Note: The Loyola-Towson men's lacrosse game has been moved one day earlier and will now be played on Tuesday, February 27.
BALTIMORE – Ridley Athletic Complex will be the site of 16 college lacrosse games this season with both the Loyola University Maryland men's and women's lacrosse teams hosting eight regular-season contests at the venue starting in February.
The men's team gets things underway with a home game on February 3, hosting Georgetown to open the regular-season.
A week later, another highly-ranked team will visit when Florida comes to Baltimore for its annual game against the Loyola women.
In all, the Greyhounds will combine to play 11 teams (Women: Florida, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Army West Point, Syracuse, Penn; Men: Georgetown, Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Army West Point) that reached the NCAA Championships last year.
Schedules are subject to change, and the most up-to-date information can be found on
loyolagreyhounds.com.
After opening against the Gators, Loyola's women will have their earliest-ever start to Patriot League play when they head to Washington, D.C., on February 16 for a game at American. The Greyhounds then step out of conference play for the next month, starting with a trip to nearby Johns Hopkins on February 21.
The women's team returns to Ridley Athletic Complex for a March 2 game against Penn State, and they make another quick trip to the Nation's Capital for a game at Georgetown on March 6.
A string of three games in eight days wraps up for the Greyhounds on March 9 against Towson, a home game at Ridley.
Loyola then resumes Patriot League action on March 16 with a game against Army West Point. The Greyhounds play Navy in Annapolis, Maryland, on March 20 before heading on the road to face Lehigh March 23.
The Greyhounds head north on March 27 for a game at 2023 NCAA Semifinalist Syracuse. Two-straight Patriot League games come up next when Loyola hosts Colgate on March 30 and travels to Lafayette on April 6.
Loyola plays a pair of Ivy League opponents on consecutive Wednesdays, hosting Princeton on April 10 and going to Philadelphia for a game at Penn on April 17. Those contests sandwich a conference home game versus Boston University on April 13.
Conference games at Holy Cross and at home versus Bucknell on April 20 and 25 finish the regular-season for the women's team. The Patriot League Championships start on April 28 and wrap up with a title game on May 4.
Loyola's men open the year with three teams that all reached the NCAA Championships last year, starting with the Hoyas. Following that game, the Greyhounds will play a pair of teams that they beat at Ridley Athletic Complex last season. This year, however, they will face Maryland and Johns Hopkins on the road on February 10 and 17.
The Greyhounds host a pair of games on February 24 and 27 with Rutgers and Towson coming to Ridley.
Patriot League games start on March 2 with a trip to Upstate New York where the men's team will play at Colgate.
Loyola then returns to Ridley for its final non-conference game of the regular-season against 2023 NCAA Finalist Duke on March 9.
The Greyhounds dip back into conference play on March 16 when they host Boston University, a team Loyola knocked off on its home field in the 2023 Patriot League Championships.
Loyola then travels to Lafayette for a March 23 game at Lafayette.
The Greyhounds welcome a pair of conference opponents to Ridley Athletic Complex for their next two games. Lehigh will play at Ridley on March 29, and Bucknell comes to Baltimore on April 6.
Two Patriot League games take Loyola away from home over the next two weeks as it heads to Holy Cross on April 13 and to nearby Navy on April 19.
The regular-season closes for Loyola on April 26 with a Friday night game against Army West Point at Ridley Athletic Complex. The Patriot League Championships commence on April 30 and go through the title game on May 5.
