CHICAGO – Indiana State volleyball dropped its weekend finale with Loyola Saturday evening on the road. The Ramblers took the match 3-1 (26-28, 13-25, 25-20, 17-25) inside Gentile Area to improve to 11-5 overall and 4-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
 
The Sycamores (9-4, 1-2 MVC) struggled to get the offense going early on and finished with a .141 attacking percentage while Loyola hit .267 during the match. Loyola used a steady attack with six players recording five or more kills led by the duo of Karlie McNabb (17) and Emily Banitt (15).
 
Madeline Williams led the ISU attack with 11 kills to go with three blocks. Chloe Mason assisted on 22 of ISU's kills to go along with eight digs and three service aces. Emma Kaelin added 12 assists and eight digs. Melina Tedrow picked up 18 digs in the loss, needing just nine more to move into a tie for fifth all-time in program history.
 
After Loyola took the first two sets, ISU rallied back to take the third set, 25-20. Indiana State jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and never looked back. The Ramblers answered back in the fourth decisively to claim the match. LUC jumped out to a 7-4 lead and never looked back.
 
The Sycamores will return to Terre Haute this weekend as the team plays host to Illinois State and Bradley Friday and Saturday before matching up with Southern Illinois on Monday night. All three matches are scheduled for 6 p.m. inside the ISU Arena.
 
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