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VB PREVIEW: Billikens Travel to Loyola Chicago for Midweek Match

Billikens Volleyball at Loyola Chicago
Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Loyola Chicago 4 p.m. Watch | Live Stats
FIRST SERVE
Saint Louis (12-12, 4-9 A-10) hits the road again Tuesday to face Loyola Chicago (11-14, 8-5 A-10) at 4 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE BILLIKENS
The Billikens look to bounce back against Loyola after falling to Duquesne in both matches over the weekend. The teams met earlier this season, with the Ramblers pulling out a 3-2 victory.
 
Saint Louis ranks third in the Atlantic 10 in aces per set (1.68). Jetta Brenning leads the team with 32 aces, followed by Alivia Bronner with 31. Brenning also ranks second in the league in assists per set (9.0+) and is closing in on 800 assists this season.
 
Ellie Rink and Tamia Maddox pace the Billiken attack with 282 and 201 kills, respectively. Irmak Gokcen and Tea Kalajdzic each add more than 2.4 kills per set.
 
Defensively, Chloe Maughan has collected 275 digs (3.24 per set), while Kayla Jansen leads the front line with 83 total blocks.
 
ABOUT THE RAMBLERS
Loyola Chicago has dropped three straight matches, including back-to-back sweeps against Dayton, and looks to get back in the win column.
 
The Ramblers lead the A-10 in team digs with nearly 1,500. Sam Falk helps anchor the defense with 4.04 digs per set, while Avary DeBlieck ranks second in the conference in blocks per set (1.3).
 
Kaitlyn Burke leads the Loyola offense with nearly 300 kills, averaging 2.97 per set.
 
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