The Matchup
- The Loyola women's lacrosse team will host the No. 15 Army Black Knights on Saturday afternoon in a Patriot League matchup.
- The Greyhounds are coming off of a big win over No. 22 Princeton, as the Greyhounds won 20-10 to move to 3-2 in ranked games this season.
- In their matchup last season, the Greyhounds won 16-7 in West Point. .
Quick Hits
- The Greyhounds return seven of their top 10 scorers from the 2022 season, led by four players who scored 25 or more goals:
Jillian Wilson (48),
Sydni Black (39),
Georgia Latch (38), and
Chase Boyle (25).
- Latch also finished second on the team in 2022 with 38 assists, good for second most by a freshman in program history.
- Following the win against American, Head Coach
Jen Adams became the all-time wins leader at Loyola, tallying her 198th career win. With the win over Colgate, Adams reached 200 career wins as the head coach at Loyola.
- Adams become the 19th active Division I head coach with 200 career wins.
Last Time Out
- Loyola Maryland was back on the road on Wednesday, as they faced off against No. 22 Princeton.
- The Greyhounds offense started the game hot once again, as the Greyhounds scored seven goals in the first quarter.
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Anna Ruby,
Sydni Black, and
Chase Boyle all had two goals in the first quarter.
- Boyle tied a career-high with five goals on the night, while
Emily Wills had a career-high four goals on the night, as she totaled seven points.
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Jillian Wilson had a season-high with three assists on the night to go along with two goals.
- The Greyhounds controlled the possession battle as they won 21-11 in draw controls. Wilson tied a career-high 14 draw controls in the win.
Series History
- Loyola leads the series 5-0, with the first matchup in the series coming in 2014, the first year Loyola was in the Patriot League.
- In the five matchups between the two programs, the Greyhounds have averaged 18 goals per game, while the Black Knights are averaging just 6.8 goals per game.
Scouting Army
- The Black Knights come into the game with an 12-1 (6-0) record on the season.
- The Black Knights first lost of the season came against No. 13 Yale on April 4, where they lost 14-13.
- The Black Knights are coming off of a 15-7 win over Bucknell on Saturday April 8.
- Freshman Brigid Duffy leads the team with 47 goals on the season and 65 points.
- Julia Franzoni has 29 goals, while Kathleen Sullivan and Julia Gorajek have 26 goals each.
- Sullivan leads the team with 38 assists, while Duffy is second with 18 assists.
- Lacey Bartholomay has started in goal in all 13 games this season, tallying 91 saves and an 10.88 GAA.
Where We Rank in the Country
- The Greyhounds have dominated the possession this season, in big part to their draw control, which ranks first in the country, as the Greyhounds win 71.4% of their draw controls. In big part to
Jillian Wilson, who ranks third in the country in draw controls per game.
- The Greyhounds defense has also been dominant, as they are third in the country in goals allowed average, allowing just 7.46 goals per game.
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Lauren Spence ranks second in the country in goals against average, and 11th in the country in save percentage in goal.
- The Greyhounds are also one of the best passing teams in the country, as they are averaging 8.3 assists per game, which is good for fifth in the country.
Nationally Ranked
- Following the win to against Colgate, the Greyhounds are ranked 11th in the ILWomen/IWLCA coaches poll and 12th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
- Army is ranked No. 15 in the IWLCA coaches poll.
- The Greyhounds schedule has eight teams ranked in this week's polls. Syracuse (1st), Florida (9th), Army (15th), Penn (17th), Penn State (18th), Princeton (22nd), Navy (23rd), and Johns Hopkins (25th).
Patriot League Players of the Week
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Jillian Wilson was named the Patriot League Midfielder of the Week following the Greyhounds win over Johns Hopkins.
- Wilson scored three goals while also adding an assist. She added five draw controls in the game as the Greyhounds won 12-10.
- Following her career-day against Towson,
Sydni Black was named Patriot League Attacker of the Week.
- Black scored a career-high five goals and had a high of seven points in the Greyhounds 16-5 win over the Tigers.
- Black also won Attacker of the Week for the following week, after she put up another career week.
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Lauren Spence was named Goalkeeper of the Week following the wins over Penn and Penn State for compiling 20 saves over the week.
- Following the Greyhounds games against Syracuse and Lehigh,
Katie Detwiler was named Patriot League defensive player of the week for a record-tying 12th time.
- Following the wins over American and Holy Cross,
Jillian Wilson and
Georgia Latch were named Players of the Week.
- Wilson followed up her performance with another Midfielder of the Week following the win over Colgate.
Latch, Wilson, and Detwiler Earn Preseason PL Awards
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Georgia Latch was named the Patriot League Preseason Attacker of the Year by conference coaches.
- The sophomore out of Austrailia is coming off of one of the best freshmen seasons in program history, as she was second on the team with 76 points, as tallied 38 goals and 38 assists.
- Graduate student
Jillian Wilson was named the Patriot League Preseason Midfielder of the Year.
- Wilson is the reigning Patriot League Midfielder of the Year after tallying a career best 48 goals and the second most draw controls in a season in program history (133).
- Graduate student
Katie Detwiler was named the Patriot League Preseason Defender of the Year.
- Detwiler is the two-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year in the Patriot League. She tallied a career-high 20 caused turnovers and 53 draw controls in 2022, as she led the Greyhounds stellar defense.
Mid-Season All-Americans
- ILWomen released their Mid-Season All-Americans, and five Greyhounds were named.
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Jillian Wilson was named first team All-American, while
Katie Detwiler was named second team All-American.
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Sydni Black,
Georgia Latch, and
Lauren Spence were all named honorable mention All-American.
