Senior setter Ian Cowen hasn’t had a traditional path on the Loyola men’s volleyball team. Coming in three years ago, he entered the starting rotation, but the next year he spent more time on the bench than on the court.
Now in his senior year, he’s taking more of an active role. Since junior setter Garrett Zolg — who was named to the Preseason All-Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association team — is out of the lineup with an unspecified injury, Cowen has returned to his spot on the court after two years of being the second-string setter.
Cowen, 22, said since his first year on the team, he’s tried to portray leadership.