The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will continue Patriot League play on Wednesday as they travel to face Navy.
- This will be the 18th meeting between the two programs, with Navy holding an 11-3-4 edge. The Midshipmen have won the last four meeting dating back to the 2019 Patiot League Championships.
Last Time Out
- The Greyhounds traveled to face the Colgate Raiders in their conference opener on Saturday afternoon.
- Both teams had their fair share of chances in the first half, as the Greyhounds out-shot the Raiders 9-8 in the first half, but neither team could convert on any shot.
- Once again in the second half, both teams had opportunities to score, but both defenses were up to the task.
-That is until
Olivia Quaranta played a ball to
Chloe Kuminkoski, who then crossed the ball into the box, that found
Baylee DeSmit who headed the ball in to take a 1-0 lead in the 89th minute, as the Greyhounds won their Patriot League opener.
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 (47), saves per game (5.22), and is first in shutouts (5).
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Baylee DeSmit is first in the conference in goals (5), first in points (12), first in game-winning goals (3), and tied for 7th in assists (2),
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Olivia Quaranta is second in the league in assists (4).
- As a team, the Greyhounds are tied for third in goals scored (11), despite being being in 8th in shots (66).
Scouting Navy
- The Midshipmen come into the matchup with a 4-2-3 (1-0-0) record.
- They come into the matchup after winning their conference opener 4-0 over Bucknell.
- Jenna Daunt, Olivia Foster, and Ashley Yi are tied for the team lead with 2 goals each.
- Amanda Graziano currently leads the conference in assists as she has talled 5 assists on the season.
- Mattie Gallagher has started 8 games in goal for the Midshipmen, and has tallied 39 saves on the season, and has a 0.63 GAA.
- 12 seperate players have scored at least one goal this season so far for the Midshipmen.
- Alexa Riddle and Katie Herrmann were named to the Patriot League Preseason All-Conference team.
- Navy was alo picked to finish in first in the Preaseason Poll, receiving 145 points, and 7 first-place votes.
Quick Notes Entering the Weekend
- The Greyhounds have a 11-4-8 conference record, dating back to the beginning of the 2019 season.
- The Greyhounds have posted 6 shutouts this season so far, including four straight games with a shutout.
- The Greyhounds have gone over 394 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 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.
- 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 6 of the 9 games so far this season, despite being outshot in 6 of the 9 games.
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Paige Sim has recorded 6 or more saves in 5 of the 9 games this season, including a career-high 9 against Rice.
- Four different players have scored this season, and seven 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 12-0-2 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 21-13-12 with a 0.84 GAA, a .826 save percentage and 20 shutouts in 44 starts.
- Sims current ranks all-time at Loyola; in 3rd in saves (194, 102 from 2nd), 1st in save percentage (.826), 3rd in goals against average (0.84, .20 from 2nd), tied for 2nd in wins (21, 15 away from 1st), 2nd in shutouts (20, 5 away from 1st), 4th in goalie games played (47, 2 away from 3rd) and 3rd in goalie games started (45, 16 from 3rd), and 4th in goalie minutes played (4,381:39 minutes, 351 from 3rd).
