The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will continue conference play on Wednesday evening, as the Greyhounds will host the Bucknell Bison.
- This will be the 15th meeting between the two programs. The Bison hold the all-time edge, but teams have been even over their last five games.
Quick Hits
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Baylee DeSmit currently leads the Patriot League in goals (7) and points (20), and is tied for first in assists (6).
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Paige Sim currently leads the Patriot League in shutouts (7), while also leading the league with an .890 GAA.
- The Greyhounds back line this season has been lock down, as they lead the Patriot League in shots allowed per game this season (7.9). They are the only Patriot League team to currently allow less than 10 shots per game and less than a goal allowed per game.
- The Greyhounds seven game winning streak came to an end, which was their longest since 2009.
Greyhounds at Home
- The Greyhounds have won every game at home so far this season, amassing a 8-0 record at home.
- The Greyhounds are tied with Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Northern Iowa for the most wins at home without a loss or draw. The Greyhounds are also just one of just 15 teams to have won every game at home (no losses or draws).
- In eight wins at home, the Greyhounds have outscored opponents 19-2, while they have out shot opponents 111-41 in those eight games.
- This is the best start at home the Greyhounds have had since the 2005 season, where the Greyhounds finished 9-0 at home. Since 1992, the Greyhounds have had just three total undefeated seasons at home. Other than 2005, the Greyhounds finished undefeated at home in 1999 (5-0) and in 1996 (11-0-1).
During the Winning Streak
- During the Greyhounds seven game winning streak,
Baylee DeSmit has been the leading force, scoring five goals and five assists in her last seven games.
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Delaney DeMartino has scored four goals, while
Chloe Kuminkoski and
Olivia Quaranta have both scored multiple goals, as DeMartino has three goals and Quaranta two goals in their last six games.
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Kelly Hutton and
Elizabeth Gallagher both have three assists in the last seven games, only behind DeSmit.
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Paige Sim has five shutouts in the last seven games, tallying 15 saves for a .882 save percentage. She also had a 0.29 goals against average in the last seven games.
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Zoe Willis and Alex Searning lead the team in minutes, as the duo have led the Greyhounds back line. The duo has combined to play all but 69 minutes over the last seven games.
Scouting Bucknell
- The Bison come into the matchup with an 7-3-3 (2-1-2) record on the season, and are coming off of a 2-0 win over Navy at home on Friday.
- Both Bucknell and Loyola suffered losses at Army West Point during Patriot League play.
- Henna Andican leads the Bison with five goals on the season, while Teresa Deda, the Patriot League Preseason Midfielder of the Year, has four goals on the year.
- Deda also leads the Bison with five assists on the season, while Andican and Meghan White both have four assists on the season.
- In goal, Jenna Hall has played every minute in goal for the Bison, compiling 74 saves on the season and an 1.15 goals against average.
- The Bison were picked as the Preseason favorites, receiving 145 votes and 7 first place votes.
Quick Notes
- The 2023 season will be the 13th season the Greyhounds have been in the Patriot League, going 29-40-22 during that span, reaching the Patriot League Championships in four straight seasons, which includes two trips to the Patriot League Semifinals.
- This is Head Coach
Joe Mallia's second stint at the helm with the Greyhounds. During his first stint, Mallia went 87-45-9 (54-4-5, MAAC), Winning the MAAC Regular-Season Championship four times, and the MAAC Tournament Championship three times.
- In his four season's back at the helm, Mallia has gone 31-25-14.
- The Greyhounds have gone 59-41-18 at home since the opening of Ridley Athletic Complex.
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Paige Sim is tied for 14th in Division I with seven shutouts this season.
- Dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season, the Greyhounds have recorded 16 shutouts in 29 games.
Recipe for Success
- The Greyhounds are the only team in the Patriot League that has won every game at home this season, posting a 8-0 record.
- The Greyhounds have recorded a shutout in seven of their nine wins so far this season.
- Nine different players have scored a goal thus far this season, with
Baylee DeSmit leading the team with seven, as
Delaney DeMartino has four goals, and
Elizabeth Gallagher,
Chloe Kuminkoski and
Olivia Quaranta each have two goals each.
- The Greyhounds have won 20 of the last 23 games in which they have scored two goals or more, which dates back to Sept. 6, 2018. Loyola is 6-0-0 when scoring multiple goals this season.
- The Greyhounds are 22-1-3 when scoring first and 16-1-1 when leading at halftime since the beginning of the 2021 season.
- Since the beginning of the 2022 season, the Greyhounds are 0-9-0 when their opponent scored first.
More on Sim
- Sim has recorded 32 wins in her career, including 30 shutouts.
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Paige Sim has played 1,010 minutes out of a possible 1,080 minutes so far this season, and tallied her season-high of six saves in the season opener against Dayton.
- She was tied for second in the Patriot League in shutouts and fourth in saves per game during the 2022 season.
- Sim was a first team All-Patriot League honoree during the 2021 season, was a third team All-Conference selection during the 2021 spring season and she was a second team selection following her freshman season in 2019.
- She currently sits tied for the Loyola career shutouts record that was set by Erin Gilroy (1994-97), who had 30 in her career. She is also one shutouts away from tying the Patriot League shutout record, that was set by Army's Alex Lostetter (2007-10) and Colgate's Kelly Tyrell (1996-99), as both had 31 in their career.
- Sims current ranks all-time at Loyola;
Shutouts: 30 (T-1st)
Goalie Games Played: 68 (2nd)
Goalie Games Started: 66 (2nd)
Saves: 245 (5th)
Save Percentage: .793 (T-7th)
Goals Against Average: 0.93 (5th)
