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Two-Game Road Swing Begins For Men's Soccer Saturday At Holy Cross

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Opponent Holy Cross Crusaders
Date Saturday, October 20, 2018
Time 1 p.m.
Location Worcester, Mass. | Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium
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Loyola Greyhounds (8-3-1, 3-1-1 Patriot League)
Josh Fawole was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Greyhounds to a 3-1 win over Boston University Friday night. Fawole scored the first two goals of the game, including the eventual game-winner, to become the first conference player to score multiple goals against the Terriers since Brian Saramago had a hat trick vs. BU in 2016.
• Loyola is outscoring its Patriot League competition 9-3 this year, while the Greyhound also have a 73-42 advantage in shots and a 42-9 edge in corner kicks in League games. 
• Two of the Greyhounds' three losses are to teams that have received votes in the national poll this year, while their lone tie was to Colgate, a team ranked 25th nationally to start the year.
Brian Saramago, a MAC Hermann Trophy Award Watch List honoree, leads the Greyhounds with 19 points on seven goals and five assists. He scored twice in Loyola's 4-0 win over Cleveland State Tuesday night. 
Barry Sharifi is second on the team with three goals and three assists for nine points. Nico Brown and Fawole also have three goals, while Gabriel Carlsson is third on the team with eight points off two goals and four assists. 
Chase Vosvick has 1031 minutes in goal and has tallied 28 saves this season, including two on penalty kicks; at Villanova and vs. Boston University. He's allowed eight goals, recorded five shutouts, has a 0.70 goals-against average and a .778 save percentage. 
• In Patriot League only games, Fawole is tied for first in the League with three goals scored, while Brown and Sharifi are tied for fourth with two goals apiece. Saramago and Carlsson are also tied for second in the League in assists, with three each, while Nichols' two assists are tied for fifth. 

Holy Cross Crusaders (2-7-4, 1-3-1 Patriot League)
• The Crusaders are looking to snap a four-game losing skid, as they've lost four-straight one-goal games; to Boston U, 1-0, at Bucknell in double OT, 1-0, to Brown, 2-1, and at American, 2-1. 
• Only one of Holy Cross' games this season has been decided by more than one goal, a 3-0 loss at Rhode Island, and seven of the Crusaders' 13 games have gone to overtime.  
• Holy Cross opened the season with a 2-1 loss to No. 16 Fordham and later beat No. 16 UMass Lowell, 2-1. The Crusaders also tied Siena, 1-1, Boston College, 1-1 and Hartford, 2-2, while they fell at Northeastern, 1-0. 
• In Patriot League play, Holy Cross opened with a 2-1 win over Navy in overtime and then tied Lafayette, 1-1. Since then, the Crusaders have fallen to BU, Bucknell and American. 
• Simon Becher leads Holy Cross with four goals and nine points, while Max Krause and Tyler Bell have two goals apiece. 
• In goal, Henry Stutz has played all 1294 minutes. He's allowing 1.32 goals per game and has 64 saves to go with a .771 save percentage. 

Series History
• Holy Cross holds a slight 3-2 advantage in the all-time meeting between the two programs.
• The Crusaders captured a 2-1 win over Loyola in the Greyhounds' inaugural Patriot League game on September 28, 2013, and followed it up with a pair of 2-0 victories the next two years.
• Loyola earned its first victory in 2016, 1-0, and then a second-straight with a 3-0 win last year. 

Up Next
• Loyola will make a quick trip to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for a 3 p.m. game at American, before coming home to host Lehigh for Senior Day, Homecoming Weekend and Alumni Day. Kickoff with the Mountain Hawks is set for 3 p.m. 

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Players Mentioned

Nico Brown

#7 Nico Brown

Forward
5' 11"
Junior
Gabriel Carlsson

#10 Gabriel Carlsson

Midfielder
5' 11"
Senior
Josh Fawole

#15 Josh Fawole

Forward
6' 0"
Junior
Brian Saramago

#9 Brian Saramago

Forward
5' 10"
Junior
Barry Sharifi

#11 Barry Sharifi

Midfielder
5' 7"
Junior
Chase Vosvick

#1 Chase Vosvick

Goalkeeper
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nico Brown

#7 Nico Brown

5' 11"
Junior
Forward
Gabriel Carlsson

#10 Gabriel Carlsson

5' 11"
Senior
Midfielder
Josh Fawole

#15 Josh Fawole

6' 0"
Junior
Forward
Brian Saramago

#9 Brian Saramago

5' 10"
Junior
Forward
Barry Sharifi

#11 Barry Sharifi

5' 7"
Junior
Midfielder
Chase Vosvick

#1 Chase Vosvick

6' 0"
Sophomore
Goalkeeper