The Loyola women’s volleyball team (3-3) has started this season with as much trouble as last season, giving fans a sense of deja vu.
The Ramblers dropped two of their first three matches last season before surging onto an 11-match winning streak, the longest since 2002. This season, Loyola is on a three-game winning streak after it lost its first three matches at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) Invitational Aug. 26-27, but won the next three at the Deacon Classic hosted by the University of Wake Forest.
Loyola’s lack of experience against strong power-five conference teams, such as the University of Iowa and DePaul University, led to its demise at the NIU Invitational.