Loyola Ramblers
| Loyola Ramblers | |
|---|---|
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| University | Loyola University Chicago |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Steve Watson |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Varsity teams | 13 |
| Basketball arena | Joseph J. Gentile Arena |
| Soccer stadium | Loyola Soccer Park |
| Mascot | LU Wolf |
| Nickname | Ramblers |
| Fight song | Hail Loyola! |
| Colors |
Maroon and Gold |
| Website |
www |
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The Loyola Ramblers are the varsity sports teams of Loyola University Chicago. Most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference, which the school joined in 2013 after leaving the Horizon League.[1] Notable athletes from Loyola have included middle-distance runner Tom O'Hara, volleyball player Thomas Jaeschke, and basketball players Mike Novak, Jerry Harkness, Les Hunter, Wayne Sappleton, Alfredrick Hughes, LaRue Martin, Keir Rogers and Blake Schilb.
Teams
A member of the Missouri Valley Conference, Loyola University Chicago sponsors teams in seven men's and eight women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[2]
| Men's Intercollegiate Sports | Team Article | Head Coach | Women's Intercollegiate Sports | Team Article | Head Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Ramblers men's basketball | Porter Moser | Basketball | Kate Achter | ||
| Cross Country | Randy Hasenbank | Cross Country | Randy Hasenbank | |||
| Golf | Kyle Stefan | Golf | Kyle Stefan | |||
| Soccer | Ramblers men's soccer | Neil Jones | Soccer | Barry Bimbi | ||
| Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) | Randy Hasenbank | Softball | Jeff Tylka | |||
| Volleyball [v 1] | Mark Hulse | Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) | Randy Hasenbank | |||
| Volleyball | Chris Muscat |
- Notes
- ↑ Men's volleyball competes as a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
National Championships
- Men's basketball 1963
- Men's volleyball 2014, 2015
Men's basketball
Loyola Ramblers men's basketball has played at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena since 1996, before when they had spent a long period playing at the Rosemont Horizon. The 1962–1963 men's basketball team, led by coach George Ireland, won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, by defeating the University of Cincinnati, 60-58, in the title game. Vic Rouse tipped in the winning bucket in overtime to win the game.
Loyola made it to the finals of the National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), in 1939 and 1949 and the 'Sweet Sixteen' of the 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Men's volleyball
Loyola university men's volleyball is coached by Loyola alumnus Shane Davis. His record through twelve seasons is 265–88 (.751).[3]
In 2013, the Ramblers 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 teams first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament.[4]
On May 3, 2014, Loyola, playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal 3-1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[5]
Loyola successfully defended their championship in 2015, defeating Lewis 3-2 at Stanford's Maples Pavilion.[6]
References
- ↑ "Loyola Joins Missouri Valley Conference Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "Shane Davis". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "UC Irvine to play BYU for NCAA men's volleyball championship". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Loyola Chicago defeats Stanford in four sets to win first national title". NCAA. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "Loyola repeats as men's NCAA volleyball national champions". Chicago Tribune. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
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