Despite making it to the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament championship, the No. 9-ranked Loyola men’s volleyball team (21-8, 12-2) missed out on the NCAA Tournament. Now, the Ramblers are preparing for the offseason.
Loyola’s season ended April 20 with a 3-0 loss to Lewis University in south suburban Romeoville. Lewis received the MIVA’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and the Ramblers didn’t receive an at-large bid.
“[Lewis] was pretty sharp, I thought they exposed us a little bit,” Loyola head coach Mark Hulse said. “I don’t think it was a desire thing so much as it was an execution thing and they were really good on their Ps and Qs.