The American University volleyball team will return to Bender Arena to take on Loyola (Md.) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22.

American (10-2) has won eight of its last nine, including a pair against Towson and Stony Brook this past weekend. The Eagles are led by the senior duo of Magdalena Tekiel and Angelina Waterman, who lead the Patriot League with 3.58 and 3.57 kps, respectively. Tekiel also averages 0.45 sas and a .357 hitting percentage, both league bests. Waterman was named last week's Patriot League Player of the Week after recording 3.90 kps, 2.90 dps and 0.90 bps in three matches. Setter Krysta Cicala dishes out a league-high 9.74 aps, while Deborah Frantz and Katerina Cinkova lead the team in digs (3.56 dps) and blocks (1.08 bps), respectively.

The Eagles are off to their best start since 2001 and lead the Patriot League in nearly every statistical category, including hitting percentage (.302), opponent hitting percentage (.154), assists (12.26 aps), kills (13.41 kps), blocks (2.19 bps) and service aces (2.08 sas).

Loyola (5-9) is coming off a pair of losses against Iona and Fairfield over the weekend. The Greyhounds are led by outside hitter Nina Camaioni, who has notched 3.78 kps and 2.71 dps on the season. Sophomore Katie Dircks averages 3.17 kps and 2.43 dps, while classmate Annie Manes leads the team with 0.94 bps. Setter Aubrey Kirven has recorded 9.57 aps on the year.

American is 17-2 all-time against the Greyhounds. Wednesday's match will take place exactly one year from the last time the two teams met, when Tekiel's 13 kills and three aces led American to a 3-0 victory.

Fans unable to attend the matches can catch all of the action live through AUeagles.com via a subscription to Eagles Vision TV. Eagles Vision TV will broadcast all 12 of American's home volleyball matches this season, bringing the action from Bender Arena to your computer.  Year-long subscriptions are $49.95 and allow you to watch every live broadcast produced by Eagles Vision TV and access to the Eagles Vision TV archives to watch past games on-demand. Single-game subscriptions, which are only available during live broadcasts, are also available for $5.95 per event.