Thursday, September 3
Nacogdoches, TX
6:00 PM
Stephen F. Austin
vs
Loyola Chicago
Photo by: Amanda Paver
PREVIEW: SFA Set to Host Loyola Chicago and Cal in First Home Tournament
9/2/2026 3:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin volleyball program opens up their home schedule in the Pressure Cooker with two matches against Loyola Chicago and California.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
• SFA will open the weekend against Loyola Chicago on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 p.m.
• Loyola will face Cal in a neutral game on Friday, September 4 at 5:00 p.m.
• The Ladyjacks will wrap up the tournament against the Bears on Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE TO TUNE IN
• Both of SFA's matches this weekend will be broadcasted on ESPN+ with Greg Miller and Brittany Castledine.
SCOUTING LOYOLA CHICAGO
• The Ramblers enter this weekend with a 0-3 record at the Cyclone Invitational. Loyola forced Northern Iowa to five sets and took a set off of Georgia Tech.
• Sophomore, Leyna Nguyen leads the team with 32 kills, followed by 28 kills from Katie Scherer.
• Junior, Mya Ball leads the offense with 51 assists, followed by 44 assists from Emma Henry.
• Junior, Jae Fitting holds down the defensive line with 34 digs, followed by 27 from Sam Falk.
• Senior, Avary DeBlieck is the only Rambler with double digit blocks at 16.
• Loyola Chicago was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll with two first place votes.
SCOUTING CAL
• The Bears head to Nacogdoches after a 2-1 opening weekend as they hosted the Gael Bear Classic. After defeating Pacific and UC San Diego, the Bears fell to St. Mary's in five sets.
• Freshman, Abby Zimmerman leads the team with 38 kills, followed closely by Ashley Li who has 33. She also leads the team with six aces.
• Freshman, Anna Flores runs the Bears offense with 114 assists.
• Senior, Sophia Johnson holds down the back line with 33 digs with Zimmerman and Flores closely behind at 31 and 30, respectively.
• The Bears net presence is led by fifth year, Cari Bohm who leads the team with 15 blocks. 13 of those came in the five-set loss to St. Mary's and tied a program record for the most blocks in a single match.
SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the third matchup for the Ladyjacks against the Ramblers. Last season SFA went up to Loyola Chicago for a tournament where the Ramblers defeated the Ladyjacks in five sets.
• The Ladyjacks and Bears will meet for the first time in program history. This will mark back-to-back seasons that SFA has hosted an ACC school.
JACK OF ALL TRADES
• Caroline Kahle was named to the Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after opening weekend.
• Kahle recorded 29 kills which ranks her third on the team, and leads the team with 43 digs.
COACH DEBBIE HUMPHREYS
"We've got our hands full this weekend. We're going to have to play well to put ourselves in position to get the outcome that we want. And we could sure use Jack Nation to help with that in both of these matches—6:00 PM Thursday night. We played a really close match with Loyola Chicago at their place last year and lost to them in five. They're coming off doing the same thing we are in their preseason: they're playing in really tough tournaments to prepare themselves for their conference play. They took Northern Iowa—which is a very strong program—took them to five, took a set off Georgia Tech... I mean, they're playing and doing very good things."
"It should be a tremendous battle. Again, one where we've just got to do us at a high level on our side of the court. And we could use... I think the fans in Shelton when they get going in there, they're good for a couple points a set, and that could be the difference in each set as you start looking at two very comparable teams—so evenly matched. We've got to fill Shelton. We've got to make it very uncomfortable for both of these opponents coming in here this week."
FOLLOW THE LADYJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Volleyball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Ladyjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
• SFA will open the weekend against Loyola Chicago on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 p.m.
• Loyola will face Cal in a neutral game on Friday, September 4 at 5:00 p.m.
• The Ladyjacks will wrap up the tournament against the Bears on Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE TO TUNE IN
• Both of SFA's matches this weekend will be broadcasted on ESPN+ with Greg Miller and Brittany Castledine.
SCOUTING LOYOLA CHICAGO
• The Ramblers enter this weekend with a 0-3 record at the Cyclone Invitational. Loyola forced Northern Iowa to five sets and took a set off of Georgia Tech.
• Sophomore, Leyna Nguyen leads the team with 32 kills, followed by 28 kills from Katie Scherer.
• Junior, Mya Ball leads the offense with 51 assists, followed by 44 assists from Emma Henry.
• Junior, Jae Fitting holds down the defensive line with 34 digs, followed by 27 from Sam Falk.
• Senior, Avary DeBlieck is the only Rambler with double digit blocks at 16.
• Loyola Chicago was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll with two first place votes.
SCOUTING CAL
• The Bears head to Nacogdoches after a 2-1 opening weekend as they hosted the Gael Bear Classic. After defeating Pacific and UC San Diego, the Bears fell to St. Mary's in five sets.
• Freshman, Abby Zimmerman leads the team with 38 kills, followed closely by Ashley Li who has 33. She also leads the team with six aces.
• Freshman, Anna Flores runs the Bears offense with 114 assists.
• Senior, Sophia Johnson holds down the back line with 33 digs with Zimmerman and Flores closely behind at 31 and 30, respectively.
• The Bears net presence is led by fifth year, Cari Bohm who leads the team with 15 blocks. 13 of those came in the five-set loss to St. Mary's and tied a program record for the most blocks in a single match.
SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the third matchup for the Ladyjacks against the Ramblers. Last season SFA went up to Loyola Chicago for a tournament where the Ramblers defeated the Ladyjacks in five sets.
• The Ladyjacks and Bears will meet for the first time in program history. This will mark back-to-back seasons that SFA has hosted an ACC school.
JACK OF ALL TRADES
• Caroline Kahle was named to the Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after opening weekend.
• Kahle recorded 29 kills which ranks her third on the team, and leads the team with 43 digs.
COACH DEBBIE HUMPHREYS
"We've got our hands full this weekend. We're going to have to play well to put ourselves in position to get the outcome that we want. And we could sure use Jack Nation to help with that in both of these matches—6:00 PM Thursday night. We played a really close match with Loyola Chicago at their place last year and lost to them in five. They're coming off doing the same thing we are in their preseason: they're playing in really tough tournaments to prepare themselves for their conference play. They took Northern Iowa—which is a very strong program—took them to five, took a set off Georgia Tech... I mean, they're playing and doing very good things."
"It should be a tremendous battle. Again, one where we've just got to do us at a high level on our side of the court. And we could use... I think the fans in Shelton when they get going in there, they're good for a couple points a set, and that could be the difference in each set as you start looking at two very comparable teams—so evenly matched. We've got to fill Shelton. We've got to make it very uncomfortable for both of these opponents coming in here this week."
FOLLOW THE LADYJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Volleyball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Ladyjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook
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