Box Score vs. Loyola | Box Score vs. Xavier
CHICAGO, Ill. – EKU lost to host Loyola and Xavier by 3-0 scores on the first day of the Loyola Tournament on Friday in Chicago.
Loyola won by scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-11.
Anna Purichia led Eastern Kentucky with seven kills. Freshman
Miya Carmichael totaled a team-best 12 assists.
Addie Barnes led the Ramblers with 13 kills. She made just two errors for a .500 attack percentage. Loyola hit .423 for the match while limiting the Colonels to .045.
Xavier knocked off Eastern Kentucky 25-13, 25-17 and 25-16. Purichia and
Molly Michalak had nine kills each. Purichia posted a .263 attack percentage.
Taylor Grinley contributed 18 assists and
Sydney Schoen had 12 digs.
MaryAnn O'Toole had a match-best 13 kills to go along with a .345 hitting percentage for Xavier (3-2). The Musketeers out-blocked EKU 10-1.
The Colonels will close out play at the Loyola Tournament on Saturday against Southern Illinois Edwardsville at 1 p.m.