The Matchup
- Loyola women's lacrosse, which is ranked #4 in the iWLCA preseason poll, opens up the 2021 season with a top-five home contest against #3 Syracuse. The Greyhounds were a perfect 5-0 in the shortened 2020 season, while the visiting Orange finished 7-1 last spring.
Preseason Accolades
- Loyola topped the Patriot League preseason poll for an eighth-consecutive season, with the Greyhounds receiving 162 points and all 18 available first-place votes.
- Livy Rosenzweig was named Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for a second time (previously in 2019), while Katie Detwiler earned Preseason Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
- Rosenzweig, Detwiler, Sam Fiedler, Elli Kluegel and Jillian Wilson were all Preseason All-Patriot League selections.
- Rosenzweig and Detwiler were two of US Lacrosse's 13 First Team Preseason All-Americans announced in December.
- Rosenzweig, Detwiler and Kaitlyn Larsson were all ILWomen Second Team Preseason All-Americans. Fiedler and Shay Clevenger landed on the third team, while Wilson received honorable mention recognition.
2020 by the Numbers
- 4: Victories vs. nationally-ranked opponents (16-7 vs. #24 Johns Hopkins, 17-6 at #4 Florida, 22-12 at #19 Penn State, 19-15 at #9 Penn).
- 3: Loyola's end-of year ranking in the IWLCA Coaches' poll, the program's highest since 2003.
- 5: ILWomen All-Americans (First Team: Katie Detwiler, Livy Rosenzweig, Second Team: Sam Fiedler, Kaitlyn Larsson, Honorable Mention: Shay Clevenger).
- 12: Weekly Patriot League awards, led by Detwiler (3x Defender of the Week), Larsson (2x Goalkeeper of the Week), Emily Wills (2x Rookie, 1x Attacker of the Week) and Jillian Wilson (2x Midfielder of the Week.
Fan Policy
- All home events continue to be closed to members of the general public, including student-athlete's families and current Loyola students.
Series History
- Syracuse leads 14-6 in a series which dates back to 2003.
- The two teams have faced off in every completed season since that 2003 matchup, including an eight-year stretch as conference rivals when Loyola competed in the Big East from 2006-13.
- The Orange have won five-straight meetings, most-recently posting a 15-11 victory in Syracuse on Feb. 27, 2019.
- Loyola's last win was a 9-8 win at then-No. 3 Syracuse in the 2015 regular season finale. The Greyhounds are 1-4 vs. Syracuse at Ridley Athletic Complex, with the lone victory a 12-11 triumph in the 2011 Big East Semifinals.
Scouting Syracuse
- The Orange are ranked No. 3 in both the IWLCA coaches and ILWomen media polls entering the 2021 season.
- Syracuse's 7-1 record last spring included a 2-1 mark vs. ranked opposition (L, 17-16 vs. #12 Stony Brook, W, 16-11 at #6 Northwestern, W, 10-5 at #9 Maryland).
- Five Syracuse players earned ILWomen Preseason All-America honors this spring, including Gr. A Emily Hawryschuk (1st Team), Jr. D Sarah Cooper (2T), Gr. D Kerry Defliese (2T), Jr. A Megan Carney (HM) and Jr. A Meaghan Tyrell (HM).
- Syracuse led DI in scoring defense last season, allowing just 7.0 goals per game. Hawryschuk ranked second in DI in goals (39).
Rosenzweig Milestone Watch
- Livy Rosenzweig enters the 2021 campaign with 134 assists in 47 collegiate games, a total which is No. 2 all-time at Loyola (14 back of 2015 graduate Annie Thomas) and tied for fourth all-time in the Patriot League (43 behind Navy's Kelly Larkin).
- Rosenzweig will also enter the year No. 8 all-time at Loyola in points (245). She is one back of Andi Holthaus '87 in 7th and 72 behind former teammate Hannah Powers '19 for the top spot.
- In the 2020 finale, Rosenzweig became the third Greyhound to reach 200 career draw controls. Her 201 draws are behind only sisters Taylor VanThof '19 (392) and Taryn VanThof '15 (318).
Condensed Schedule Includes Seven Games at Ridley
- In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Loyola and the Patriot League have instituted several changes to the 2021 lacrosse schedule.
- Consistent with the prioritization of health and safety, the 12-game schedule features reductions in travel and overnight stays. Loyola has five non-conference opponents currently on the schedule, with three taking place at Ridley Athletic Complex and the other two short trips to Towson and Villanova.
- The Patriot League is split into two five-team divisions, with Loyola grouped in the South with American, Bucknell, Lehigh and Navy.
- The top two teams in each division advance to the PL tournament, with semifinal games set for May 6 and the championship scheduled for May 8.
High-Powered Offense
- Loyola's 17.6 goals per game during the shortened 2020 season ranked sixth in all of Division I. The Greyhounds scored at least 14 goals in all five victories, and outscored opponents by an overall margin of 88-50.
- Loyola was also ranked in the top 10 nationally in assists (8.8) and draw controls (16,6) per game.
- The Greyhounds made the most of their scoring attempts, with Emily Wills (5th, .706) and Jillian Wilson (12th, .654) among the nation's leaders in shot percentage. Sam Fiedler, who led DI with a .671 shot percentage in 2019, was not far behind at .576 last spring.
Fiedler Looks to Continue Offensive Surge
- Sam Fiedler was on a roll offensively at the time of last season's cancellation, totaling a team-high 20 points (16 G, 4 A) in Loyola's final three contests.
- With her five goals in the 2020 finale at Penn, she became the 31st player in team history to reach 100 for her collegiate career. Fiedler has 102 goals in 47 games at Loyola, and she has scored at least one goal in 38-straight contests.
- Fiedler was selected as the US Lacrosse Player of the Week on Feb. 24 last season after setting career-highs in both goals (7) and points (8) during Loyola's 17-6 victory at No. 4 Florida.
Larsson Returns Between the Pipes
- Kaitlyn Larsson made the most of her first five collegiate starts in goal last season, as she finished a perfect 5-0 with 53 saves, a .525 save percentage (9th in Division I) and a 9.78 goals-against average.
- Larsson made double-digit saves in four of Loyola's victories, matching a career-high with 12 in wins over Johns Hopkins (2/15) and Penn (3/7).
- Larsson has a career record of 8-0, including a 7-0 mark vs. ranked teams.
Strong on the Draw
- Loyola's 16.6 draw controls per game last season was a group effort, as three different Greyhounds were ranked among the top 15 in the Patriot League.
- Jillian Wilson led the way with 30 draws, including a career-high 10 at Penn, while Livy Rosenzweig (27) and Katie Detwiler (21) also averaged over four draws per game.
- At the time of her graduation from Maryland in 2008, Loyola assistant coach Dana Dobbie was the all-time DI leader in career (334) and single-season (126) draw controls.
Detwiler, Rosenzweig Invited to U.S. National Team Tryouts
- Katie Detwiler and Livy Rosenzweig were two of 50 candidates across the country invited to compete for spots on the U.S. National Team at the 2022 World Championships.
- The tryouts, originally scheduled for December 2020, will now take place later in 2021, with the World Championships scheduled for June 29-July 9, 2022 in Towson, Md.
- Detwiler was previously part of the U.S. U19 training team in 2019. She was one of just three sophomores in the nation named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List last season.
More Rosenzweig Notes
- Livy Rosenzweig became the first Greyhound to earn IWLCA first team All-America accolades since 2012 following a 2019 season in which she broke program records in both points (116) and assists (70).
- She ranked third in Division I in assists, and she was fourth nationally in points that season. She also helped Loyola lead DI as a team in both total assists (197) and assists per game (9.38).
- Rosenzweig has totaled 5+ points in 30 of 47 collegiate games, including 4 of 5 contests in 2020. She has recorded multiple points in 46 of 47 appearances.
Kluegel Excels On, Off Field
- Senior Elli Kluegel was named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team for a second-consecutive season on Feb. 4. Her 15 goals ranked third on the team in 2020, and she enters this season with 79 goals in 47 career appearances.
- Off the field, Kluegel continues to maintain a perfect 4.0 GPA while majoring in biology. A two-time COSIDA Academic All-District honoree, she was also an Academic All-Patriot League selection in 2019.
Wills Hopes to Build on Strong Freshman Campaign
- Emily Wills burst onto the scene during her debut collegiate season last spring, totaling 21 points (12 G, 9 A) while leading the Patriot League and ranking fifth nationally in shot percentage (.706).
- One of two Loyola freshmen, along with Sydney Foster, to start all five games, Wills was named PL Rookie of the Week after collecting three goals and two assists in her Greyhounds debut vs. Johns Hopkins.
- She would add both PL Attacker and Rookie of the Week honors after managing a season-high eight points (3 G, 5 A) in the finale at Penn.
Fifth Year Returnees
- Two Loyola players are taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA following the shortened 2020 season, as Holly Lloyd and Meaghan Quinn both return for the Greyhounds this spring.
- Lloyd started all five games on attack for the Greyhounds last season, while Quinn was a key contributor on the backline, earning her first three collegiate starts to conclude the year.
- Caitlyn Gunn, who was already set to return this season after taking a medical redshirt in 2018, is also back as a graduate student after totaling three goals and two assists in a reserve attack role last spring.
Home Sweet Home
- With a pair of victories last winter, Loyola enters the 2021 season having won 12 consecutive games at Ridley Athletic Complex.
- The Greyhounds have won all 12 contests by at least three goals, and six of the 12 victories have come against nationally-ranked opposition (Navy 2x, Florida, Penn State, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins).
- Loyola is 74-22 overall at home since its first contest at Ridley on March 16, 2010.
Patriot League Dominance
- Loyola is 52-0 against Patriot League opponents in regular season play since joining the conference. That run is the longest active win streak in Division I.
- The NCAA record for consecutive conference wins is a 61-game streak by UMass in Atlantic 10 play which began in 2011 and ended on April 22, 2018.
- The Greyhounds claimed PL championships in each of their first three years in the conference (2014-16), and added a fourth postseason title in 2019.
Strong Debut for Clevenger
- Shay Clevenger joined Loyola as a transfer in 2020 after spending her freshman season at Louisville, and the Woodstock, Md., native quickly made herself at home with the Greyhounds.
- Clevenger led the Patriot League and ranked 22nd nationally with 3.2 ground balls per game. She had 16 ground balls overall and was also tied for the team lead with seven caused turnovers.
- Clevenger was honored as PL Defender of the Week after picking up a career-high six ground balls and causing two turnovers in the season finale at Penn
Smart Hounds
Taking Care of the Ball
- The Greyhounds ranked third in the nation in fewest turnovers per game last season, averaging 11.4 giveaways in five contests. They committed just 25 turnovers in their final three 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 the 2019 Patriot League final during a 21-9 victory over Navy.
Another Ranked Opponent Opportunity
- Four of Loyola's five victories in 2020 were against nationally-ranked opponents.
- Loyola has posted 49 victories over nationally-ranked opposition in 12 seasons under head coach Jen Adams. Of those 49 victories, five have come against top-five opposition.
- Of those five, two have come against Syracuse (13-7 over then-No. 2 Syracuse in the 2012 Big East Championship game, 9-8 over then-No. 3 Syracuse on 5/2/15).
Welcome to Loyola
- Eight freshmen (Sydni Black, Camryn Chew, Blake Cunneen, Izzy D'Antonio, Sarah Engle, Caitlin McGuirk, Izzy Sedwick, Alanna Wray) will join the Greyhounds for the upcoming 2021 season.
- Included in the group are six midfielders, one attacker (D'Antonio) and one defender (McGuirk).
- Five are from Maryland, with Florida, Ohio and Virginia also represented in the Class of 2024.
2021 Captains
- Katie Detwiler, Elli Kluegel, Holly Lloyd and Livy Rosenzweig will serve as Loyola's team captains for the 2021 season.
- The group is comprised of one graduate student (Lloyd), two seniors (Kluegel, Rosenzweig) and one junior (Detwiler). All four were previously captains for the shortened 2020 campaign.
Looking Ahead
- Loyola hits the road on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. matchup at Towson. The Tigers are Loyola's most-faced opponent, with the Greyhounds holding a 35-13 lifetime edge.
