Match Information
Opponent	Lafayette Leopards
Date	Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time	7:00 p.m.
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Ridley Athletic Complex
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The Matchup

• Loyola University Maryland men's soccer, the first in Patriot League history to finish atop the regular standings in three-consecutive seasons, turns its attention to the postseason on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. home semifinal matchup against Lafayette.
• The Leopards advanced past the quarterfinals with a 2-1 home victory over No. 5 Colgate on Saturday. Lafayette is in the Patriot League tournament for the first time since winning the conference in 2012.
• The Greyhounds are searching for their playoff victory since joining the Patriot League, as they have been upset in each of the past three semifinals.
• Loyola is aiming for its first conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance since winning the MAAC title game in 2009.
• Tuesday's winner will face either No. 1 Lehigh or No. 6 Bucknell in Saturday's Patriot League title game. The Bison upset No. 3 Navy by a 2-0 final in the weekend's other quarterfinal matchup.

Last Time Out

• Jordan Wiley scored his first collegiate goal in the 44th minute, as Loyola closed out the regular season with a 1-0 home victory over American last Wednesday.
• The Greyhounds improved to 8-1-1 over their past 10 contests dating back to Oct. 2, while the Eagles were eliminated from postseason contention with the defeat.
• Loyola finished the regular season with a home record of 6-1, outscoring opponents by a 23-6 margin at Ridley Athletic Complex.
• Wiley's game-winning strike came after he stole the ball from an American defender and lofted a shot over charging goalkeeper John Mino and into the back of the net.
• Loyola led 13-3 in shots, 7-1 in shots on goal, and 5-0 in corner kicks.

Series History

• Loyola leads 7-2-1 in a series which dates back to 1986.
• The Greyhounds have won four in a row overall over Lafayette, including a 4-2 victory at Ridley on Oct. 5 this season. Barry Sharifi had a pair of goals, while Daniel Osuji and Josh Fawole added solo strikes in the win.
• This will be the first playoff meeting between the two sides.
• Lafayette's last win over Loyola was a 1-0 double overtime triumph on Nov. 8, 2014.

About the Leopards

• Lafayette (9-6-4, 4-3-2) has made it into the semifinals despite being projected to finish last out of 10 teams in this year's Patriot League preseason poll.
• Saturday's quarterfinal victory over Colgate snapped a six-game winless run for the Leopards, who went 0-3-3 to conclude the regular season.
• Lafayette scored just two goals in those final six regular season contests after totaling a Patriot League-high 29 goals in the season's first 12 games.
• Two of the Leopards' All-Patriot League performers this season had the goals in Saturday's playoff win, as Marcos Kitromilides (Second Team) converted a PK in the eighth minute and Ryan Goncalves (Third Team) scored the game-winner in the 58th minute.
• Defender Christian Williams was also a third team All-Patriot League honoree in 2019.