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NCAA Championships
• The Greyhounds are playing as the NCAA Tournament's No. 6 seed. In the IWLCA Coaches Poll, the Greyhounds are ranked fifth and James Madison is 10th.
• Loyola earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after capturing its sixth Patriot League Championships and third-straight.
• The conference title is the eighth for Loyola under head coach Jen Adams as it also won back-to-back BIG EAST titles in 2011 and 2012.
• This is the Greyhounds' 10th NCAA Tournament appearance under Adams and their 23rd appearance overall.
• Loyola used a 17-5 win over Mount St. Mary's to advance to the second round, while James Madison defeated UConn, 14-7, in the first round.
Loyola Greyhounds (19-1, 9-0 Patriot League)
• Loyola's 19 wins this season is a school record, as it bettered its previous bests of 17-5 in 2015, 17-3 in 2011 and 17-2 in 2003.
• The Greyhounds bring a 10-game win streak into the game and have won their last 19-straight games at Ridley Athletic Complex.
• Loyola has held its last 10 opponents to single digits in goals, while it has scored at least 15 goals in all but one of those games.
• Livy Rosenzweig has put together her third 100-plus point season, as she leads the team and is tied for fifth nationally with 103 points.
• Georgia Latch is second on the team with 67 points, while Sam Fiedler is close behind with 66 points on 35 goals and 31 assists.
• Latch is the third-ranked freshman in the NCAA with 33 assists.
• Jillian Wilson and Elli Kluegel have also reached the 50-point mark this season, with Wilson contributing 45 goals and 11 assists for 56 points, and Kluegel scoring 42 goals and assisting eight more for 50 points.
• Wilson and Rosenzweig became the first pair of teammates to win 100 draw controls in the same season as Wilson ranks third in Loyola's single-season top-10 with 120 and Rosenzweig is sixth with 103.
• Rosenzweig needs five draw controls to break Loyola's career record.
• In goal, Kaitlyn Larsson ranks second in the NCAA with a 7.66 goals-against average, while her .498 save percentage ranks 12th nationally.
James Madison Dukes (14-4, 6-0 CAA)
• James Madison is led by Isabella Peterson's 70 goals and 85 points, while Kacey Knobloch's 37 goals and 58 points is second on the team.
• Peterson and Rachel Matey lead the way on the draw, winning 97 and 93, respectively.
• Mairead Durkin leads the defense with 44 ground balls and 50 caused turnovers, while Molly Dougherty has posted a 9.56 goals-against average in goal and a .478 save percentage.
Series History with James Madison
• Loyola and James Madison are former conference rivals, as they were both members of the South Atlantic Lacrosse Conference (SALC) from 1987-91 and the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) from 1992-2002.
• The Greyhounds hold a 24-19 advantage in the all-time series, but have lost the last four meetings, including three-straight one-goal losses in the last three meetings from 2013-15.
Up Next
• The winner will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals and face the winner of the No. 3 seed Boston College vs. Denver second-round game. The quarterfinal round will take place on Thursday.