VCU vs Loyola Chicago Volleyball: Loyola Chicago Wins 3-0

FinalSat, Sep 26, 2026ESPN+

0:3

Loyola Chicago beat visiting VCU 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-17) on Sat, Sep 26, 2026. Loyola Chicago's Katie Scherer led with 11 kills.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Sep 26

Set	1	2	3	Sets
VCU	23	21	17	0
LOYCHI	25	25	25	3

Win probability

Loyola Chicago above 50 · VCU below

Biggest swing: 3.7% to Loyola Chicago — set 1, VCU 23-25 LOYCHI. Kill by Claire Van Den Herik (set by Mya Ball). LOYCHI win probability 89% → 93%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

VCU 14.7%85.3% LOYCHI

VCU wins

3-0

2.2%

3-1

4.7%

3-2

7.9%

Loyola Chicago wins

3-0

37.4%

3-1

31.4%

3-2

16.5%

VCU break %: 38.8% vs this opp
LOYCHI break %: 46.8% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

01
Claire Van Den HerikKill+3.7%
Kill by Claire Van Den Herik (set by Mya Ball)
Set 1 · VCU 23-25 LOYCHI · LOYCHI 89% → 93%
02
Avary DeBlieckKill+3.0%
Kill by Avary DeBlieck (set by Mya Ball)
Set 1 · VCU 22-24 LOYCHI · LOYCHI 88% → 91%
03
Leyna NguyenAttack error+2.6%
Attack error by Leyna Nguyen
Set 1 · VCU 22-23 LOYCHI · VCU 10% → 12%
04
Katie SchererAttack error+2.4%
Attack error by Katie Scherer
Set 1 · VCU 20-21 LOYCHI · VCU 11% → 13%
05
Avary DeBlieckKill+2.3%
Kill by Avary DeBlieck (set by Mya Ball)
Set 1 · VCU 20-22 LOYCHI · LOYCHI 87% → 89%
06
Claire Van Den HerikKill+2.2%
Kill by Claire Van Den Herik (set by Emma Henry)
Set 1 · VCU 14-15 LOYCHI · LOYCHI 83% → 86%
07
Julieta PortilloAttack error+2.2%
Attack error by Julieta Portillo
Set 1 · VCU 20-23 LOYCHI · LOYCHI 89% → 91%
08
Loyola ChicagoAce+2.2%
Loyola Chicago ace
Set 1 · VCU 13-13 LOYCHI · LOYCHI 81% → 84%

Box score

Official NCAA box

VCUaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
12Lara Del CoreOPP	3	10	7	25	.120	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11
16Nina BoledovicovaMB	3	8	1	25	.280	0	1	2	2	0	1	1	1.5	10.5
1Letizia GalliMB	3	7	2	17	.294	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1.5	8.5
6Dominika KasinskaOH	3	8	4	27	.148	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	0	8
24Cansin SendirS	3	2	0	4	.500	31	0	1	7	0	0	2	1	3
20Dunja MarticOH	3	0	1	1	-1.000	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
19Jordan BakshL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	0
3Meghan TouheyL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Molly McCallOH	2	2	2	11	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
9Julieta PortilloOH	2	0	2	3	-.667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Kayla FoleyDS	2	0	0	1	.000	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		37	19	115	.157	34	2	6	46	4	2	4	4	61

Loyola Chicagohome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
17Leyna NguyenDS	3	10	8	35	.057	2	2	1	8	0	0	3	1.5	13.5
12Katie SchererOH	3	11	3	22	.364	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	1.5	12.5
15Avary DeBlieckMB	3	7	2	14	.357	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	4	11
8Claire Van Den HerikOH	3	8	0	22	.364	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	8.5
11Chloe Morgan	3	3	1	10	.200	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	4	7
6Mya BallS	3	0	0	1	.000	24	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
7Kate MaleyOH	3	6	3	12	.250	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.5	7.5
5Emma HenryS	3	0	0	0	–	11	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	1
4Sam FalkL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	4	1	1	11	0	0	0	0	1
1Jae FittingL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	1	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0
Team totals		45	17	117	.239	42	4	5	48	2	3	20	13	75

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

VCU vs Loyola Chicago

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Fri, Sep 25, 2026VCU at Loyola Chicago · VCU won 3-2Result →
Sat, Sep 26, 2026VCU at Loyola Chicago · Loyola Chicago won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 VCU · LOYCHI 6

Set 1

23-25

Longest run 3 VCULOYCHI 3

Set 2

21-25

Longest run 2 VCULOYCHI 3

Set 3

17-25

Longest run 4 VCULOYCHI 6

Bars above the line = Loyola Chicago leads, below = VCU leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

VCU

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	67%8/12	25%2/8
2	53%8/15	27%3/11
3	80%8/10	20%2/10
4	44%7/16	27%3/11
5	55%6/11	36%4/11
6	50%5/10	45%5/11
All	57%42/74	31%19/62

Loyola Chicago

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	67%8/12	13%1/8
2	80%8/10	53%9/17
3	73%8/11	27%3/11
4	67%8/12	38%5/13
5	50%6/12	57%8/14
6	100%5/5	55%6/11
All	69%43/62	43%32/74

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (3 of 3 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

136 rallies

#	VCU-LOYCHI	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	LOYCHI	VCU	Blocked	Chloe Morgan	blk Letizia Galli	+1.2
2	1-1	VCU	LOYCHI	Attack err	Dominika Kasinska		+1.1
3	2-1	LOYCHI	VCU	Attack err	Leyna Nguyen		+1.2
4	2-2	VCU	LOYCHI	Serve err	VCU		+1.1
5	3-2	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+1.2
6	3-3	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Mya Ball	+1.1
7	4-3	LOYCHI	VCU	Blocked	Leyna Nguyen	blk Cansin Sendir, Letizia Galli	+1.3
8	5-3	VCU	VCU	Ace	VCU	aced Jae Fitting	+1.8
9	5-4	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Kate Maley	set Leyna Nguyen	+1.2
10	5-5	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Attack err	Molly McCall		+1.6
11	6-5	LOYCHI	VCU×3	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+1.3
12	7-5	VCU	VCU×3	Attack err	Kate Maley		+1.9
13	8-5	VCU	VCU×3	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Kayla Foley	+2.0
14	8-6	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Kate Maley	set Emma Henry	+1.3
15	8-7	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Kill	Kate Maley	set Sam Falk	+1.8
16	9-7	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+1.6
17	9-8	VCU	LOYCHI	Blocked	Letizia Galli	blk Kate Maley, Chloe Morgan	+1.4
18	10-8	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Dunja Martic	+1.6
19	10-9	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+1.4
20	11-9	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+1.7
21	11-10	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+1.5
22	12-10	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Cansin Sendir	set Cansin Sendir	+1.8
23	12-11	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Avary DeBlieck	set Mya Ball	+1.5
24	13-11	LOYCHI	VCU	Serve err	Loyola Chicago		+1.9
25	13-12	VCU	LOYCHI	Serve err	VCU		+1.6
26	13-13	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Ace	Loyola Chicago		+2.2
27	14-13	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+1.8
28	14-14	VCU	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Emma Henry	+1.7
29	14-15	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Emma Henry	+2.2
30	14-16	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Attack err	Lara Del Core		+2.0
31	15-16	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+1.5
32	15-17	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Sam Falk	+1.5
33	15-18	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+1.7
34	16-18	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Cansin Sendir	+1.1
35	16-19	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+1.3
36	17-19	LOYCHI	VCU	Attack err	Leyna Nguyen		+1.2
37	17-20	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Jae Fitting	+1.4
38	17-21	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Blocked	Dunja Martic	blk Avary DeBlieck	+1.3
39	18-21	LOYCHI	VCU×3	Attack err	Leyna Nguyen		+0.7
40	19-21	VCU	VCU×3	Attack err	Leyna Nguyen		+1.5
41	20-21	VCU	VCU×3	Attack err	Katie Scherer		+2.4
42	20-22	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Avary DeBlieck	set Mya Ball	+2.3
43	20-23	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Attack err	Julieta Portillo		+2.2
44	21-23	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Cansin Sendir	+1.0
45	22-23	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Leyna Nguyen		+2.6
46	22-24	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Avary DeBlieck	set Mya Ball	+3.0
47	23-24	LOYCHI	VCU	Serve err	Loyola Chicago		+1.7
48	23-25	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Mya Ball	+3.7
Set 2
1	1-0	VCU	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Cansin Sendir	+1.1
2	2-0	VCU	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Cansin Sendir	+1.2
3	2-1	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+0.8
4	2-2	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Attack err	Lara Del Core		+1.1
5	3-2	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Cansin Sendir	+0.9
6	3-3	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+0.8
7	3-4	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Kill	Avary DeBlieck	set Mya Ball	+1.0
8	4-4	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
9	5-4	VCU	VCU	Ace	VCU	aced Jae Fitting	+1.2
10	5-5	VCU	LOYCHI	Serve err	VCU		+0.9
11	6-5	LOYCHI	VCU	Attack err	Kate Maley		+1.0
12	6-6	VCU	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Emma Henry	+0.9
13	6-7	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Blocked	Nina Boledovicova	blk Avary DeBlieck, Claire Van Den Herik	+1.1
14	6-8	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Emma Henry	+1.0
15	7-8	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
16	7-9	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Avary DeBlieck	set Emma Henry	+0.8
17	8-9	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
18	8-10	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Kate Maley	set Emma Henry	+0.8
19	9-10	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.8
20	9-11	VCU	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Mya Ball	+0.8
21	9-12	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Blocked	Lara Del Core	blk Leyna Nguyen, Chloe Morgan	+1.0
22	9-13	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Blocked	Lara Del Core	blk Leyna Nguyen, Chloe Morgan	+0.8
23	10-13	LOYCHI	VCU	Attack err	Katie Scherer		+0.6
24	10-14	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+0.6
25	11-14	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Kayla Foley	+0.6
26	11-15	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Mya Ball	+0.6
27	12-15	LOYCHI	VCU	Blocked	Leyna Nguyen	blk Nina Boledovicova, Cansin Sendir	+0.6
28	12-16	VCU	LOYCHI	Bad set	Meghan Touhey		+0.6
29	12-17	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Blocked	Julieta Portillo	blk Kate Maley, Avary DeBlieck	+0.6
30	13-17	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+0.4
31	14-17	VCU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.7
32	14-18	VCU	LOYCHI	Blocked	Letizia Galli	blk Avary DeBlieck	+0.7
33	14-19	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Ace	Loyola Chicago	aced Dominika Kasinska	+0.6
34	15-19	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.3
35	15-20	VCU	LOYCHI	Serve err	VCU		+0.5
36	16-20	LOYCHI	VCU	Serve err	Loyola Chicago		+0.3
37	16-21	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Mya Ball	+0.4
38	17-21	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+0.3
39	18-21	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Katie Scherer		+0.6
40	18-22	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Chloe Morgan	set Mya Ball	+0.7
41	19-22	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+0.4
42	19-23	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+0.7
43	20-23	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+0.3
44	21-23	VCU	VCU	Attack err	Leyna Nguyen		+0.9
45	21-24	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Mya Ball	+1.2
46	21-25	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Kill	Avary DeBlieck	set Mya Ball	+0.6
Set 3
1	1-0	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Cansin Sendir	+0.4
2	2-0	VCU	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+0.6
3	2-1	VCU	LOYCHI	Attack err	Lara Del Core		+0.4
4	2-2	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Blocked	Dominika Kasinska	blk Katie Scherer, Chloe Morgan	+0.5
5	3-2	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+0.4
6	3-3	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+0.4
7	4-3	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Dominika Kasinska	set Cansin Sendir	+0.4
8	4-4	VCU	LOYCHI×4	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Leyna Nguyen	+0.4
9	4-5	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×4	Blocked	Molly McCall	blk Avary DeBlieck	+0.5
10	4-6	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×4	Kill	Leyna Nguyen		+0.5
11	4-7	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×4	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Emma Henry	+0.4
12	5-7	LOYCHI	VCU	Blocked	Avary DeBlieck	blk Nina Boledovicova	+0.3
13	5-8	VCU	LOYCHI	Serve err	VCU		+0.3
14	6-8	LOYCHI	VCU×4	Kill	Molly McCall	set Cansin Sendir	+0.3
15	7-8	VCU	VCU×4	Attack err	Avary DeBlieck		+0.5
16	8-8	VCU	VCU×4	Attack err	Kate Maley		+0.6
17	9-8	VCU	VCU×4	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.7
18	9-9	VCU	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Kate Maley	set Sam Falk	+0.5
19	9-10	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Kate Maley	set Sam Falk	+0.6
20	9-11	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Blocked	Lara Del Core	blk Chloe Morgan, Kate Maley	+0.6
21	10-11	LOYCHI	VCU	Serve err	Loyola Chicago		+0.4
22	10-12	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Claire Van Den Herik	set Emma Henry	+0.4
23	11-12	LOYCHI	VCU	Serve err	Loyola Chicago		+0.4
24	12-12	VCU	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+0.7
25	12-13	VCU	LOYCHI×6	Serve err	VCU		+0.5
26	12-14	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×6	Blocked	Lara Del Core	blk Leyna Nguyen, Chloe Morgan	+0.6
27	12-15	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×6	Blocked	Dominika Kasinska	blk Chloe Morgan, Katie Scherer	+0.5
28	12-16	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×6	Kill	Chloe Morgan	set Mya Ball	+0.4
29	12-17	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×6	Kill	Chloe Morgan	set Mya Ball	+0.3
30	12-18	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×6	Blocked	Dominika Kasinska	blk Katie Scherer, Chloe Morgan	+0.2
31	13-18	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Lara Del Core	set Cansin Sendir	+0.1
32	14-18	VCU	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	+0.2
33	14-19	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Katie Scherer	set Mya Ball	+0.2
34	14-20	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Jae Fitting	+0.2
35	15-20	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Cansin Sendir	set Mya Ball	+0.1
36	15-21	VCU	LOYCHI	Kill	Avary DeBlieck	set Mya Ball	+0.1
37	15-22	LOYCHI	LOYCHI	Ace	Loyola Chicago	aced Dominika Kasinska	+0.1
38	16-22	LOYCHI	VCU	Kill	Nina Boledovicova	set Cansin Sendir	·
39	17-22	VCU	VCU	Kill	Letizia Galli	set Cansin Sendir	+0.1
40	17-23	VCU	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Emma Henry	+0.1
41	17-24	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Kill	Leyna Nguyen	set Emma Henry	·
42	17-25	LOYCHI	LOYCHI×3	Ace	Loyola Chicago	aced Dominika Kasinska	·

Score shown after each rally, VCU first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

Loyola Chicago def. VCU 3–0