Baltimore –
Chase Boyle scored five straight goals over the first and second periods for Loyola University Maryland, as the Greyhounds held Towson University scoreless in the first half, as they went on to win 16-3.
Georga Latch reached the 200-point milestone in the second quarter, as she assisted
Catie Corolla on her first goal of the game.
Boyle finished with a game-high 5 goals to go along with 2 assists.
Georgia Latch (3 goals, 1 assist) and
Sydni Black (2 goals, 2 assists) finished with four points each.
Catie Corolla finished with her second hat-trick of the season.
Lauren Spence finished with five saves and four ground balls on the afternoon, as she allowed just 2 goals on the day.
The Greyhounds (6-0 overall, 1-0 Patriot League) started the game scoring the first 14 goals, stretching into the third quarter.
Anna Ruby scored the opening goal for Loyola, thanks to an assist from
Regan Kielmeyer.
Sydni Black followed it up with a unassisted goal two minutes later, to take a 2-0 lead.
Georgia Latch scored her first of the day, unassisted, at the 8:55 mark in the first quarter.
Over the next 8 minutes of game-time,
Chase Boyle took over. Boyle scored the next five straight goals for the Greyhounds, with
Sydni Black assisting two of them, including her fifth goal, as Loyola led 8-0 in the second quarter.
Boyle assisted Latch on the next Greyhounds goal, as Latch shot it high-to-high for her second goal of the day.
Catie Corolla scored a pair of goals late in the second quarter, with her first goal coming a player-up, to extend the Loyola lead.
Latch capped off a dominant first half, as she scored on a free position shot as they went into half up 12-0.
Sydni Black scored one minute into the third quarter on a free position, for her second goal of the day. Corolla followed it up with her third of the day, as she got past her defender and shot high-to-low to take a 14-0 lead with 9:38 left in the third quarter.
Towson got on the board with 3:27 left in the third quarter, as the Tigers' (2-4 overall) Luca DeMaio scored off a assist from Hannah Delahaye.
Towson added two more goals in-a-row, before
Sofia D'Angelo scored her first goal of the season on a free-position attempt.
Olivia Blanding capped off the big day for the Greyhounds, as she scooped up the ground ball and scored on a backhand twizzler, as Loyola won 16.
Loyola controlled the draw circle on the afternoon, winning the edge 17-4.
Chase Boyle led the Greyhounds on the circle, tallying 13 draw controls on the day.
Loyola will resume Patriot League play with a rematch of the 2023 Patriot League Championship game, as they travel to face Army next Saturday at 3:00 PM.