The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will continue Patriot League play on Wednesday as they will travel to face the Bucknell Bison on Wednesday night.
- This will be the 14th meeting between the two programs, with the Bison holding a 6-4-3 series record.
Last Time Out
- The Greyhounds hosted the Holy Cross Crusaders on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day.
- The Greyhounds held the edge in shots in the first half, out-shooting the Crusaders 5-2 in the first half, but failed to find the back of the net.
- In the second half, the Greyhounds were the aggressors once again, as they out-shot the Crusaders 5-3.
- The Greyhounds would finally find the back of the net in the 78th minute, as a cross into the box by
Gillian Borton, found
Baylee DeSmit, who laid it off to
Ada Clare Tempert, who put it past the goalie to take a 1-0 lead.
- From there, the Greyhounds defense would manage to close out the Crusaders en route to a 1-0 win.
Key Returners and Newcomers
- The Greyhounds will return a strong core from last years team, as there will be 9 members of the team that tallied at least 10 starts last season.
- This group is led by Preseason Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year,
Paige Sim, who started all 18 games last season.
- The Greyhounds also return
Sarah Mirr,
Chloe Kuminkoski,
Alex Searing, and
Gillian Borton who all also started all 18 games last season.
- Three of the top four scorers from last years team also return in
Baylee DeSmit (4 goals, 1 assist),
Sarah Mirr (3 goals, 3 assists), and
Ada Clare Tempert (3 goals, 1 assist).
- Other notable returners for the Greyhounds are seniors
MK Barnes, Lea Kristjansdottir, and junior
Kelly Hutton.
- On top of the deep returners for the Greyhounds, they also brought in a talented freshman class, as they brought in 5 freshman to bolster their roster, and also brought in sophomore transfer
Michaela Virgin, who comes to Loyola after a year at NC State.
Where They Stand In The Patriot League
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Paige Sim currently is tied for the lead in the conference in saves (55), 3rd in saves per game (4.23), and is first in shutouts (7).
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Baylee DeSmit is second in the conference in goals (6), tied for first in points (14), tied for second in game-winning goals (3), and tied for 3rd in assists (4),
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Olivia Quaranta is tied for third in the league in assists (4).
- As a team, the Greyhounds are fifth in goals scored (15), and are 6th in the conference in total shots (112).
Scouting Bucknell
- The Bison come into the matchup with a 7-5-1 (4-1-0) record on the season, and currently sit atop the Patriot League.
- The come into the game, having won their two previous games, including a 5-1 win against Holy Cross, and a 2-0 win against Lafayette.
- Abby Gearhart currently leads the Bison and the Patriot League in goals with 6 on the season.
- Terese Deda leads the team and the Patriot League with 8 assists on the season.
- Jenna Hall has started 10 games in goal, while making 33 saves, and having a 0.95 GAA. Kaylee Donnelly has started the other 3 games, tallying 18 saves, while having a 1.14 GAA.
- The Bisons offense has been the aggressors on the season, as they have out-shot opponents on the season by a total of 185-122.
- The Bison are also the highest scoring team in the Patriot League with 19 goals.
Quick Notes Entering the Weekend
- The Bison currently sit atop the Patriot League, while the Greyhounds sit in 3rd place.
- The Greyhounds have a 13-5-9 conference record dating back to the beginning of the 2019 season.
- The Greyhounds have posted 8 shutouts this season so far, including five straight games with a shutout, before it ended against Army.
- The Greyhounds had gone over 571 minutes without allowing a goal, dating back to the Columbia game, through the late goal against Army.
- The Greyhounds have allowed just 2 goals in their 5 conference games.
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Baylee DeSmit has already surpassed her goal total from last season, while also having more assists.
- Three players earned Patriot League Player of the Week nods this year.
Sarah Mirr earned Midfielder of the Week twice, Alex Searning was named Defensive Player of the Week, and
Paige Sim was named Goalkeeper of the Week twice.
- Loyola's eight victories last season are the program's most since the 2012 team went 12-6-4 and advanced to the NCAA tournament. The Greyhounds' 18 points in Patriot League play were also their most since joining the conference.
- 15 returning players appeared in at least 10 games during the 2021 season, including seven of them that tallied over 1,000 game minutes (
Paige Sim,
Alex Searing,
Chloe Kuminkoski,
Sarah Mirr,
MK Barnes,
Gillian Borton, and
Baylee DeSmit)
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Paige Sim was named the 2021 Goalkeeper of the Year and earned 1st Team All-Conference nods, and has follwed that up as being named the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year, as well as being named to the Preseason All-Patriot League team.
Recipes for Success
- The Greyhounds have recorded a shutout in 8 of the 13 games so far this season.
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Paige Sim has recorded 6 or more saves in 5 of the 13 games this season, including a career-high 9 against Rice.
- Six different players have scored this season, and ten different players have recorded an assist.
- The Greyhounds have won 14 of the last 15 games in which they have scored two goals or more, which dates back to Sept. 6, 2018. Loyola was 4-0-0 in 2021 when scoring multiple goals during the season.
- The Greyhounds are 13-0-3 when scoring first and 10-0-1 when leading at halftime since the beginning of the 2021 season.
More on Sim
- Sim has recorded 23 wins in her career, including 22 shutouts.
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Paige Sim played 1,690 out of a possible 1,701 minutes last season, and she tallied 5+ saves in nine of her 18 appearances. She led the Patriot League in goals-against average (0.96), save percentage (.809) and shutouts (7) this fall.
- Sim was a first team All-Patriot League honoree during the 2021 season, was a thrid team All-Conference slection during the 2021 spring season and she was a second team selection following her freshman season in 2019.
- For her career, Sim is 23-14-13 with a 0.82 GAA, a .824 save percentage and 22 shutouts in 45 starts.
- Sims current ranks all-time at Loyola; in 3rd in saves (202, 95 from 2nd), 1st in save percentage (.824), 3rd in goals against average (0.82, .18 from 2nd), 2nd in wins (23, 13 away from 1st), 2nd in shutouts (22, 3 away from 1st), 3rd in goalie games played (51, 13 away from 2nd) and 3rd in goalie games started (49, 14 from 3rd), and 3rd in goalie minutes played (4,741:39 minutes, 731 from 2nd).
