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Men's Soccer Heads up to Lafayette for Weekend Patriot League Matchup

Match Information
Opponent at Lafayette Leopards
Date Saturday, October 26, 2024
Time 1:00 p.m.
Location Easton, PA | Mike Bourger '44 Field at Oaks Stadium
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The Matchup
  • The Greyhounds will continue conference play on Saturday afternoon as Loyola will travel to face the Lafayette Leopards.  
  • This will be the 16th matchup betwen the two programs, as Loyola hold the series edge 8-4-3. Lafayette has the edge over the last five games, posting a 2-1-2 record. The teams played off twice last season, with Loyola winning the regular season matchup, and Lafayette winning in the Patriot League Semifinals. 

Quick Hits
  • The Greyhounds started Patriot League play as they entered the season as the Preseason favorites. Loyola earned 12 first place votes and a total of 150 points in the poll. The Greyhounds are 2-1-2 in their last five Patriot League home openers (excluding the 2020 season).  
  • In the Preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll, Clemson (#1), Marshall (#8), Hofstra (#17), and Syracuse (#25) were all ranked in the poll. Loyola will be on the road for Clemson, Marshall and Syracuse, while they will host Hofstra at home on September 24. 
  • Steve Nichols enters his 11th season at the helm for the Greyhounds, and has amassed a record of 76-67-37 (48-26-15) during his tenure. 

Last Time Out
  • Out of the gate, the Greyhounds scored early, as Jake Sweeney scored the opening goal once again, as he nettted the goal in the 16th minute. 
  • Coming out of halftime, Lehigh scored the game-tying goal in the 52nd minute as teams were tied 1-1. 
  • Loyola went on to score a pair of goals over a five minute period, as Jordy Luchies scored on a goal from just inside the half field line. Loyola followed it up with a goal from Caden Stafford, as a ball into the box from Sean McEvoy was headed by Oscar Halls, as Stafford tapped it in. 
  • Tyler Halls capped off a big day, scoring his first career goal in the 85th minute. 

Season at A Glance
  • The Greyhounds have had 10 different players score a goal on the season and 11 different players record an assist on the season. 
  • Caden Stafford and Jake Sweeney are the lone Greyhounds with multiple goals on the season. 
  • Chris Ogor, Pat Kakayira, and Charlie Herley lead the team with three assists each, while Stafford, McEvoy, and Luchies each have two assists on the season. 
  • Dylan Van der Walt has played all but 15 minutes in goal for the Greyhounds.

Scouting Lafayette
  • The Leopards come into the matchup with a 7-5-3 (2-3-1) overall, and are coming off of a 4-2 win over Stony Brook on Tuesday. 
  • Lafayette lost their last Patriot League game to American, 1-0, on October 19. 
  • On the season, Roy Biegon leads the team with 6 goals on the season, which leads the Patriot League this season. 
  • Beaux Lizewski leads the team with four assists on the season, while Lawrence Aydlett has three assists. 
  • In goal, Grifin Huff has started in 10 games, tallying a .767 save percentage, 33 saves, and a 1.00 goals against average. Eric Axtman has started in five games this season, tallying a .654 save percentage, 17 saves, and a 1.80 goals against average. 
  • The Leopards have gone 3-3-3 on the road this season, including going 1-2-1 on the road in Patriot League play.    

Quick Notes 
  • The Greyhounds are 49-14-13 in the Patriot League since the beginning of the 2016 season. 
  • In 2022, the Greyhounds set a program-high with 8 ties on the season.
  • The Greyhounds are 18-1-2 since the beginning of the 2021 season when scoring multiple goals. They are also 17-1 when leading at halftime and 16-4-13 when they out shoot opponents since the beginning of 2021. 
  • When holding opponnets to one goal this season, the Greyhounds are 3-0-1. 
  • When scoring first on the season, Loyola is 4-2-1 on the season, while they have gone 3-1 in the month of October. 
  • Dylan Van der Walt recorded a career-best nine saves against St. John's.  

Non-Conference Play
  • Over the past five seasons (excluding the 2020 season), the Greyhounds are 13-19-16 in non-conference play. 
  • Loyola has played all of their non-conference foes at least once before, and will face a familiar foe Iona, whom the Greyhounds were in the MAAC with prior to joining the Patriot League. 
  • During the 2023 season, the Greyhounds went 1-1-6 in non-conference play. Of their six ties, two came against ACC foes (North Carolina, Virginia Tech) and one came against then-No. 4 West Virginia, who reached the final four last season. 

Offensive Momentum
  • After a slow start to the season offensively, the Greyhounds have began to find success on the offensive end over the past few games.
  • Over their past seven games, the Greyhounds have scored two goals in five of those games. 
  • Caden Stafford has come up big for Loyola, recording four goals and two assists during the stretch, with two goals coming against Navy, and two assists coming against Holy Cross. 
  • Outside of Stafford, it has been a balanced effort, with seven other goal scorers during that period, as well as six different players recording an assist. 
  • In four of the last seven games, the Greyhounds have also out shot their opponents, out shooting their opponent 69-55 over the last six games. 
  • Last season, the Greyhounds ranked third in the Patriot League in shots per game, while this season they rank sixth. 
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Players Mentioned

Charlie Herley

#28 Charlie Herley

Forward
5' 11"
Junior
Pat Kakayira

#2 Pat Kakayira

Defender
5' 8"
Junior
Jordy Luchies

#4 Jordy Luchies

Defender
6' 0"
Senior
Sean McEvoy

#6 Sean McEvoy

Midfielder
5' 11"
Junior
Chris Ogor

#14 Chris Ogor

Defender
6' 0"
Sophomore
Caden Stafford

#10 Caden Stafford

Forward
6' 0"
Junior
Jake Sweeney

#11 Jake Sweeney

Forward
5' 11"
Senior
Dylan Van der Walt

#1 Dylan Van der Walt

Goalkeeper
6' 4"
Junior
Oscar Halls

#22 Oscar Halls

Defense
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charlie Herley

#28 Charlie Herley

5' 11"
Junior
Forward
Pat Kakayira

#2 Pat Kakayira

5' 8"
Junior
Defender
Jordy Luchies

#4 Jordy Luchies

6' 0"
Senior
Defender
Sean McEvoy

#6 Sean McEvoy

5' 11"
Junior
Midfielder
Chris Ogor

#14 Chris Ogor

6' 0"
Sophomore
Defender
Caden Stafford

#10 Caden Stafford

6' 0"
Junior
Forward
Jake Sweeney

#11 Jake Sweeney

5' 11"
Senior
Forward
Dylan Van der Walt

#1 Dylan Van der Walt

6' 4"
Junior
Goalkeeper
Oscar Halls

#22 Oscar Halls

6' 2"
Freshman
Defense