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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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Villanova, Pa. | Villanova Stadium |
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The Matchup
- Loyola women's lacrosse, which is ranked tied for 14th in the IWLCA Coaches' poll and 19th in the ILWomen media poll, looks to pick up its first win of the season during a Wednesday afternoon road matchup at Villanova.
Last Time Out
- Loyola held a 2-0 lead midway through the first half of Wednesday night's game at Towson, but the Tigers then went on a 10-0 run over a span of 22:32 of game action to help secure a 13-7 home victory.
- Sam Fiedler recorded her second-straight hat trick to begin the season, while Catie Corolla netted a pair of goals and Holly Lloyd chipped in a goal and an assist.
- Livy Rosenzweig added a pair of assists to record the 40th multi-assist game of her career. A free-position goal from Anna Ruby rounded out the scoring.
- Fiedler's first goal gave Loyola a 2-0 lead with 24:53 left in the first half. The Greyhounds were then held goalless until Corolla struck with 19:31 left in regulation.
- Towson picked up its first win in the series since 2017 and improved to 3-0 on the year.
Series History
- Loyola leads 4-0 in a series which dates back to 2010.
- The teams met in four consecutive seasons from 2010-13 when both were members of the Big East conference.
- The Greyhounds outscored Villanova by an overall margin of 69-41 during their four victories.
- Loyola won by a 16-11 final in the most-recent meeting, which was contested at Villanova on April 19, 2013.
Scouting Villanova
- The Wildcats are coming off a 17-2 defeat at Temple last Friday. The Owls led 13-0 at halftime and had advantages of 34-11 in shots and 18-2 in draw controls.
- Villanova edged Wagner by a 19-18 final in OT in its season opener. Libby McKenna had a team-high six goals, including the game-winner, while Katie Comerford totaled 10 points (3 G, 7 A) in the victory.
- Comerford is Villanova's all-time leader with 207 career points (118 G, 89 A). She was one of four named to the Preseason All-Big East team, along with Jr. D Sydney Frank, Jr. GK Alexa Moro and Gr. A Liz Trojan.
- The Wildcats went 3-5 during the abbreviated 2020 campaign. They were ranked third out of six schools in the 2021 Big East preseason poll.
Quinn Earns First Weekly Patriot League Honor
- Meaghan Quinn was selected as the Patriot League's Defender of the Week on Monday after leading the Greyhounds in both ground balls (4) and caused turnovers (3) last Wednesday at Towson.
- Both of those totals were new career highs, allowing Quinn to earn her first-career weekly award.
- Quinn, who added one ground ball and a pair of caused turnover in the season opener against Syracuse, is the early-season Patriot League leader in caused turnovers per game (2.5).
- The graduate student defender has remained in the starting lineup in 2021 after making her first three career starts on the backline last spring.
Quick Notes from Towson
- Logan Olmstead made her first collegiate start on the backline, picking up a pair of ground balls in the defeat.
- Sam Fiedler's hat trick was the 16th of her collegiate career, a total which ranks second among active Greyhounds (Livy Rosenzweig leads the way with 22).
- Amber Bustard made her second-career appearance in goal, making one save over the final 20:07 of regulation.
- Sydni Black recorded her first collegiate point after assisting on Fiedler's third goal, while fellow freshman Alanna Wray registered a ground ball and a caused turnover in her Loyola debut.
- In addition to her two goals, Catie Corolla set a new career-high with three ground balls.
- The Greyhounds are 0-2 for the first time since 2018, a season in which the team would ultimately finish 16-5 and advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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
Rosenzweig Milestone Watch
- Livy Rosenzweig has totaled 138 assists in 49 collegiate games, a total which is No. 2 all-time at Loyola (10 back of 2015 graduate Annie Thomas) and fourth all-time in the Patriot League (39 behind Navy's Kelly Larkin).
- Rosenzweig is also No. 7 all-time at Loyola in points (249). She is 28 back of Marlee Paton '14 in 6th and 68 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 210 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.
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 108 goals in 49 games at Loyola, and she has scored at least one goal in 40-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 8-2, including a 7-1 mark vs. ranked teams.
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 31 of 48 collegiate games, including 4 of 5 contests in 2020. She has recorded multiple points in 48 of 49 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 80 goals in 49 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.
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
Looking Ahead
- Loyola opens up Patriot League play with a 12 p.m. home matchup against American on Saturday.
