Match Information
Opponent	Colgate Raiders
Date	Monday, March 8, 2021
Time	2:00 p.m.
Location	Baltimore, Md. | Ridley Athletic Complex
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Game Notes	Loyola

Quick Hits About the 'Hounds

• Loyola begins its 2021 spring season with a 2 p.m. Monday afternoon home matchup against Colgate. The game was scheduled after both teams' original opponents (Loyola vs. Navy, Colgate vs. Holy Cross) were sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols.
• Loyola is coming off a 2019 season in which it placed fourth in the Patriot League standings, earning a home game at Ridley Athletic Complex in its first postseason appearance since 2015.
• Jr. F Sarah Bayer is Loyola's top returning scorer, as she totaled 10 points (4 G, 2 A) while starting all 19 games in 2019.
• So. GK Paige Sim (6-2-5, 0.54 GAA, .877 save pct., five shutouts) led the Patriot League in both save pct. (11th in Division I) and GAA (15th in DI) in 2019.
• Joe Mallia is in his second season (ninth overall) as Loyola's head coach after previously leading the program from 1998-2004. The all-time winningest coach in team history, he is 94-52-13 overall at Loyola. Mallia won conference championships in five of seven seasons during his first tenure as head coach.

Fan Policy

• Monday's game versus Colgate will be closed to all spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols.

Last Season

• Loyola finished with a record of 7-7-5 (3-2-4 PL) in 2019, with the seven victories the program's most since 2012.
• A double-OT winner from Hannah Hoefs secured a 1-0 victory over Lafayette in the PL quarterfinals. The Greyhounds then earned a 1-1 draw with top-seeded Navy in the semis, with the Mids ultimately advancing to the final 4-3 on PK's.
• The Greyhounds went 5-2-5 over the season's final 12 games, allowing only seven goals during that stretch.
• Hoefs was named PL Midfielder of the Year. Hoefs and Sarah Bayer were named first team All-PL, while Julia Gray and Paige Sim earned second team status and Kaleigh Gallagher landed on the third team.
• Hoefs, who led the PL in goals (9) and points (21) was also a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East region honoree, as she became Loyola's first all-region selection since 2015.

Series History

• Colgate leads 6-1-1 in a series which began in 2013.
• Both results for Loyola were earned in 2015. The Greyhounds advanced 4-3 on PK's after a scoreless draw in the opening round of the Patriot League tournament, and they topped the Raiders by a 3-2 final in the regular season.
• Colgate edged out a 1-0 double-overtime victory at Ridley on Oct. 26 last season, as Lexi Mitchell headed in a corner with 2:33 left in extra time. Paige Sim made a season-high eight saves in the setback.