Two schools separated by less than 50 miles will play each other in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament semifinals.
No. 15 Loyola University and Lewis University both swept their opponents in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.
As the conference tournament's No. 2 seed, Loyola defeated last-place and first-year MIVA team 30-17, 30-10, 30-17 on Saturday in Chicago.
The Ramblers out-hit the Antelopes .549 to -.093, including holding Grand Canyon to a negative attack percentage in the final two games.
Outside attackers Kris Berzins and Mike Bunting each had a match-high 10 kills.
The 20-point loss in the second game was the fewest points Grand Canyon had in a single-game all season.
Lewis, the No. 3 seed in the MIVA Tournament, defeated Quincy University 30-16, 30-23, 30-24 on Saturday in Romeoville, Ill.
In the victory, outside attacker Nathan Klaas had a match-high 12 kills. The Flyers also finished the match with 8.5 blocks — 5.5 more blocks than Quincy.
Loyola and Lewis will play their semifinals match at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Chicago.
The winner will advance to the MIVA championship match and play the winner of the other semifinals match between No. 10 Ohio State University and No. 13 Ball State University.
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