Loyola Greyhounds (5-2-1, 1-0-1 Patriot League)
• The Greyhounds are coming off their first Patriot League win, a 4-1 decision at Navy, and are unbeaten through their last three games, as they tied Colgate, 0-0, in double overtime and beat Princeton, 1-0.
• Sam Brown has scored in each of the last two games, heading in the game-winning goal, redirecting a cross from Davey Mason, in the 85th minute at Princeton. He then scored the first goal of the game in the ninth minute at Navy.
• Mason and Chase Vosvick were named the Patriot League Defender and Goalkeeper of the Week after helping Loyola to a pair of road wins last week, 1-0 at Princeton and 4-1 at Navy.
• Both of Loyola's losses this year are to teams that have receiving votes in the national poll this year, while the Greyhounds' lone tie was to Colgate, a team ranked 24th nationally this week.
• Brian Saramago, a MAC Hermann Trophy Award Watch List honoree, leads the Greyhounds with 14 points on five goals and four assists. He recorded his first multi-assist game in the season opener and then netted his second career hat trick vs. the Mount. He had a four-point game at Navy, scoring once and assisting two other goals.
• Jake Dengler scored Loyola's first goal of 2018, heading in Gabriel Carlsson's corner kick vs. Rutgers, before Barry Sharifi and Morgan Lussi added insurance goals vs. the Black Knights.
• Mason scored the game-winner at St. John's, and Saramago and Carlsson added goals at UConn.
• Brown, Saramago, Sharifi and Nico Brown all scored at Navy, marking the most goals the Greyhounds have scored in one game this season.
• Chase Vosvick has played all 761 minutes and has tallied 19 saves this season, including one on a penalty kick at Villanova. He's allowed six goals, recorded four shutouts, has a 0.71 goals-against average and a .760 save percentage. He had a 226:46 shutout streak snapped at Navy.
Bucknell Bison (3-3-3, 1-0-1 Patriot League)
• The Bison are coming off a 1-1 double-overtime draw at American Saturday. Bucknell knocked off Lafayette, 1-0, at home in the team's Patriot League opener.
• Bucknell has also logged wins over Mount St. Mary's, 2-0, and Robert Morris, 2-1 in overtime, while the Bison played MAAC foes Canisius and Saint Peter's to double-overtime ties.
• Bucknell's defeats have come to Saint Francis (PA), Stetson in double overtime and Drexel.
• On the road, the Bison are 1-2-1 with a win at Mount St. Mary's and a draw at American.
• Tyler Peterson leads Bucknell's offense this year, with two goals and four points, while Nick King has three assists.
• Peterson is the lone Bison with multiple goals, as Michael Pavick, Bernie Wright, Stefan Krystman and Alex Clarke have all scored one goal for Bucknell.
• Ryan Ott has played all 896 minutes. He's allowed eight goals for an 0.80 goals-against average, while he's stopped 40 shots for a .833 save percentage.
Series History
• The Greyhounds are looking for their first-ever win over the Bison, as Bucknell has won all six previous meetings between the two programs.
• Last season, the Bison earned a 1-0 win in overtime at Emmitt Field.
• Bucknell is outscoring Loyola, 14-1, in the all-time series.
• The Greyhounds' lone goal was scored by Dylan Engel in 2014.
Up Next
• The Greyhounds will return to the road for their fifth road contest in the last seven games.
• Loyola will travel to Army West Point for a 5 p.m. kickoff on Sunday.
