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Opponent	#9 Penn Quakers
Date	Saturday, March 7
Time	1:00 p.m.
Location	Philadelphia, Pa. | Franklin Field
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BALTIMORE – No. 4 Loyola University Maryland women's lacrosse faces its fourth ranked opponent in five games to begin the season on Saturday, as the Greyhounds travel to Philadelphia to take on No. 9 Penn at 1 p.m.

Last Time Out

• For a second-straight Saturday, Loyola posted a double-digit victory at a nationally-ranked opponent, as 11 different Greyhounds scored in a 22-12 win at No. 19 Penn State.
• Jr. M Sam Fiedler led the offense with four goals and three assists, while Jr. A Livy Rosenzweig supplied one goal, a season-high five assists and eight draw controls.
• Loyola's 22 goals were its most since April 28, 2018 against Holy Cross (23-3), and it was the most for the program against a ranked team since a 23-5 win over No. 14 Towson on April 30, 1997.
• So. M Jillian Wilson (3 G, 1 A), Jr. M Elli Kluegel (4 G) and Fr. A Emily Wills (3 G) all added hat tricks in the win. Wilson chipped in five draw controls and a team-high three caused turnovers in an all-around effort.

Series History

• Loyola leads 16-4 in a series which dates back to 1983.
• This will be the first meeting between the two sides since 2012 and only the second since 2005.
• The Greyhounds have won the last 14 meetings overall, including a 10-9 overtime victory at Ridley Athletic Complex in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on May 13, 2012. Hannah Schmitt scored the game-winner with three seconds left in OT.
• Loyola is 6-3 lifetime at Penn, winning each of the last five contests in Philadelphia. 
• Penn's last win was a 6-5 home triumph on March 14, 1989.

Scouting Penn

• The Quakers (4-0) are coming off an 11-5 victory at Yale in their Ivy League opener on Saturday. Their other wins came against Georgetown (17-6), Johns Hopkins (15-12) and Rutgers (11-9).
• Penn, which has reached the NCAA tournament every year dating back to the 2007 season, was ranked second behind Princeton in the 2020 Ivy League preseason poll.
• Sr. A Gabby Rosenzweig, the older sister of Loyola's Livy Rosenzweig became Penn's all-time scoring leader in its win over Johns Hopkins on Feb. 22. A two-time third team IWLCA All-American, she has 242 career points (117 G, 125 A) in 58 career appearances.
• Gabby Rosenzweig and Sr. M Erin Barry (12 G, 3 A) were both named to the 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List.

Hounds Rising in the Polls

• Loyola rose one spot to No. 4 in the latest IWLCA Coaches' poll released on Monday following its victory at Penn State. The No. 4 ranking is the program's highest in the coaches' poll since the conclusion of the 2004 season.
• The Greyhounds are one position higher in the media polls, as they were listed No. 3 in both the Inside Lacrosse and Nike/US Lacrosse rankings.
• Loyola's 4-0 start is the program's best since beginning the 2011 season with 12-consecutive victories.  

Fiedler Continues Offensive Surge

• Sam Fiedler has totaled a team-high 15 points (11 G, 4 A) in Loyola's last two victories. She is up to 97 career goals, leaving her three away from becoming the 31st player in program history to reach 100 in her collegiate career
• Fiedler was selected as the US Lacrosse Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after setting career-highs in both goals (7) and points (8) during Loyola's 17-6 victory at No. 4 Florida.
• A 2020 Tewaaraton Watch List honoree, Fiedler was a second team IWLCA All-Region and first team All-Patriot League selection last spring after leading the nation with a .671 shot percentage. She has recorded at least one point in 39-straight games, and she has at least one goal in 37 straight.

Other Takeaways from Penn State

• Sr. A Holly Lloyd (2 G, 1 A), Fr. A Sydney Foster (1 G, 1 A) and Jr. A Emily Beier (1 G, 1 A) each had their top offensive outputs of the season.
• Jr. M Bridget Ballard extended her goal-scoring streak to four games, and she matched Elli Kluegel for the team lead with three ground balls.
• Fr. M Anna Ruby scored her first collegiate goal on a free position strike with 5:56 remaining in regulation.
• Fr. D Corinna Lyon, So. M D.A. Coss, Fr. A Regan Kielmeyer, Fr. M Logan Olmstead and Fr. GK Amber Bustard all made their collegiate debuts. Bustard made three saves in the final 5:30 of the second half.
• Loyola set new season highs in shots (37), ground balls (22), caused turnovers (13) and draw controls (20).

Rosenzweig Moving Up Program Record Book

• Livy Rosenzweig moved up to No. 2 all-time at Loyola in assists following her five helpers at Penn State on Saturday. Her 132 career assists are also the fifth-most in Patriot League history. 
• Rosenzweig is 17 assists away from surpassing Annie Thomas' school-record of 148. She is also five draw controls away from becoming the third Greyhound in team history to reach 200 in her collegiate career.
• Rosenzweig has recorded points in 45 of 46 appearances, including each of the last 38 contests. She is third in DI at 3.75 assists per game this season.

Taking Care of the Ball

• The Greyhounds rank ninth in the nation in turnovers per game, averaging 12.25 giveaways through the season's first four contests. They have committed just 17 turnovers in their last two victories.
• Loyola had seven turnovers in its 17-6 win at then-No. 4 Florida on Feb. 22, which was tied for the program's second-fewest in a game dating back to the start of the 2016 season.
• Loyola's fewest turnovers in a contest during that span was six, a mark established in last year's Patriot League final during a 21-9 victory over Navy.

Patriot League Weekly Award Winners

• So. D Katie Detwiler received her third-straight Patriot League Defender of the Week award on Monday, while Jillian Wilson took home Midfielder of the Week accolades for the first time.
• Detwiler has recorded a career-high six draw controls in back-to-back games, and she is frequently matched up against team's top scoring threats on defense. She limited Penn State's leading scorer Maria Auth to a pair of goals in the first 55 minutes before Loyola brought in its reserves.
• Wilson has recorded multiple goals in every game this year, and she has caused three turnovers in back-to-back games. Her defensive matchup on Saturday, Penn State's No. 3 scorer Quinn Nicolai, was held to no goals on just two shots.
• Wilson (13 G, 2 A) ranks third on the team with 15 points on the year.

Larsson Among National Leaders in Goal

• Jr. GK Kaitlyn Larsson contributed eight saves in Saturday's win at Penn State, including seven in the opening half. She is now 7-0 in her collegiate career, with six of her wins coming against nationally-ranked opponents.
• Larsson ranks eighth in DI in save percentage (.554) and she is 12th nationally in goals-against average (8.44). She has 41 saves through four games, including a season-high of 12 in Loyola's 16-7 win over Johns Hopkins on Feb. 15.

Quick Notes

• The Greyhounds are projected to top the Patriot League standings for a seventh-consecutive season since joining the conference prior to the 2014 campaign.
• Loyola went 16-5 (9-0) last spring, winning its fourth Patriot League postseason championship in six seasons and advancing to the NCAA tournament for an eighth time in the last nine years.
• Livy Rosenzweig became the first Greyhound to achieve first team IWLCA All-America status since 2012 last season after breaking her own school record in points (116, 46 G, 70 A) and also setting a new program mark in assists.
• Loyola led Division I in both assists per game (9.4) and shot percentage (51.3) in 2019, ranked seventh nationally in scoring margin (+6.8) and ninth in goals per game (15.9).
• Loyola holds an overall mark of 157-66 (79-12 conference) in 11+ seasons under head coach Jen Adams, posting winning records every year during her tenure.
• Adams has been named Patriot League Coach of the Year in five of Loyola's six seasons in the conference, including each of the last four years.
• Loyola has scored 10+ goals in 19-straight games dating back to last March.  

Looking Ahead

• The Greyhounds return to Ridley Athletic Complex next Saturday, hosting Lehigh in their Patriot League opener at 12 p.m.