetz Pavilion.
 
Freshman setter Jetta Brenning turned in a historic performance, notching the program's first triple-double by a freshman since 2006 and the first overall since 2012. She recorded career highs of 12 kills and four aces, along with 43 assists and 13 digs.
 
SET 1: LUC 25, SLU 22
The Billikens opened strong with a 5-2 lead before the Ramblers stormed ahead 16-9. SLU rallied late with a 12-5 run to close within two at 24-22, but Loyola held on to take the opener. The Billikens landed five service aces in the set.
 
SET 2: SLU 25, LUC 15
After an even start, Saint Louis went on a 9-2 run to build a 14-7 lead and forced Loyola to use both timeouts. The Billikens stayed in control and tied the match at one set apiece.
 
SET 3: SLU 25, LUC 21
Neither team led by more than two points early, but Saint Louis pulled ahead 16-13 and maintained its advantage down the stretch to move in front two sets to one.
 
SET 4: LUC 25, SLU 21
Loyola led 11-7 and extended its advantage to 19-14. Saint Louis cut the deficit to four late, but the Ramblers evened the match to force a deciding fifth set.
 
SET 5: LUC 15, SLU 9
Loyola opened with a 7-4 lead and continued to push ahead, outscoring the Billikens 8-5 the rest of the way to close out the match.
 
NOTABLES

• Saint Louis recorded a season-high 11 service aces.
• Tamia Maddox had a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs
• Ellie Rink and Tea Kalajdzic also had double digit kills with 13 and 11 respectively.

 
UP NEXT
Saint Louis travels to Dayton this weekend to face the Flyers on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and Saturday at 1 p.m. CT.