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Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball | |
University: | Loyola University Chicago |
Conference: | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association |
Conference Short: | MIVA |
City: | Chicago |
Stateabb: | IL |
State: | Illinois |
Coach: | Shane Davis |
Tenure: | 13th |
Arena: | Joseph J. Gentile Arena |
Capacity: | 4,486 |
Ncaachampion: | 2014, 2015 |
Ncaatourneys: | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Conference Tournament: | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Conference Season: | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023 |
The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team (also Loyola Chicago Ramblers) represents Loyola University Chicago in NCAA competition as a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), one of the seven conferences that compete at the National Collegiate level of NCAA men's volleyball. The Ramblers are coached by Shane Davis, who returned as head coach in 2024, after spending the previous eight seasons as the head coach of the Northwestern University women’s volleyball team. Davis previously coached the Ramblers from 2003 to 2015. Davis’ overall record as Loyola head coach through 12 seasons is 265-88 (.751), and he led the Ramblers to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2014 and 2015.[1]
In 2013, the Ramblers (22–10) were defeated by the UCI Anteaters 0–3 (24–26, 18–25, 27–29) in the first semifinal of the NCAA championships on May 2, 2013, at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. This was the team's first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament.[2]
On May 3, 2014, Loyola (29–1), playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal (24–9) 3–1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[3]
On May 10, 2015, Loyola (28–2) defeated the Lewis Flyers (26–4) in a thrilling 3–2 win for back-to-back NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[4] [5]
3 | Semi-Finals | UC Irvine | L 0-3 | |
1 | Semi-Finals National Championship | Penn State Stanford | W 3-2 W 3-1 | |
3 | Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals National Championship | Pfeiffer UC Irvine Lewis | W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-2 | |