Ladyjacks Lose Battle Against Ramblers in Five

Thursday, September 11

Chicago, IL

6:00 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

4-2,0-0Southland

Loyola Chicago

3-4,0-0Atlantic 10

SFA

Loyola Chicago

Photo by: Daniel Bartel/Loyola University Chicago

Ladyjacks Lose Battle Against Ramblers in Five

9/11/2025 9:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Ilana de Assis records her third double-double of the season.

CHICAGO, Ill.- The Stephen F. Austin volleyball program faced off against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers in their first match of the weekend.

Loyola jumped out to a quick 17-5 lead, but SFA was able to slowly chip away at their lead thanks to a couple of 5-1 spurts. However, back-to-back errors from the 'Jacks clinched a 25-18 first set victory.

SFA turned the tables on Loyola with an early 10-4 lead. The 'Jacks held the lead the entire second set and kept a surging Rambler team from going up 2-0 by winning the second set 25-22.

The Ladyjacks once again jumped out to a 17-9 lead and held a comfortable lead before the Ramblers rattled off four straight points to cut the deficit to four, 21-17. SFA was able to secure a 25-22 third set win and take a 2-1 match lead.

The 'Jacks got out to a slim 7-3 lead in the fourth before the Ramblers came back and took a slim lead. Both teams started trading points the rest of the set which sent it to extras. Each team fought tooth and nail for every point, but back-to-back kills from Loyola secured a 29-27 set victory and sent the match to a divisive fifth set.

Loyola used the home crowd to their advantage in the fifth by claiming an early 8-3 lead. SFA then went on a 6-0 run to take a slim 12-9 lead thanks to two kills from Kennedy Jones, one from Camryn Hill, Molly Cravens, and Ilana de Assis. However, the Ramblers ended the set on a 5-1 run that secured a 15-13 fifth set win and their third five-set win this season.

POSTGAME NOTES
• The series is now tied at 1-1.
• de Assis recorded her 43rd career doube-double with 15 kills and 20 digs.
• Reigning Offensive Player of the Week, Katherine Holtman recorded her first career double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs.
• Jones was the third Ladyjacks with double digit kills, 11, and tied for the team lead in blocks with three.
• Jayden Flynn led the offense with 29 assists and is now eight assists away from passing Maddy Bourque for eighth in All-Time Assists.
• Caroline Kahle led the defense with 22 digs.
• Molly Cravens and Jordan Henderson tied Jones with three blocks.

UP NEXT
SFA will face off against a 2-5 Bowling Green team for the first time in program history. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 12.

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