The Matchup
- Loyola women's lacrosse, which is ranked 11th in both the IWLCA Coaches' and ILWomen media polls, hosts Bucknell at Ridley Athletic Complex on Friday night.
- The Greyhounds topped the Bison by a 21-3 final in the first meeting between the two sides this season on March 20.
Last Time Out
- Livy Rosenzweig finished with a team-high six points and eight draw controls, six Greyhounds scored multiple goals and Amber Bustard made key saves off the bench to help Loyola pull out a 15-11 victory over Lehigh on April 3.
- The Greyhounds saw a five-goal advantage shrink to one with under 12 minutes left, but scored four of the final six goals to pick up their seventh-consecutive victory.
- Emily Wills scored a team-high three goals while recording her second-straight hat trick (third overall in 2021).
- Jillian Wilson filled up the stat sheet with two goals, one assist, five draws, a team-high four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Bustard came on in relief of Kaitlyn Larsson with 22:02 left in regulation, and she made two saves down the stretch to record her first collegiate win in goal.
Senior Night
- Loyola will be recognizing a combination of three seniors and three graduate students prior to Friday's opening draw, with Emily Beier, Cat Crowley, Caitlyn Gunn, Holly Lloyd, Meaghan Quinn and Liz Scott all honored in a pregame ceremony.
- The group has continued Loyola's championship legacy, winning a Patriot League title in 2019 and advancing to the NCAA tournament in each of the last two completed seasons.
Back in the Patriot League Tournament
- With its win over Lehigh, Loyola will officially be returning to the Patriot League tournament for a seventh time in as many seasons since joining the conference in 2014.
- The Greyhounds have won four Patriot League titles during that span (2014-16, 2019) and are a perfect 56-0 against Patriot League teams in regular season play.
- 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.
- Loyola is currently in position to finish as the No. 1 overall seed and serve as host for this year's conference tournament. That distinction will go to whichever No. 1 team from the North and South divisions has the highest overall PL win percentage. Loyola is 4-0 in PL play while the current North leader is Army (3-2 PL, 3-0 North).
Series History
- Loyola leads 16-0 in a series which dates back to 1982.
- The Greyhounds have outscored Bucknell by a 272-82 margin in their 16 victories, including their 21-3 win earlier this season.
- Livy Rosenzweig had seven assists and matched a career-high with 10 draws, while Sam Fiedler matched a career best with eight points (4 G, 4 A) and caused a career high four turnovers in the March 20 victory.
- Jillian Wilson added a career-high six points (3 G, 3 A), and 11 different players scored overall.
- The closest matchup between the sides since Loyola joined the Patriot League in 2014 was a 13-7 win for the Greyhounds in 2016.
Scouting Bucknell
- The Bison are coming off back-to-back victories over American (17-15 on April 3) and Colgate (13-11 on April 10).
- Eight different players have scored between seven and 15 points on the year, with Jr. A Katie Wendell leading the way with four goals and 11 assists.
- Bucknell's goalies have also played nearly the same amount of minutes. Lauren Kinnee (190 minutes, 14.83 GAA) has started 5 of 6 games, while Caitlin Tucker (175 minutes, 12.97 GAA) played the final 47 minutes of the win over Colgate.
- Bucknell was ranked ninth out of 10 schools in this year's Patriot League preseason poll. The Bison were 3-5 during the shortened 2020 season and 4-13 (2-7 PL) back in 2019.
- Bucknell's last winning season came in 2017 (9-8 overall, 4-5 PL).
Fan Policy
- A limited number of fans, restricted to home player guests, will be allowed at Ridley Athletic Complex for the game.
Quick Notes from Lehigh
- Caitlyn Gunn (2 G) recorded her second-career multi-goal game, and her first since March 29, 2017 at American. Both of her goals came in the final 6:06 of regulation, helping Loyola halt Lehigh's comeback attempt.
- Sam Fiedler (2 G) now has 12-straight multi-goal games dating back to last season. She has at least one point in 49-straight games and she has scored a goal in 47-straight contests.
- Loyola surredered double-digit goals for just the second time during its current seven-game winning streak.
- Jillian Wilson's four ground balls were one shy of a career high. She added five draw controls, and has won at least four draws in seven-straight games.
Near the Top Nationally in Shot%, Assists
- The Greyhounds' offensive outburst in recent weeks is evident in the national rankings, as Loyola is now first overall in Division I in shot percentage (.538) and second nationally in assists per game (9.33).
- Livy Rosenzweig is currently second in DI individually in assists per game (3.33). She has multiple assists in 8 of 9 games, and has dished out 16 assists in the last three contests.
- Sam Fiedler, the 2019 DI statistical champion in shot percentage, is ninth nationally this season while scoring on 65.2 percent of her shot attempts.
Rosenzweig, Fiedler Approaching New Milestones
- Livy Rosenzweig is now third in program history with 296 career points (132 G, 164 A). She is 15 points back of Grace Gavin '11 in second place and 21 away from tying Hannah Powers '19 for the team record.
- Already the Loyola record holder in career assists, Rosenzweig is 14 away from surpassing Navy's Kelly Larkin for the all-time Patriot League record.
- Sam Fiedler (132 G, 53 A) is currently at 185 career points, leaving her 15 away from becoming the 12th Greyhound to reach 200 for her collegiate career.
- Both Rosenzweig and Fiedler were included among the initial group of 57 watch list candidates for this year's Tewaaraton Award. Both were also considered in 2020, while Rosenzweig was a Top-25 semifinalist in 2019.
Detwiler Added to Tewaaraton Award Watch List
- Jr. D Katie Detwiler recently became the third Greyhound added to this year's Tewaaraton Award watch list, and she earned her third Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week award of 2021 on April 5.
- Detwiler, the PL Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, has been matched up against three Tewaaraton watch list candidates during Loyola's seven-game winning streak, shutting down
- Drexel's Karson Harris (1 G, 1 A, 3 TO), Navy's Nicole Victory (0 G, 2 A, 3 TO) and Lehigh's Sondra Dickey (3 G, 0 A).
- Detwiler has now received seven weekly Patriot League awards in her career, and she also ranks third on the team in draw controls (24) this season.
Larsson Rising Up National Rankings
- Kaitlyn Larsson now leads the Patriot League in both goals-against average (8.89) and save percentage (.482). At the national level, she is 8th in Division I in GAA and 20th overall in save percentage.
- Larsson is 14-2 overall in her career (9-1 vs. ranked opponents) with an 7.93 GAA, .533 save percentage and 196 saves. She made a career-high 14 saves in Loyola's 9-6 win over Georgetown, and had a season-best .727 save percentage during the Greyhounds' victory at Bucknell on March 20.
Wilson Contributing Across the Field
- Jillian Wilson has filled the stat sheet during Loyola's winning run, as she has 24 points (12 G, 12 A), 38 DC, 12 GB and 6 CT in the last seven games.
- Wilson won a season-high nine draw controls in Loyola's win over No. 24 Drexel, and she added seven more draws at Navy last Wednesday.
- Offensively, the 2021 ILWomen Honorable Mention Preseason All-America selection had a career-high six points (3 G, 3 A) in Loyola's victory at Bucknell.
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.
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 36 of 56 collegiate games, and she has recorded multiple points in 55 of 56 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 currently has 94 goals in 56 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.
Smart Hounds
Looking Ahead
- Information on Loyola's next regular season opponent will be posted to LoyolaGreyhounds.com as soon as it becomes available.
