Sitting 1-8 after eight non-conference games since the season began Aug. 21, the Loyola women’s volleyball team has struggled to find its footing this season after finishing 14-18 last year.
Headlined by losses to major programs such as Marquette University and the University of California Berkeley, the team has underperformed both offensively and defensively in all three of its preseason tournaments. With the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) games starting Sept. 22, the team is looking to turn its season around.
“We’re definitely not starting the season where we’d want to be, but through this preseason and working through some things, we’ve gotten glimpses of the team we can be,” said junior outside-hitter Gabi Maciagowski.