Score: Loyola Chicago 3, VCU 0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-22)
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 11-10 (8-3 Atlantic 10), Loyola 11-11 (9-2)
 
The short story: A strong offensive night from senior middle blocker Jasmine Knight couldn't rescue VCU in a 3-0 loss to defending Atlantic 10 Champion Loyola Saturday night.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Knight led the way for the Rams with 10 kills on 18 attempts. She hit .444 on the night
• Senior middle blocker Sarah Stratton added five kills for the Black and Gold
• On the back line, freshman libero Anja Kujundzic contributed 12 digs to the VCU effort
• Taylor Venuto led a balanced Rambler attack with nine kills and three blocks 

THE DIFFERENCE

• Loyola bottled up the VCU offense. The Rams hit .099 in the contest and produced 26 kills in three sets
• The Ramblers hit .319 and outblocked VCU 5-0
• Loyola also recorded 45 digs to VCU's 34 and served up nine aces 

NEXT UP
VCU will hit the road to face Davidson in A-10 play on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Belk Arena.