BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland women's soccer, which is one of four teams still unbeaten in Patriot League play through two games, hosts American in a conference matchup at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
The team will be celebrating Youth Night at Ridley Athletic Complex. All kids wearing their youth soccer jersey will be admitted free with a paid adult. There will be poster making, temporary tattoos, post game autographs and more for kids in attendance.
Last Time Out
- Sarah Bayer scored her third goal of 2019 in the 36th minute, and Paige Sim made a season-high seven saves in goal in a 1-1 draw with Holy Cross at Ridley on Saturday.
- Nicole Rivas and Taylor DiMarco assisted on Bayer's goal, with each picking up their first points of the season.
- Hannah Hoefs totaled a team-high six shots, including a near game-winning effort in the 97th minute which rattled off the crossbar.
- Holy Cross GK Sophia Lettieri stopped a PK from Hoefs in the 89th minute to send the game to overtime. She made six stops overall for the visitors.
- Loyola improved to 4-0-1 this season when holding opponents to one goal or fewer.
Series History
- Loyola leads 9-3-4 in a series which dates back to the program's first season in 1992.
- The Greyhounds have a 3-1-2 edge since joining the Patriot League, with the lone defeat a 2-1 setback in 2017.
- The teams played to a 1-1 draw at American last October. Claire Beath provided the equalizing goal for Loyola in the 82nd minute, cancelling out a strike by the home side just 47 seconds prior.
About the Eagles
- American (4-5-1, 0-1-1) picked up its first point in league play with a 2-2 draw at Colgate on Saturday. The Raiders, who rallied from a 2-0 first-half deficit, led 27-7 in shots and 6-0 in corners.
- Three of the Eagles' four victories have come on the road, where they are 3-2 overall.
- Freshman Fisayo Iluyomade, a Baltimore native, leads the team and ranks tied for second in the conference with four goals.
- American was projected to finish ninth out of 10 teams in the 2019 Patriot League preseason poll.
Bayer, Sim Earn Honorable Mention Recognition from Patriot League
- The Patriot League released its weekly awards on Monday, with Sarah Bayer and Paige Sim included among the five honorable mention recipients.
- Bayer, who was named Offensive Player of the Week back on August 26, had seven shots during a 1-0-1 week for Loyola, including Saturday's opening goal.
- Sim played all 207 minutes in goal across the two contests, improving to 3-0-1 with a 0.65 goals-against average and a .842 save percentage on the year. She ranks second in the Patriot League in GAA, and she is third in save percentage.
Quick Notes
- The Greyhounds are 3-1-1 in their last five games overall since starting the season with a 1-4 record.
- Hannah Hoefs (5 G, 2 A) leads the Patriot League in both goals and points (12). She has factored in seven of Loyola's 11 goals this season.
- Sarah Bayer has totaled seven goals in her first 27 collegiate appearances. Six of those goals, including all three this season, have been scored at Ridley Athletic Complex.
- Loyola ranks third overall in the Patriot League standings with four points through the first two games of conference play.
- The Greyhounds are 3-0 when scoring multiple goals, 2-0-1 when outshooting opponents and 3-0-1 when recording more corner kicks.
- Nicole Rivas and Taylor DiMarco became the seventh and eighth Greyhounds to record a point this season with their assists against Holy Cross.
- Maddie Hart, a co-captain in 2019 along with Kate Reese, made her 50th career collegiate start on Saturday.
