Results: Sept. 9 vs. University of Miami (3-2 L), Sept. 9 vs. Mississippi State University (3-2 W), Sept. 10 vs. Kansas State University (3-0 L), Sept. 13 vs. the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) (3-1 L).
How they played: Competing against some of the top teams in the nation at the Kansas State Invitational and against a very talented UIC team, the Ramblers took all but one game past three sets. However, every team defeated Loyola except Mississippi State University, and the Ramblers fell to 4-6 on the season.
What went down:
University of Miami (3-2 L)
The Ramblers began the Kansas State Invitational against the University of Miami team that won more than 20 games last season and played in the NCAA tournament.