The dream season is now a reality.
The No. 1 seed Loyola had a near NCAA Tournament record .452 attack percentage as it defeated the No. 3 seed Stanford 25-17, 19-25, 25-19, 25-15 on Saturday in Chicago to win its first national title in program history.
It’s taken four months, hundreds of matches, four conference tournaments and two rounds of the NCAA Tournament but it’s now down one final match to decide the national champion.
The No. 1 seed Loyola and the No. 3 seed Stanford will meet in the NCAA Tournament championship. The Ramblers are attempting to keep their dream season alive and win a title on its home court, while the Cardinal has a chance to win its second NCAA title in the last five years.
Some stats are just cooler than others.
Check out the top 10 stats to know about the upcoming NCAA Tournament championship match between the No. 1 seed Loyola and the No. 3 seed Stanford.
Check out Off the Block’s interview with Loyola outside attacker Thomas Jaeschke as the 2014 MIVA Player of the Year discusses preparing for the upcoming NCAA Tournament championship match against Stanford. (more…)
Check out Loyola’s complete prematch news conference from Friday as it prepares for its upcoming NCAA Tournament championship match against Stanford. (more…)
And then there two teams left in the race for the national championship.
Here’s the initial look and the historical stats to know about Loyola versus Stanford in the 2014 NCAA Tournament championship match. (more…)
It was as crazy and dramatic as possible in the NCAA Tournament semifinals with both matches going to a decisive fifth game.
Check out Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes breakdown the two semifinal matches and what to take away heading into the NCAA finals between Loyola and Stanford. (more…)
Check out the postmatch news conference for Loyola following its five-game victory against Penn State in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday. (more…)
All-American outside attacker Thomas Jaeschke made sure the sold-out home crowd didn’t leave Gentile Arena disappointed.
Jaeschke had a match-high 24 kills as Loyola defeated Penn State 25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 18-25, 15-11 in front of 4,435 fans at the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday in Chicago.
Four teams remain and by the end of the night only two will be left still fighting for a national championship.
The NCAA Tournament semifinals get underway tonight at Loyola’s Gentile Arena as Stanford and BYU play each other in a rematch of the MPSF Tournament championship match. In addition, two traditional conference powerhouses Penn State and Loyola will meet in the other semifinal match.