The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will conclude regular season play on Wednesday, as the Greyhounds will travel to face the American Eagles.
- This will be the 21st meeting between the two programs. The Greyhounds have held the series lead against the Eagles, holding an 12-4-4 record.
Quick Hits
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Baylee DeSmit currently leads the Patriot League in goals (9), points (25), second in shots (60), and is tied for first in assists (7).
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Paige Sim currently leads the Patriot League in shutouts (8), while also leading the league with an .843 GAA.
- The Greyhounds back line this season has been lock down, as they lead the Patriot League in shots allowed per game this season (7.5). 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 all but one game at home so far this season, amassing a 9-1 record at home.
- The Greyhounds have the second most wins at home this season, trailing just Texas Tech, who has ten home wins this season.
- In nine wins at home, the Greyhounds have outscored opponents 22-2, while they have out shot opponents 126-48 in those nine 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).
Conference Play
- The Greyhounds won their first four games in Patriot League play, which is their best start since joining the Patriot League in 2013. It is also their best start to conference play since 2009, where they went 9-0 in the MAAC.
- During conference play thus far, the Greyhounds have out shot opponents 105-59, including out shooting Bucknell 20-4.
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Baylee DeSmit has scored five goals in conference play, while
Delaney DeMartino and
Chloe Kuminkoski both have two goals each.
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Paige Sim and the Greyhounds defense have shutout four opponents in conference play, and have allowed just five goals so far.
- The Greyhounds currently tied for second in the Patriot League standings, with 15 points, and sit one point below Army, tied with Bucknell, one point above Boston, and two points above Lehigh.
Scouting American
- The Eagles come into the matchup with an 3-8-4 (3-4-1) record on the season, and are coming off of a 4-0 loss at Boston.
- Their three wins come against Army, Lafayette, and Navy this season.
- Brooke Steel, Lailah Stewart, and Alyssa Giroux are tied for the team lead with three goals each.
- Avery KLingensmith and Phoebe Merrigan lead the team with two assists on the season.
- In goal, Julia Kato has played every minute, registering 57 saves, an 1.73 goals against average, and an .687 save percentage.
- In the Preseason Poll, the Eagles were picked to finish in eighth place, receiving 47 points. In the current standings, the Eagles sit in sixth place with 10 points, and sit one point ahead of Lafayette and Holy Cross.
Quick Notes
- The 2023 season will be the 13th season the Greyhounds have been in the Patriot League, going 30-42-22 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 32-27-14.
- The Greyhounds have gone 60-42-18 at home since the opening of Ridley Athletic Complex.
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Paige Sim is tied for 23rd in Division I with seven shutouts this season.
- Dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season, the Greyhounds have recorded 17 shutouts in 33 games.
Recipe for Success
- The Greyhounds have recorded a shutout in eight of their ten wins so far this season.
- Nine different players have scored a goal thus far this season, with
Baylee DeSmit leading the team with nine, as
Delaney DeMartino has four goals, and
Elizabeth Gallagher,
Chloe Kuminkoski,
Alex Searing and
Olivia Quaranta each have two goals each.
- The Greyhounds have won 21 of the last 24 games in which they have scored two goals or more, which dates back to Sept. 6, 2018. Loyola is 7-0-0 when scoring multiple goals this season.
- The Greyhounds are 23-1-3 when scoring first and 17-1-1 when leading at halftime since the beginning of the 2021 season.
- Since the beginning of the 2022 season, the Greyhounds are 0-11-0 when their opponent scored first.
