HoundFest, Homecoming, Senior Day & Alumni Day
• Join us Saturday for a day full of activities at Ridley Athletic Complex. For more information on the weekend's events, click here.
• Come out to HoundFest for some food, fun and games before the start of the men's soccer game. The tailgate-type event will begin at 1 p.m. and take place under the tent at Ridley Athletic Complex.
• Prior to the start of the 3 p.m. game, Loyola's seven-member senior class of Mohamed Abdourahman, Jake Campbell, Gabriel Carlsson, Sam Carter, Justin Friedlander, Xander Saling and A. Mickey Watson will be honored in a Senior Day ceremony.
• At halftime, the Greyhounds will honor the success of the 2007 and 2008 men's soccer teams on the field as part of the program's annual Alumni Day.
Patriot League Tournament Scenarios
• Loyola and Lehigh are the only two teams that have clinched a spot in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament.
• With two games remaining, the Greyhounds are in first place with 16 points and the Mountain Hawks are second with 15 points. Colgate is also in the running to potentially win the regular season and host the Patriot League Tournament.
• Loyola needs four points in these two final games to capture at least a share of their second-straight regular-season title and hosting responsibilities for the tournament.
• A Loyola win over Lehigh win would secure the Greyhounds at least a top-two seed and a bye in the upcoming tournament. A Lehigh win over Loyola does not secure the Mountain Hawks a bye.
• Lehigh can't win the regular season without beating Loyola.
Loyola Greyhounds (10-3-1, 5-1-1 Patriot League)
• Loyola is on a five-game win streak and has outscored its opponents, 16-4, in those games.
• With a 4-1 win at American, the Greyhounds clinched a spot in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament.
• The Greyhounds also secured their second-straight 10-win season, marking their first back-to-back 10-win seasons since the 2011 and 2012 seasons. This is Loyola's 40th 10-win season in program history and its 30th at the NCAA Division I level.
• Josh Fawole was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for a second-straight week after scoring two goals at Holy Cross, including the game-winner in the 107th minute. He contributed a pair of assists in the Greyhounds win over the Eagles Wednesday.
• Barry Sharifi also picked up his second Patriot League Midfielder of the Week accolade in the last three weeks after scoring the equalizer in the 81st minute against the Crusaders.
• Loyola is outscoring its Patriot League competition 16-6 this year and has a 51-16 advantage in points. The Greyhound also have a 106-60 advantage in shots and a 47-15 edge in corner kicks throughout 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 Patriot League with 23 points this year, scoring eight goals and adding seven assists. His five assists in Patriot League games also tops the League, while his nine points is tied for third.
• Fawole is second on the team with five goals and 12 points. With all of Fawole's goals and points coming in League games, he leads the Patriot League in conference only games in points and ranks second in goals.
• Sharifi is third on the team with 11 points on four goals and three assists, senior Gabriel Carlsson (2g, 5a) and junior Nico Brown (4g, 1a) are tied for fourth on the team in points, with nine each. Carlsson's four assists in League games ranks tied for second in the PL.
• In total, 13 Greyhounds have contributed to the offense, with 10 scoring goals and 10 tallying at least one assist.
• Chase Vosvick has played 1227:58 minutes in goal and has tallied 34 saves this season, including three on penalty kicks; at Villanova, vs. Boston University and at Holy Cross. He's allowed 11 goals, recorded five shutouts, has a 0.81 goals-against average and a .756 save percentage.
Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-6-2, 5-2-0 Patriot League)
• Lehigh broke a three-game winless streak with a 1-0 victory at Bucknell Wednesday night.
• Josh Luchini scored the deciding goal in the 57th minute, marking the Mountain Hawks' first goal in Lehigh's last four outings.
• Mark Forrest, the Preseason Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, leads the Mountain Hawks with 15 points on five goals and five assists this year, while Luchini is close behind with 14 points on a team-best six goals and two assists.
• In goal, Will Smith has played all 1500:41 minutes. He's allowing 0.72 goals per game and has a .829 save percentage to go with 58 saves and nine shutouts.
Series History
• Lehigh leads the all-time series with Loyola, 3-2, with the home team winning all five games.
• The Mountain Hawks earned a 1-0 win in 2013 and 2015, and a 4-2 victory at home last year.
• Loyola captured a 2-1 victory in double-overtime in 2014 and a 2-1 win at home in 2016.
Up Next
• The Greyhounds will close out the regular season on Saturday with a trip to Lafayette. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
