BALTIMORE – After securing back-to-back road victories at Lehigh and Delaware State, Loyola University Maryland women's soccer returns home to face Holy Cross in a 3 p.m. Patriot League matchup at Ridley Athletic Complex on Saturday. The men's team begins a Family Weekend doubleheader with a 12 p.m. tilt against Navy. Any tickets purchased will be valid for both games.
Last Time Out
- Hannah Hoefs scored the game-winning goal 7:17 into overtime, firing in a free kick from 19 yards out to lift Loyola to a 2-1 victory at Delaware State on Tuesday.
- Hoefs and Gillian Borton set up Loyola's opening goal by Ariel Tillman in the 47th minute.
- Delaware State's lone goal came off a penalty kick nine minutes into the second half.
- Loyola finished with a 17-2 advantage in shots and a 7-5 edge in corner kicks.
- Loyola's backline did not allow a single shot on goal outside of the PK opportunity.
- Borton, who had the primary assist on Tillman's goal, picked up her first collegiate point.
- The Greyhounds secured their first two-game road winning streak since September, 2015.
Quick Notes
- The Greyhounds are looking for their first three-game winning streak since they started the 2016 season 3-0.
- Hannah Hoefs (5 G, 2 A) leads the Patriot League in both goals and points (12). She has factored in seven of Loyola's 10 goals this season.
- Paige Sim played all 97 minutes in goal at Delaware State, improving to 3-0 with a 0.59 goals-against average and a .818 save percentage in her first four appearances.
- The Greyhounds are looking to start 2-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2009 team went a perfect 9-0 against MAAC opposition.
- Loyola is 3-0 this season when scoring multiple goals, and the Greyhounds are 4-0 when holding opponents to one goal or fewer.
Series History
- Holy Cross leads 3-1-2 in a series which began with Loyola joining the Patriot League in 2013.
- The Greyhounds' lone win was a 1-0 road triumph to conclude the 2016 season.
- Loyola had a 15-7 shot advantage in last season's meeting at Holy Cross, but the Crusaders used a 28th minute strike by Kelly Crowley to secure a 1-0 victory.
- Five of the previous six meetings have been decided by one goal or fewer.
About the Crusaders
- Holy Cross (2-2-4) began Patriot League play with a 1-1 draw at home against Army West Point last Saturday.
- The Crusaders, who finished in a four-way tie for fifth in the Patriot League standings last season after going 3-6 in league play, were ranked eighth in this year's preseason poll.
- Holy Cross (2-0-4) has achieved a result in six-straight games after dropping their first two contests to California Baptist (3-0) and San Diego (4-0) on the west coast.
- Four of the team's seven goals this year came in a 4-0 win over St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 15.
Hoefs Earns Third-Career Patriot League Midfielder of the Week Award
- Hannah Hoefs was recognized Monday as the Patriot League's Midfielder of the Week for a second time this season and a third time overall in her Loyola career.
- Hoefs was recognized after scoring the lone goal in Loyola's 1-0 win at Lehigh to begin Patriot League play last Saturday.
- Her goal at Lehigh on Saturday was the 10th of her Greyhound career.
- She followed up Monday's recognition with her second three-point game of the season at Delaware State the following afternoon. Hoefs has scored in four of Loyola's last six games overall.
