The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will continue Patriot League play on Wednesday as they host Army West Point on Saturday afternoon.
- This will be the 10th meeting between the two programs, with Army holding an 5-2-2 edge. The Black Knights have won two of the last three
Last Time Out
- The Greyhounds traveled to face the Navy Midshipmen on Wednesday night.
- Both teams only had a couple of chances in the first half as the defenses were the highlight of the first half.
- After going into half all tied up, the Greyhounds offense found their stride in the second half, as they out-shot the Midshipmen 8-4 in the second half.
- The Greyhounds momentum finally came to fruition in the 74th minute, as
Zoe Willis scored her first career goal, off of a corner kick from
Baylee DeSmit, who found
Ada Clare Tempert, who got her head on the ball that found Willis.
- From there, the Greyhounds defense held out Navy as they went on to win 1-0.
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 (50), 2nd in saves per game (5.00), and is first in shutouts (6).
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Baylee DeSmit is first in the conference in goals (5), first in points (13), first in game-winning goals (3), and tied for 4th in assists (3),
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Olivia Quaranta is tied for 2nd in the league in assists (4).
- As a team, the Greyhounds are third in goals scored (12), despite being being in 8th in shots (78).
Scouting Army
- The Black Knights come into the matchup this weekend with a 4-3-4 (2-0-0) record this sesaon.
- Dara Murray leads the team with 4 goals on the season, while Kaitlin Palaian has 3 on the season.
- Kaelan Bradley leads the team with 3 assists on the season.
- Sage Strohman has started 10 of the 11 games in net this season, tallying 30 saves, with a 1.16 GAA this season.
- Lauren Drysdale and Emma Richey were named to the Patriot League Preseason All-League Team.
- The Black Knights were also picked to finish in 5th place in the Patriot League, receiving 92 points in the poll.
- The Black Knights finished the 2021 season with a 7-9-3 (3-4-2) record, and an semi-final appearance in the Patriot League Championships.
Quick Notes Entering the Weekend
- The Greyhounds have a 12-4-8 conference record, dating back to the beginning of the 2019 season.
- The Greyhounds have posted 7 shutouts this season so far, including five straight games with a shutout.
- The Greyhounds have gone over 484 minutes since allowing thier last goal, dating back to the game against Columbia.
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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.
- 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
- Sim has recorded 22 wins in her career, with 21 of them being 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 22-13-12 with a 0.83 GAA, a .828 save percentage and 21 shutouts in 44 starts.
- Sims current ranks all-time at Loyola; in 3rd in saves (197, 99 from 2nd), 1st in save percentage (.828), 3rd in goals against average (0.83, .19 from 2nd), 2nd in wins (22, 14 away from 1st), 2nd in shutouts (21, 4 away from 1st), 4th in goalie games played (48, 1 away from 3rd) and 3rd in goalie games started (46, 15 from 3rd), and 4th in goalie minutes played (4,471:39 minutes, 261 from 3rd).
