Lehigh Falls to Loyola in Five Sets in Baltimore

Saturday, September 26

Baltimore, Md.

4:00 PM

Lehigh University

9-3,2-2Patriot

Loyola University Maryland

4-8,2-2Patriot

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Lehigh	20	16	25	25	12	2
Loyola Maryland	25	25	18	21	15	3

Lehigh Falls to Loyola in Five Sets in Baltimore

9/26/2026 6:57:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

BALTIMORE - Lehigh fell to Loyola Maryland in five sets Saturday afternoon, 25-20, 25-16, 18-25, 21-25 and 15-12. With the loss, Lehigh slides to 9-3 on the season and 2-2 in Patriot League play. In the match, the Mountain Hawks recorded 56 kills, six service aces and nine total blocks while hitting .192 as a team. With the win, Loyola Maryland improved to 4-8 on the season and 2-2 in league play.

Alysia Fingall led the Mountain Hawks with 16 kills, adding 12 digs and three total blocks. Olivia Lasee followed with 12 kills while hitting an impressive .480, adding two service aces and three total blocks. Mary Massias added nine kills and 13 digs, while Natalie Luscomb and Ufuoma Omene each contributed seven kills.

The setters for the Mountain Hawks, Abby Felkai and Grace Slovensky, combined for 45 assists, with Felkai leading the way with 25. Sophia Bond once again led the way defensively for the Mountain Hawks, totaling 15 digs and adding two service aces, while Jana Jankowski recorded four kills and two total blocks.

Loyola was led by Ava Nepkin, who recorded 15 kills, while Elsie Afful added 12 kills while hitting .417. The Greyhounds finished with 63 kills and hit .218 as a team.

Set 1 Loyola (25-20)
Loyola Maryland took the opening set 25-20. Lehigh recorded 13 kills and hit .139, while the Greyhounds finished with 14 kills and hit .286.

Set 2 Loyola (25-16)
The Greyhounds extended their lead by taking the second set 25-16. Loyola recorded 14 kills and hit .263, while Lehigh finished with 11 kills and hit .152.

Set 3 Lehigh (25-18)
The Mountain Hawks responded in the third set, earning a 25-18 victory to cut Loyola's lead to two sets to one. Lehigh recorded 10 kills and hit .391, while holding the Greyhounds to 13 kills and a .172 hitting percentage. Lehigh's .391 hitting percentage marked its most efficient set of the match.

Set 4 Lehigh (25-21)
Lehigh forced a decisive fifth set with a 25-21 fourth-set victory. The Mountain Hawks recorded 13 kills and hit .125, while Loyola finished with 11 kills and hit .081. Lehigh's defense held the Greyhounds to their lowest hitting percentage of the match as the Mountain Hawks evened the contest at two sets apiece.

Set 5 Loyola (15-12)
The Greyhounds closed out the match with a 15-12 fifth-set victory. Lehigh recorded nine kills and hit .250 in the final set, while Loyola finished with 11 kills and hit .290.

Up Next
Next weekend, the Mountain Hawks will return to Grace Hall. Lehigh will host Colgate Friday night at 7 p.m. before welcoming Holy Cross Saturday at 4 p.m.