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NCAA M: Loyola Chicago defeats Stanford for 1st title ever (VIDEO)

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Junior Cody Caldwell slammed 20 kills and top-seeded Loyola hit .452 as a team for the match, dropping Stanford 3-1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-19, 25-15) to claim its first NCAA championship in front of a partisan crowd of 4,485 inside Gentile Arena. It marks the school's second overall NCAA title (1963 men's basketball) and closes out a special season that sees the Ramblers finish with a 29-1 record. Stanford finishes the year with a 24-9 ledger.

Caldwell, a California native, was terrific all night, posting a double-double of 20 kills and 10 digs en route to earning the tournament’s most outstanding player award. He was joined in double figures by Jaeschke and Smalzer, who posted identical stat lines of 12 kills and eight digs. McAndrews finished with seven kills while Olson racked up five put-aways and four blocks.

Hutz was outstanding in coordinating the attack, dishing out 47 assists while guiding the team to its .452 hitting percentage, while libero Peter Jasaitis was the team’s anchor in the back row, digging six balls in addition to his sterling passing.

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