LAST TIME AGAINST THE DUTCH …
On October 14th the Duhawks traveled to Pella, Iowa to play Central in a decisive match that the Duhawks needed to win in order to keep their postseason hope alive. In five sets, the Duhawks were able to defeat then the 16-6 Dutch coming back from 14-10 down in the final set. Three errors from the Dutch and a big kill from sophomore Miriam McKee allowed the Duhawks to come back for the win. This comeback was largely due in part to the timeout called by Head Coach Jenna Ness after the team went down 13-10. This timeout provided the team time to regroup and buckle down in order to complete the comeback.

ROAD TO THE TOURNAMENT …
The Duhawks had no easy road to the conference tournament this season, needing to win at home in either 3 or 4 sets against University of Dubuque in order to keep their season alive. Jenna Ness and her squad came out strong in this one as the Duhawks quickly took the first two sets (25-20, and 25-13). UD took the third set (25-19) which left just one set left for the Duhawks to earn a spot in the conference tournament. Despite an early lead for UD in the decisive fourth set, Loras battled back to win (25-18) behind a kill from junior Taylor Serrano and an ace from sophomore Jenna Erickson and earn the fifth seed in the Iowa Conference Tournament.  

DUHAWKS TOP NO. 14 CARTHAGE …
In their first match at the Titan Classic, Loras faced off against the Lady Reds of Carthage. After falling behind 2-0 in the match, the Duhawks bounced back to take the next three sets to earn the win. The victory marked the first time Loras has beaten a ranked opponent since the 2006 season when they beat No. 23 Coe College.

KENTNER TIES LORAS RECORD ...
At the Loras Invite, junior Kara Kentner tied the Loras record for hitting percentage in a game. Last season, Danni Kennedy hit an identifcal 14 kills in 16 attacks for the .875 percentage. That mark edges out Brittney Westermeyer who hit .733 against Ripon in the 2010 season.