VB PREVIEW: Billikens Journey to Loyola Chicago for Midweek Match

FIRST SERVE
Saint Louis (12-12, 4-9 A-10) hits the highway once more Tuesday to face Loyola Chicago (11-14, 8-5 A-10) at 4 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE BILLIKENS
The Billikens look to bounce again in opposition to Loyola after falling to Duquesne in each matches over the weekend. The groups met earlier this season, with the Ramblers pulling out a 3-2 victory.
 
Saint Louis ranks third within the Atlantic 10 in aces per set (1.68). Jetta Brenning leads the crew with 32 aces, adopted by Alivia Bronner with 31. Brenning additionally ranks second within the league in assists per set (9.0+) and is closing in on 800 assists this season.
 
Ellie Rink and Tamia Maddox tempo the Billiken assault with 282 and 201 kills, respectively. Irmak Gokcen and Tea Kalajdzic every add greater than 2.4 kills per set.
 
Defensively, Chloe Maughan has collected 275 digs (3.24 per set), whereas Kayla Jansen leads the entrance line with 83 whole blocks.
 
ABOUT THE RAMBLERS
Loyola Chicago has dropped three straight matches, together with back-to-back sweeps in opposition to Dayton, and appears to get again within the win column.
 
The Ramblers lead the A-10 in crew digs with almost 1,500. Sam Falk helps anchor the protection with 4.04 digs per set, whereas Avary DeBlieck ranks second within the convention in blocks per set (1.3).
 
Kaitlyn Burke leads the Loyola offense with almost 300 kills, averaging 2.97 per set.