University of Louisville
Loyola-Chicago
Volleyball Sweeps Loyola of Chicago
September 08, 2000 | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 8, 2000
Chicago -- - -- Anastasia Zaitseva had 13 kills and two blocks to lead the University of Louisville to a 15-12, 15-7, 15-9 sweep of Loyola University Chicago at the Loyola Invitaitional last night at Memorial Gym.
Louisville's unbeaten streak continues with the Cards moving to 4-0 on the season. The Cardinals have yet to lose a game within a match. Loyola drops to 1-3.
"Loyola is a very good team, a team we match up well with, " said Leonid Yelin, U of L head coach. "They tested all areas of our game."
A sluggish Louisville let Loyola jump out to a 5-0 lead in the first game. The Ramblers used aggressive serving, scoring on three aces and maintaining a comfortable lead at 10-5. The Cardinals scrambled back with a short 3-1 run to came withing three at 11-8 and forcing a LUC timeout. The break did little to break the U of L momentum as Loyola was outscored 7-1 to end the game 15-12.
"We just had to settle into our game," said Leonid Yelin, head coach. "Their strong serving prevented that at first."
The Cardinals came out of the gate much quicker in game two, establishing a 6-2 lead. Loyola pushed the Cards enough to force a Cardinal timeout at 11-6. However, the Ramblers scored only once more to fall 15-7.
Momentum stayed with neither team in the thrid game. Louisville had it early, building a 5-1 lead only to concede it when Loyola answered with a run that tied the game at 7. The Cardinals scored three straight points and Loyola called timeout to try to break up the run. However, the Cardinals moved to 12-7 on a block by McClain and then seemed to relent as Loyola was able to fight back with a pair of points. Kills by Sonja Percan and Bing Sun along with a Loyola miscue ended the game and match at 15-9.
U of L had three Cardinals in double digit kills, with Bing Sun and Lesley Drury each added 10. The Cards hit a gaudy .353 to Loyolas .220.
The Cardinals match up against Illinois in the first game today and take on Central Connecticut in the second
