The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will begin Patriot League play on Saturday as they travel to face Colgate.
- This will be the 11th meeting between the two programs, with Colgate holding an 6-3-1 edge. The Greyhounds have won the last two meeting dating back to the 2020 spring season.
Last Time Out
- The Greyhounds hosted the No. 24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Sunday afternoon.
- Both teams had good chances in the first half, but neither could find the back of the net.
- Both teams had several chances in the second half as well, but once again, they could not find the back of the net, as it finished as a 0-0 tie.
- This is the Greyhounds first win or tie against an ranked opponent since the 2007 season, when they beat a No. 24 Wake Forest team 2-1.
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 leads the conference in saves (40), saves per game (5.00), and is first in shutouts (4).
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Baylee DeSmit is tied for first in the conference in goals (4), first in points (10), tied for first in game-winning goals (2), and tied for 5th in assists (2),
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Olivia Quaranta is tied for the lead in assists (3).
- As a team, the Greyhounds are third in goals scored (10), despite being being in 8th in shots (42).
Scouting Colgate
- The Raiders have an 0-4-2 record coming into the matchup.
- Their ties have come against Iona and Canisius (2-2 and 0-0).
- The Raiders will play Villanova on Wednesday September 14th before hosting the Greyhounds on Saturday.
- Colgate has just 4 goals on the season, two from Ally Giovino, and one from Ari Bezanson and Maddie Cappillo.
- The Raiders have had two goals start three games this year; Emma Hickey and Grace Poncsak. Hickey has 6 saves on the season and a 1.5 GAA, while Poncsak has 17 saves and a 1.75 GAA.
- Colgate was picked to finish in 7th place in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, receiving 71 votes.
- The Raiders posed a 7-8-2 (3-4-2) record in 2021.
Quick Notes Entering the Weekend
- The Greyhounds have a 10-4-8 conference record, dating back to the beginning of the 2019 season.
- The Greyhounds have posted 5 shutouts this season so far, including three straight games with a shutout.
- The Greyhounds have gone over 304 minutes since allowing thier last goal, dating back to the game against Columbia.
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Baylee DeSmit has already matched her goal total from last season, while already 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.
- 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 5 of the 8 games so far this season, despite being outshot in 6 of the 8 games.
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Paige Sim has recorded 6 or more saves in 4 of the 8 games this season, including a career-high 9 against Rice.
- Four different players have scored this season, and six 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 11-0-2 when scoring first and 9-0-1 when leading at halftime since the beginning of the 2021 season.
More on Sim
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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 17-10-10 with a 0.73 GAA, a .835 save percentage and 15 shutouts in 37 starts.
- Sims current ranks all-time at Loyola; in 3rd in saves (187, 109 from 2nd), 1st in save percentage (.820), 3rd in goals against average (0.86, .22 from 2nd), tied for 3rd in wins (20, 1 away from 2nd), 2nd in shutouts (19, 6 away from 1st), 4th in goalie games played (46, 3 away from 3rd) and 3rd in goalie games started (44, 17 from 3rd), and 4th in goalie minutes played (4,291:39 minutes, 441 from 3rd).
