Quick Hits About The 'Hounds
- Loyola University Maryland plays the second of a three-game homestand at Ridley Athletic Complex on Saturday, February 22, when it hosts Rutgers University at 12 noon.
- The game will stream live on the Patriot League Network.
- Dating back to March 23, 2016, Loyola is averaging 12.63 goals over its last 63 games. It has scored less than 10 only nine times in that span.
- Loyola was picked first in the Patriot League Preseason Poll by conference coaches. Kevin Lindley was tabbed the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while Ryan McNulty drew Preseason Defensive Player of the Year recognition. They were joined on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team by defender Cam Wyers.
- Lindley ranked third in NCAA Division I in both goals (60) and goals per game (3.53) last season.
- Bailey Savio set Loyola records in 246 faceoff wins, 471 attempts and 141 ground balls during his sophomore season.
- Loyola is the only team in the Patriot League to have two players returning in 2020 who were in the top-10 in points per game: Lindley and Aidan Olmstead.
Last Time Out
- Kevin Lindley scored four goals, and Sam Shafer made 15 saves in goal, on Saturday as Loyola dealt No. 11 Johns Hopkins a 10-7 loss for its third-straight win in the series.
- Johns Hopkins scored the first goal of the game, but then Lindley tallied a pair as Loyola built a 3-1 advantage at the end of the first quarter to put Loyola in front for the remainder of the game. The win was Loyola's sixth in its last seven meetings with the Blue Jays.
- A Garrett Degnon goal with 3:25 left in the second pulled the Blue Jays within one, 4-3, but Lindley tallied a goal on a Joey Kamish assist with 2:24 left in the half, and the Greyhounds took a 5-3 lead into halftime.
- Coming out of the locker room, Loyola scored the next three goals to lead 8-3 on Lindley's fourth of the day, a lead the Greyhounds would build to 10-4 early in the fourth quarter.
- Aidan Olmstead and Adam Poitras each had three-point outings with two goals and an assist each.
- Bailey Savio was 8 of 10 facing off in the first half and 11 of 15 at the end of the third quarter before finishing the game 12 of 20.
In The Polls
- Loyola is ranked 11th in the USILA Coaches Poll and 12th in the Inside Lacrosse media version.
- Rutgers is receiving votes in both polls.
Series History
- The Greyhounds and Scarlet Knights, former ECAC Lacrosse League foes from 2005-10 will meet for the 12th time in series history when they take the field Saturday. Loyola has won three in a row in the series and 10 out of the 11 overall meetings.
- This will be the Scarlet Knights' first game at Ridley Athletic Complex. Their last trip to Loyola was played at Diane Geppi-Aikens Field.
- Last year, Loyola jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the first quarter and then went on to a 13-7 win in Piscataway, New Jersey, on February 23, 2019. Pat Spencer scored five goals and had two assists in the game, while Kevin Lindley tallied four goals. Jacob Stover made 18 saves in goal.
Watch The Action
- The Loyola-Johns Hopkins game will stream live on the Patriot League Network. Glenn Clark will call the action with Chris Gunkel '91 and Dave Cottle providing the analysis.
To 100 And Beyond
- Kevin Lindley became the 11th player in program history to reach 100 goals in a career when he scored his first goal on Saturday against Johns Hopkins. The junior finished the game with 103 career goals, tying him for 10th all-time at Loyola with Zach Herreweyers (2013-16).
- Lindley got to the 100-goal plateau in just his 36th career game, the fastest in Loyola history after Gary Hanley reached the plateau in his 39th career game (1980). Hanley is the school's all-time leader in goals scored with 151 from 1977-81. With five more goals, Lindley will tie Chris Colbeck (1988-91) with 108 for ninth.
Weekly Honors
- A pair of Loyola players earned conference or national recognition this week after the Greyhounds' 10-7 win over then-No. 11 Johns Hopkins.
- Kevin Lindley grabbed Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week laurels after scoring a game-high four goals versus the Blue Jays.
- Kyle LeBlanc was then named to the USILA National Team of the Week after posting two ground balls and two caused turnovers versus the Blue Jays. LeBlanc, who was making the third start of his collegiate career, had primary marking responsibility for Johns Hopkins All-American Cole Williams, holding Williams without a point on six shots.
Preseason Prognostications
- Loyola was picked as the team to beat by Patriot League coaches and staff in the conference's preseason poll, marking the seventh time in as many years the Greyhounds have earned the preseason recognition.
- Two Loyola players – Kevin Lindley (offensive) and Ryan McNulty (defensive) – were named the Patriot League Preseason Players of the Year. The both earned spots on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team along with Cam Wyers.
- In addition to his conference honors, McNulty was tabbed a Preseason Second-Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse.
Opening Stretch
- Loyola's first three games of the 2020 season are all against teams that are ranked, or receiving votes, in the USILA rankings. The Greyhounds start with the top-ranked team, defending NCAA Champion Virginia, before hosting preseason No. 11 Johns Hopkins on February 15 to start a three-game homestand.
- Following the tilt against the Blue Jays, Loyola hosts Rutgers (No. 19). Overall, the Greyhounds are facing 10 teams in the rankings or receiving votes (also Duke, Army West Point, Georgetown, Lehigh, Navy and Bucknell).
Toomey's Team
- Charley Toomey is in his 15th year as the head coach at Loyola and his 24th as a member of the Greyhounds' coaching staff. Overall, he is in his 28th year on the Evergreen campus, including his four seasons as a student-athlete from 1986-90.
- Toomey has directed the Greyhounds to 102 wins, an average of 12.6 per season (not including this season) since 2012, and has a 147-70 career record. Early in the 2016 season, Toomey became the second coach in program history to reach and cross the 100-win plateau; he stands second on the program's all-time wins chart behind his college coach, Dave Cottle (181-70, 1983-2001).
- Toomey's .677 winning percentage is fifth amongst active NCAA Division I head coaches with 10 or more seasons coaching at the level.
- As a head coach, Toomey has coached 38 USILA All-Americans, 77 all-conference selections, 21 conference positional or players or rookies of the year, four Tewaaraton Award finalists and 13 USILA Scholar All-Americans.
- In January 2019, Toomey was named to the coaching staff of the U.S. Men's National Team as an assistant coach. He will serve with Team USA in preparation for, and competition in, the 2022 World Championships in British Columbia. He was also enshrined in the USLacrosse Chesapeake Chapter Hall of Fame in January 2019 for his accomplishments as a player and a coach.
Lindley Leading
- Kevin Lindley was one of the top goal scorers in the nation last season, scoring 60 goals in 17 games, and he was third in NCAA Division I with 3.53 goals per game. He tallied four or more in 10 of the Greyhounds' 17 contests, including eight against Colgate, six at Towson and versus Holy Cross and Georgetown and five versus Virginia and Navy.
- Against Lafayette in April 2019, Lindley broke the school single-season record for goals, breaking the mark set in 2012 by Eric Lusby of 54. Lindley's 56 (at the conclusion of that game) came in 14 games where Lusby's 54 were in 19.
- Lindley finished his freshman season in 2018 with 37 goals. He is now third on the NCAA Division I active career leader with 2.86 goals per game.
Aidan Is All Around
- Aidan Olmstead has posted two 40-plus point seasons in as many years since coming to the Loyola campus. In 33 career games, two game into his junior season, Olmstead has scored 92 points with 48 goals and 44 assists.
- After being hampered by an injury early in 2019, Olmstead posted 18 goals and 13 assists in the Greyhounds' last nine games, bringing his season totals to 23 and 21.
- In 2018, Olmstead finished his freshman season with 19 goals and 21 assists in 17 games.
- The Patriot League All-Academic Team member is now not the only member of his family within the Loyola athletic department. His twin sisters, Riley and Logan are freshman on the 10th-ranked Loyola women's lacrosse team.
Record Ground Ball Numbers
- Bailey Savio set school records with 141 ground balls and 242 faceoff wins last season, marks that are both second all-time in the Patriot League. His 471 faceoffs attempted were both school and Patriot League records while ranking fifth all-time in NCAA Division I history.
- Savio was the fifth player to post 100-plus in a year, joining Haas, while Bailey's older brother, Graham, who had 103 in 2017, and Dan Kallaugher (2007) and Ryan Radonis (2003) who had 101 ground-ball seasons.
- In his three seasons – Savio split time as the Greyhounds' faceoff specialist as a freshman in 2018 – he has 368 wins and 201 ground balls. Graham Savio holds the Loyola record for wins (710) and ground balls (340).
Between The Lines
- Ryan McNulty has been key to the Greyhounds' defense and transition game over the past two seasons, earning his first All-America honors (USILA honorable mention) last season as a long-stick midfielder when he was the top non-faceoff player on the team with 65 ground balls while leading Loyola with 25 caused turnovers.
- Over his career, he has amassed 42 caused turnovers and 136 ground balls while scoring seven goals to go with four assists.
- McNulty is an academic senior this year with two more years of eligibility remaining on the field. He saw only two games as freshman before receiving a medical hardship waiver; McNulty will return for the 2021 season with the Greyhounds as a fifth-year player.
Trio Of Captains
Little Bit Of Everything
- Peter Swindell has been a utility knife of sorts for the Greyhounds during his career, playing on offensive midfield, running on the wings of faceoffs and taking shifts as a defensive midfielder.
- The senior co-captain opened his 2020 season with three points against defending national champion Virginia, scoring a goal and posting two assists, and he had a goal versus Johns Hopkins.
- He finished last year with a career-high 15 points, scoring seven times while assisting on eight goals. he also posted a career-best 42 ground balls.
Teacher of Tewaaratons
- Loyola assistant coach Marc Van Arsdale has coached more Tewaaraton Award winners than anyone else. In addition to Pat Spencer last year, three of Van Arsdale's players at the University of Virginia – Chris Rotelli (2003), Matt Ward (2006) and Steele Stanwick (2011) – have earned the award as the sport's top player.
Strong Debut
- Adam Poitras made his Loyola debut with a starting role in the midfield at Virginia, and the Canadian freshman finished with three points. He scored a man-up goal and also posted two assists, taking five total shots and grabbing five ground balls for the Greyhounds.
- Poitras then matched his three points with two goals and a pair of assists against Johns Hopkins.
Shafer Steps Between The Pipes
- Sam Shafer had played less than 24 minutes of NCAA Division I lacrosse through two seasons when he made his first career start on February 8 at Virginia. He finished with 15 saves on 27 shots on goal against the Cavaliers, making 10 of his stops during the second half while allowing only three goals.
- Shafer then tallied another 15 saves in a 10-7 win over then-No. 11 Johns Hopkins.
First Time
Get To Ten
- Since Charley Toomey became head coach at Loyola in 2006, the Greyhounds have scored 10 or more goals on 135 occasions; Loyola has won 80.7 percent of those games (109-26).
Up Next
- The Greyhounds wrap-up their three-game homestand on Wednesday, February 26, with a 7 p.m. game against Towson University at Ridley Athletic Complex.
