The Matchup
- The Greyhounds will continue conference play on Saturday, as the Greyhounds will host the Colgate Raiders.
- This will be the 12th meeting between the two programs. The Raiders hold the series edge, but the Greyhounds have won the last three games.
Quick Hits
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Baylee DeSmit currently leads the Patriot League in goals (6) and points (18), and is tied for first in assists (6).
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Paige Sim currently leads the Patriot League in shutouts (6), while also sitting in second with an .867 GAA.
- The Greyhounds back line this season has been lock down, as they lead the Patriot League in shots allowed per game this season (7.3). They are the only Patriot League team to currently allow less than 10 shots per game.
- The Greyhounds are currently on a six game winning streak, their longest since 2009.
Greyhounds at Home
- The Greyhounds have won every game at home so far this season, ammassing a 7-0 record at home.
- The Greyhounds are tied with Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa for the most wins at home without a loss or draw. The Greyhounds are also just one of just 25 teams to have won every game at home (no losses or draws).
- In their seven wins at home, the Greyhounds have outscored opponents 15-2, while they have out shot opponents 100-33 in those seven 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 six game winning streak,
Baylee DeSmit has been the leading force, scoring four goals and five assists in her last six games.
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Delaney DeMartino 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 is second on the team with three assists in the last six games, only behind DeSmit.
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Paige Sim has four shutouts in the last six games, tallying 13 saves for a .867 save percentage. She also had a 0.33 goals against average in the last six 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 54 minutes over the last six games.
- In total, the Greyhounds have out scored opponents 12-2 over the last six games, and out shot opponents 86-38.
Scouting Colgate
- The Raiders come into the matchup with an 2-8-2 (1-1-1) record on the season, with their two wins coming against Canisius and Navy. They also recorded a draw against Preseason favorites, Bucknell.
- Ari Bezanson leads the team with four goals on the season, as Cara Schmidlein and Ally Giovino lead the team with two assists each.
- Alli Popham has started in all 12 games this season, tallying 34 saves on the season, whith a 1.55 goals against average.
- In the Patriot League Preseason Poll, the Raiders were picked to finish in seventh place, one place behind the Greyhounds, as they received 56 points in the poll.
- The Raiders are coming off of a 2022 season where they finished with a 3-10-4 record.
Quick Notes
- The 2023 season will be the 13th season the Greyhounds have been in the Patriot League, going 28-39-22 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 30-24-14.
- The Greyhounds have gone 58-41-18 at home since the opening of Ridley Athletic Complex.
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Paige Sim is tied for 10th in Division I with six shutouts this season.
- Dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season, the Greyhounds have recorded 15 shutouts in 28 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 7-0 record.
- The Greyhounds have recorded a shutout in six of their eight wins so far this season.
- Eight different players have scored a goal thus far this season, with
Baylee DeSmit leading the team with six, as
Delaney DeMartino has three goals, and
Elizabeth Gallagher, and
Olivia Quaranta each have two goals each.
- The Greyhounds have won 19 of the last 22 games in which they have scored two goals or more, which dates back to Sept. 6, 2018. Loyola is 5-0-0 when scoring multiple goals this season.
- The Greyhounds are 21-1-3 when scoring first and 15-1-1 when leading at halftime since the beginning of the 2021 season.
- Since the beginning of the 2022 season, the Greyhounds are 0-8-0 when their opponent scored first.
More on Sim
- Sim has recorded 31 wins in her career, including 29 shutouts.
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Paige Sim has played 831 minutes out of a possible 900 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 one shutout away from tying the Loyola career shutouts record that was set by Erin Gilroy (1994-97), who had 30 in her career. She is also two 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.
- Sim's current ranks all-time at Loyola;
Shutouts: 29 (2nd)
Goalie Games Played: 66 (2nd)
Goalie Games Started: 64 (2nd)
Saves: 239 (5th)
Save Percentage: .791 (T-7th)
Goals Against Average: 0.94 (5th)
Saves per Game: 3.67 (8th)
