The Loras College volleyball team is alone in third place in the Iowa Conference standings and have locked up a spot in the 2012 IIAC Tournament following Tuesday night's win over Buena Vista in the AWC. Loras improved to 4-0 at home with the victory and 4-2 in league play.
Loras was in the driver's seat for the first two sets, winning by 11 points in each frame. Buena Vista committed seven errors in each of the first two sets compared to Loras' five total. The final set was a back-and-forth for much of the time, and wrapped up on a Kirsten Schultz solo block to finish 26-24.
Individually, Kara Grant led the offense with 10 kills on 20 attacks (and just two errors). Regan Riley added seven and Kenzie Goedken six. Libero Christa Winders led the defense with 11 digs. Shawn Rielly offered up 25 assists. The team hit .244 on the night and is now above .200 at .201 in IIAC matches – third in the league.
Loras' final Iowa Conference matchup is in Pella, Iowa against Central College on October 23, The Dutch currently sit at 2-3 in the standings and 8-14 overall. The team recently had a road trip to Texas cut short, and will play in Decorah against Luther on October 22.
| Loras at | 4:00pm |
| Beloit College | CST |
| Loras at | 5:30pm |
| St. Scholastica | CST |
| Loras at | 3:00pm |
| St. Scholastica | CST |
| Saint Ambrose University vs | 4:00pm |
| Loras | CST |
| at Viking Classic, Augustana College | |
| Westminster College vs | 8:00pm |
| Loras | CST |
| at Viking Classic, Augustana College | |
| Loras at | 4:30pm |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | CST |
| Loras at | 2:00pm |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | CST |
| Fontbonne College vs | 12:00pm |
| Loras | CST |
| at Viking Classic, Augustana College | |
| Loras at | 2:00pm |
| Augustana College | CST |
| at Viking Classic, Augustana College | |
| University of Dubuque at | 1:00pm |
| Loras | CST |
| Loras at | 9:00am |
| Augustana College | CST |
| Loras vs | 12:00pm |
| Millikin University | CST |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville at | 7:00pm |
| Loras | CST |
| Loras at | 7:00pm |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | CST |
| Loras at | 7:00pm |
| Rockford College | CST |
| Loras at | 7:00pm |
| Elmhurst College | CST |
| Loras at | 4:00pm |
| Wartburg College | CST |
| Loras at | 7:00pm |
| Emmaus Bible College | CST |
| Loras vs | 1:00pm |
| Calvin College | CST |
| at Milwaukee School/Engineering Tournament | |
| Loras vs | 6:00pm |
| Calvin College | CST |
| at Milwaukee School/Engineering Tournament | |
| Loras at | 9:30am |
| at Central Dutch Invitational - Pella, Iowa | |
| Loras at | 9:30am |
| at Central Dutch Invitational - Pella, Iowa | |
| Loras at | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | |
| at Milwaukee School/Engineering Tournament | |
| Loras at | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | |
| at Milwaukee School/Engineering Tournament | |
| Simpson College at | 9:00am |
| Loras | CST |
| Loras at | 38th of 72 |
| May 23rd-25th NCAA Championships (UW-LaCrosse), UW-LaCrosse | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| May 23rd-25th NCAA Championships (UW-LaCrosse), UW-LaCrosse | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at North Central Last Chance, North Central College | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Augustana Last Chance, Augustana College | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at North Central Last Chance, North Central College | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Augustana Last Chance, Augustana College | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at UW-LaCrosse Last Chance, UW-LaCrosse | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at UW-LaCrosse Last Chance, UW-LaCrosse | |
| results | |
| (6) Loras vs | 0 |
| (4) Central College | 3 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 3, Game 7 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| stats | |
| (6) Loras vs | 9 |
| (3) Buena Vista University | 0 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 1, Game 2 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| stats | |
| (6) Loras vs | 3 |
| (2) Coe College | 6 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 2, Game 3 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| stats | |
| Loras | 3rd of 8 |
| May 9th-11th IIAC Championships hosted by Loras College | |
| results | |
| Loras | 4th of 8 |
| May 9th-11th IIAC Championships hosted by Loras College | |
| results | |
| Buena Vista University at | 1 |
| Loras | 3 |
| Makeup from 5/4 | |
| stats | |
| Buena Vista University at | (10) | 8 |
| Loras | 4 | |
| stats | ||
| Loras at | Cncl |
| Augustana College | |
| Makeup from 4/17 | |
| Buena Vista University at | 1 |
| Loras | 0 |
| Makeup from 5/3 | |
| stats | |
| Buena Vista University at | 4 |
| Loras | 2 |
| stats | |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Senior Day | |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Loras at | 7th of 8 |
| IIAC Championship Rds. 3-4 - (NOW) May 4-5, Elmcrest GC/Finkbine GC | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Monmouth Invite, Monmouth College | |
| results | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Monmouth Invite, Monmouth College | |
| results | |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
