Opening Draw
- Loyola continues Patriot League play with a weekend matchup at Lehigh.
- This will be the 21st meeting between the two programs, with Loyola holding a 16-4 record. Since joining the Patriot League, Loyola has yet to lose to Lehigh.
- Loyola currently holds a 78-game winning streak of Patriot League opponents during the regular season, the longest streak in the country.
- The Greyhounds and Mountain Hawks faced off in the Patriot League Semifinals last season at Ridley Athletic Complex, where Loyola won 19-3 to advance to the Patriot League Championship game.
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Chase Boyle earned Patriot League Player of the Week nods last week. Boyle has now won Midfielder of the Week four times this season, including four of the last five weeks.
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Jen Adams is back for her 16th season at the helm of the Greyhounds, as they have experienced two of the best years in program history of the past two years.
Scouting Lehigh
The Mountain Hawks come into the matchup with a 5-2 (1-0) record on the season, and are coming off of a 14-10 win over Georgetown on March 16.
Prior to the matchup against Georgetown, Lehigh lost 9-7 to Penn State on March 12.
The Mountain Hawks opened up Patriot League play on March 9 against American, when they won 11-9.
Olivia Memeger and Emma Eberhardt are tied for the team lead with 19 goals each this season.
Gabby Schneider leads the team in assists with 10, to go along with 15 goals.
- Cassie Marte leads the way in the draw circle, as she has 55 draw controls on the season.
- Hayley Hunt as played every minute in goal this season, as she has 75 saves, a .543 save percentage, and a 9.00 goals against average.
- Lehigh has won five of their last six games, after losing a close matchup against Delaware, 11-7, in their season opener.
- Lehigh was picked to finish fourth in the Preseason Poll.
Tewaaraton Watch List
- Four Greyhounds have been named to the Tewaaraton Watch List.
- Senior
Sydni Black, who was named to the Watch List in 2023, was named to the Preseason Watch List.
- Juniors
Lauren Spence and
Georgia Latch were also named to the Preseason Watch List, as they both were named to the Watch List in 2023.
- Junior
Chase Boyle was a named to the Watch List last week after a strong start to the season, and is her first time named to the Watch List.
Dominance From The Circle
- The Greyhounds ended the 2023 season as the No. 1 team in NCAA Division I in draw control percentage, winning 69 percent of their draws.
- Loyola has picked up where they left off in 2023 in the circle, as Loyola ranks 1st in Division I in draw control percentage (67.9%).
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Chase Boyle has stepped up and filled
Jillian Wilson's shoes, as she as accounted for nearly 60 percent of the - Greyhounds draws this season, and has more draw controls than their opponents combined this season.
- Boyle currently is fourth in Division I in draw controls per game, as she is averaging 10.29.
- Boyle set a new personal-high for draws in a single-game, when she grabbed 15 in the win over No. 25 Penn State.
- She already surpassed her total from the 2023 season (39), and currently is on pace to surpass
Jillian Wilson's mark of 198 draws last season.
- This is not uncharted territory for the Greyhounds, as they have successfully replaced their main draw control player over the past few years.
- The Greyhounds have relied on a next women up in the circle and have had success with it, in large part due to assistant coach
Dana Dobbie, who coaches the draw and is a big reason to their success.
