American volleyball stays unbeaten in Patriot League with four-set win

American defeated Loyola Maryland 3–1 in women's volleyball Saturday, October 3, at the Alan and Amy Meltzer Center. The Eagles won 25–19, 25–20, 23–25, 25–21 to improve to 10–4 overall and 5–0 in the Patriot League.

Sophie Dufour led American with 15 kills, followed by Salme Hollas with 14 and Prinzez Zeck with 11. Deniz Dakak recorded 51 assists and three aces, while Bella Marrero collected 14 digs.

American hit .297 for the match and .458 in the fourth set, producing 14 kills against three attack errors in that final frame. The Eagles finished with 60 kills to Loyola's 44.

Morgan Crawford led Loyola with 14 kills and 13 digs. The Greyhounds fell to 5–10 overall and 3–3 in conference play.

Sources: Official report or box score.

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