Opening Draw
- Loyola will continue Patriot League play on Saturday, as they welcome the Colgate Raiders.
- This will be the 13th meeting between the two programs, with the Greyhounds holding a 12-0 edge.
in their last six meetings, the Greyhounds have eclipsed the 20-goal mark four times, while allowing double-digit goals just once.
- In four Patriot League games, the Greyhounds are averaging 14.3 goals, which includes their win over Lehigh that was called after three quarters.
- Loyola currently holds a 79-game winning streak of Patriot League opponents during the regular season, the longest streak in the country.
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Sydni Black and
Lauren Spence earned Patriot League Player of the Week nods last week. They have both now won Player of the Week twice this season.
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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 Colgate
- The Raiders come into the matchup with a 1-9 (1-2) record on the season, with their lone win coming against American on March 23.
- They are coming off a 15-13 loss to in-state rival, Cornell, on March 26.
- Through 10 games this season, Lucy Licata leads the team with 16 goals. Kait Henning is second on the team in goals, with 15.
- Kyra Lucey leads the team with 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists), while Caroline Pnazirer is tied for the team lead with 14 assists.
- In goal, Lauren Solis has started all 10 games, as she has tallied 104 saves, a .413 save percentage, and 15.18 goals against average.
- Licata has led the team from the draw circle, as she leads the team with 41 draw controls on the season.
- Through 10 games, the Raiders have scored double-digit goals just four times, but have scored 13 goals in back-to-back games.
- In their win over American, they held the Eagles to seven points, which is their lowest goals allowed on the season.
- Lauren Thompson scored a team-high 4 goals, off the bench, in the win.
- Licata added 2 goals and 7 draw controls in the win.
ILWomen Midseason All-Americans
- Three Greyhounds were named to ILWomen Midseason All-American teams.
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Chase Boyle was named First Team Midseason All-American, after her dominant start to the season, totaling 43 goals and 96 draw controls.
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Sydni Black and
Georgia Latch were both earned Third Team honors, as Black has 35 goals and 13 assists, while Latch has 31 goals and 21 assists through 10 games.
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 2nd in Division I in draw control percentage (66.2%).
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Chase Boyle has stepped up and filled
Jillian Wilson's shoes, as she as accounted for 56 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 9.6.
- 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.
