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Labor Day Road Trip to West Virginia Up Next for Men's Soccer

Daniel Tshiani
Match Information
Opponent West Virginia Mountaineers
Date Monday, September 6, 2021
Time 7:00 p.m.
Location Morgantown, W. Va. | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
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The Matchup

  • Loyola men's soccer continues a five-game road swing on Monday night, traveling to face unbeaten West Virginia for the first meeting between the two sides since Oct. 9, 1987.

Last Time Out

  • Karan Mandair scored the game's only goal in the 57th minute, and goalkeeper Djibril Doumbia made a point blank save with 5:37 remaining to help Old Dominion hand Loyola a 1-0 setback on Friday night.
  • The Greyhounds had six shots over the final half hour during their search for an equalizer. The top chance came in the 85th minute, when a cross by Sean Graham made it to Loc San in the box with only the goalie to beat. 
  • Doumbia, though, was up to the task, and an ensuing effort by Kelan Swales, Loyola's final shot of the game, was sent wide.
  • Both sides earned three corners in the game, while ODU finished with a slim 13-10 edge in shots.
  • The two teams were facing each other for the first time since September, 2016.
Series History
  • Loyola leads 3-0-1 overall in the series, which all four games played in a four-year span from 1984-87.
  • The Greyhounds were in the midst of a stretch which included back-to-back NCAA quarterfinal appearances in 1986 and 1987.
  • The teams played to a 1-1 draw in 1986, while Loyola prevailed 1-0 in overtime during the most-recent meeting on Oct. 9, 1987.
  • Loyola is 7-2-1 lifetime against MAC men's soccer programs. The Greyhounds' last game against a MAC school was a 2-1 defeat to Akron on Sept. 17, 2005.
Scouting West Virginia
  • The Mountaineers are off to an unbeaten 3-0-0 start to the season, and their last two wins have come against ranked opposition.
  • West Virginia topped No. 3 Pittsburgh by a 2-1 final on Aug. 30 and earned a 3-1 home win over No. 17 Penn State on Friday night.
  • The Mountaineers went 6-3-1 (4-3-1 MAC) during the spring season. They won their first MAC title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2019.
  • WVU was picked first in the 2021 MAC preseason poll. The program returns 10 of 11 starters, including two first-team All-MAC selections in Sr. GK Steven Tekesky and Jr. M Luke McCormick.
Three Earn Patriot League Weekly Awards
  • Loyola accounted for three of the Patriot League's five weekly awards released on Monday, with Justin Ingram (Midfielder of the Week), Matthew Lala (Defensive Player) and Chase Vosvick (Goalkeeper) all recognized by the conference office.
  • Vosvick, who made three saves during Loyola's season-opening 2-0 win over UC Irvine, is now an eight-time Goalkeeper of the Week and an 11-time weekly award winner overall. The clean sheet was his 21st in 57 collegiate starts.
  • Ingram receives his third-career weekly award after supplying a goal and an assist last Sunday. He has 10 points (3 G, 4 A) over his last four games dating back to the spring season, and Sunday was his fifth game with 3+ points at Loyola.
  • Lala is honored by the conference for the first time in his collegiate career. His first goal at Loyola was the game-winner in the 52nd minute, and he contributed to a defensive effort which held UC Irvine without a shot on goal over the final 58 minutes of regulation.

Loyola Tops Patriot League Preseason Poll

  • For a fourth time in the past five seasons, Loyola has been projected to finish atop the Patriot League standings, as the Greyhounds (149 points, 10 first-place votes) edged American (137, 7) for the top spot in the conference's preseason poll.
  • Loyola returns all primary starters from the 2021 spring campaign, including the Patriot League's Offensive Player (Sam Brown), Midfielder (Justin Ingram) and Goalkeeper (Chase Vosvick) of the Year.
  • The Greyhounds are 30-11-5 overall against Patriot League opponents in the last five years under head coach Steve Nichols.
Ingram Named Patriot League Preseason Midfielder of the Year
  • Justin Ingram was voted earlier this month to repeat as the conference's top midfielder. He is one of seven Greyhounds to return as a graduate student, taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to COVID-19.
  • Ingram was a first team United Soccer Coaches All-Region and first team All-Patriot League performer last spring after leading Loyola with nine points (3 G, 3 A) and tying for the team lead in shots (15).

Three Selected to Preseason All-Patriot League Team

  • All three of Loyola's major award winners from last spring were recognized on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team, with Justin Ingram, Sam Brown and Chase Vosvick all included on the 11-man list.
  • The Greyhounds' three Preseason All-League honorees led the conference.
  • Brown was a second team United Soccer Coaches All-Region performer last season after ranking second on the team with six points (2 G, 2 A). He was the program's first Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year since Loyola joined the conference in 2013.
  • Vosvick is now a four-time Preseason All-League selection. He earned his third PL Goalkeeper of the Year honor in the spring after finishing 3-1-1 with a 0.92 goals-against average and .722 save percentage.

Swales, San Look to Build on Spring Success

  • Kelan Swales and Loc San both made immediate impacts in their first season with the program last spring.
  • Swales, who spent his first two collegiate seasons at Marshall (2018) and Appalachian State (2019), led the Greyhounds with four assists and was tied for the team lead in shots (15). He was named first team All-Patriot League and second team All-Region at the conclusion of the season.
  • Swales' 0.67 assists per game led the Patriot League and ranked seventh in Division I.
  • San started three of the five games he appeared in as a freshman, ranking third on the team with five points (2 G, 1 A).
  • San was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the double-overtime winner in Loyola's 2-1 comeback victory over Lehigh. He then took home Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week accolades on April 12 after scoring a goal and drawing a penalty in wins over Navy and Bucknell.

More on Vosvick

  • Chase Vosvick is a three-time United Soccer Coaches first team All-Region selection (2017-19) and a three-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year (2017-18, Spring 2021). He was also named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List prior to the 2021 spring season.
  • Vosvick has started 57 of Loyola's 62 games over the past four seasons, and is 33-18-5 with a 1.01 goals-against average, .727 save percentage and 21 shutouts in those 57 appearances.
  • Vosvick has held opponents to one goal or fewer in 23 of his 26 collegiate starts at Ridley Athletic Complex.

Denison, Ingram, Vosvick Named Team Captains

  • Loyola will have three team captains this fall, with Jacob Denison, Justin Ingram and Chase Vosvick selected to lead the program on and off the field.
  • Denison was a third team All-Patriot League performer in the spring, and he also became the program's first three-time Academic All-Patriot League honoree. A three-year starter on the backline, Denison has appeared in 50 games overall at Loyola.
Lots of New Faces
  • Loyola has 12 new additions to the roster for the 2021 fall campaign, including four transfers and eight members of the recruiting Class of 2025.
  • Marco Bla (Old Dominion), Tony Saldana (Carson-Newman), Daniel Tshiani (Montgomery College) and Beneyam Yifru (Gardner-Webb) join the program as transfers. Bla started every game in the midfield for ODU last spring, while Tshiani was able to practice at Loyola during the spring semester.
  • The freshmen class includes Alex Bobocea, Kyle Dengler, Sean Graham, Jose Joya, Carson Kourtesis, Jordy Luchies, Jake Mayer and Jake Sweeney.
  • Dengler, Joya and Mayer all played for local club powerhouse Baltimore Armour. Graham represented his home country of Northern Ireland up through the U-21 level, while Luchies spent several years in the youth academy at FC Emmen, which competed in the Eredivisie from 2018-21.
Quick Notes
  • Albert Kang returns for his junior season after serving as a starting midfielder in each of his four appearances last spring. His first collegiate goal was a big one, as he provided the game-winner in a 2-0 road win at Navy on April 7.
  • Kang also holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA while majoring in business administration. He was joined by teammates Jacob Denison and Chase Vosvick on the Academic All-Patriot League Team last spring.
  • Loyola men's soccer combined for a team GPA of 3.47 during the most-recent spring semester. Twenty Greyhounds had GPA's above a 3.50, with Kang, Matthew Lala, Spencer Nattans and Vosvick all posting perfect 4.0 GPA's.
Head Coach Steve Nichols
  • Steve Nichols enters his eighth season as head coach in 2021 having guided the Greyhounds to five-straight Patriot League semifinal appearances. 
  • Included in that stretch is a conference record of three-consecutive Patriot League regular season championships from 2017-19, with the program recognized in the United Soccer Coaches national poll in each of those seasons.
  • The Greyhounds are 45-26-8 (30-7-4 PL) over the past five-plus seasons under Nichols, and they have won 15 major Patriot League awards during that span. Nichols was named Patriot League Coach of the Year for three-straight seasons from 2016-18.
  • Nichols contributed to three-straight MAAC Championships as a player at Loyola from 1989-91. 
  • Prior to returning to campus, he spent 17 years as head coach at local high school powerhouse McDonogh. The Eagles won eight MIAA Championships and were twice ranked as the No. 1 high school team in the nation, including during a 2013 season which culminated in a national championship.
Looking Ahead
  • Another challenging opponent awaits next Friday night, as the Greyhounds travel to face a Providence squad which advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament in 2019.
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Players Mentioned

Alex Bobocea

#33 Alex Bobocea

Goalkeeper
6' 0"
Freshman
Sam Brown

#11 Sam Brown

Forward
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Jacob Denison

#26 Jacob Denison

Defender
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Justin Ingram

#10 Justin Ingram

Midfielder
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Albert Kang

#5 Albert Kang

Midfielder
5' 10"
Junior
Matthew Lala

#24 Matthew Lala

Defender
5' 10"
Junior
Spencer Nattans

#30 Spencer Nattans

Goalkeeper
6' 2"
Junior
Loc San

#7 Loc San

Forward
6' 1"
Sophomore
Kelan Swales

#13 Kelan Swales

Forward
5' 9"
Senior
Daniel Tshiani

#20 Daniel Tshiani

Forward
6' 3"
Junior
Chase Vosvick

#1 Chase Vosvick

Goalkeeper
6' 1"
Graduate Student
Jordy Luchies

#4 Jordy Luchies

Defender
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Bobocea

#33 Alex Bobocea

6' 0"
Freshman
Goalkeeper
Sam Brown

#11 Sam Brown

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Forward
Jacob Denison

#26 Jacob Denison

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Defender
Justin Ingram

#10 Justin Ingram

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Midfielder
Albert Kang

#5 Albert Kang

5' 10"
Junior
Midfielder
Matthew Lala

#24 Matthew Lala

5' 10"
Junior
Defender
Spencer Nattans

#30 Spencer Nattans

6' 2"
Junior
Goalkeeper
Loc San

#7 Loc San

6' 1"
Sophomore
Forward
Kelan Swales

#13 Kelan Swales

5' 9"
Senior
Forward
Daniel Tshiani

#20 Daniel Tshiani

6' 3"
Junior
Forward
Chase Vosvick

#1 Chase Vosvick

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Goalkeeper
Jordy Luchies

#4 Jordy Luchies

6' 0"
Freshman
Defender