The Matchup
- The Loyola women's lacrosse team will continue Patriot League action on Wednesday, as the Greyhounds will travel to face Bucknell.
- The Greyhounds are coming off of two ranked wins last week, while the Bison are coming off of a win over American.
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 at home at Saturday, as they hosted No. 15 Army in a crucial Patriot League matchup.
- After the Black Knights tied the game at 3-3 in the first quarter, the Greyhounds scored ten straight goals to pull ahead.
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Sydni Black and
Georgia Latch talled six points on the day, on two goals and four assists each.
Meg Hillman scored a career-high five goals, while
Jillian Wilson had three goals and two assists.
- The Greyhounds dominated throughout the second and third quarter against the Black Knights.
- Due to inclement weather, the game was called early with 8:32 remaining in the game, as the Greyhounds picked up a big win 19-5.
Series History
- Loyola leads the series 18-0, with the first matchup in the series coming in 1982, where the Greyhounds won 18-5.
- In the 18 matchups, the Bison have yet to score double-digit goals against the Greyhounds, scoring nine goals once, in the matchup in 1984. In the last five matchups, the Bison have averaged 3.0 goals per game.
Scouting Bucknell
- The Bison come into the matchup with an 6-7 (2-4) record on the season.
- They are coming off of a win over American on Saturday. In the win, Allie Boyce scored 10 goals on just 10 shots. Boyce currently ranks first in the country in shot percentage.
- The Bison's other Patriot League win came against Lafayette on March 25.
- Allie Boyce leads the team with 43 goals, with Emily Baird is second with 21 goals.
- Taylor McClain is the lone Bison with double-digit assists, as she has 30 assists on the season.
- Ella Payer leads the team with 74 draw controls on the season, and has been named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
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 71.0% 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 second in the country in goals allowed average, allowing just 7.29 goals per game.
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Lauren Spence ranks second in the country in goals against average, and eighth 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 8.5 assists per game, which is good for fourth in the country.
Nationally Ranked
- Following the two ranked wins against Princeton and Army, the Greyhounds are ranked 10th in the ILWomen/IWLCA coaches poll and 9th in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll.
- Bucknell is not ranked in either poll.
- The Greyhounds schedule has eight teams ranked in this week's polls. Syracuse (1st), Florida (8th), Penn State (14th), Penn (15th), Army (16th), Johns Hopkins (22nd), Navy (23rd), and Princeton (24th).
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 twice during the 2023 season.
- 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 has now won Midfielder of the Week for three-straight weeks..
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.
