Men's Soccer Hosts Army in Friday's Regular-Season Home Finale

Match Information
Opponent	Army West Point Black Knights
Date	Friday, October 31, 2025
Time	6:00 p.m.
Location	Baltimore, Md. \| Ridley Athletic Complex
Tickets	Free Admission
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Game Notes	Loyola Men's Soccer Game Notes (PDF)

The Matchup

The Greyhounds return to Ridley on Friday evening to host Army in their regular-season home finale.
Loyola holds the edge in the series 5-4-3, including 2-1-2 over the last five games.
The teams battled to a 2-2 draw last season in West Point. Loyola has won each of the last five matchups in Baltimore, with Army's last win at Ridley coming in 2015.
Entering Friday, Army sits as the potential fifth seed, while Loyola is the seventh spot, for the Patriot League Championships.

Quick Hits

The Greyhounds entered the season picked to finish in fourth place in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, earning 54 points in the poll.
Loyola finished the 2024 season in sixth place in the Patriot League, losing to American in penalty kicks 5-4, in the Patriot League Quarterfinals.
Graduate defender Jordy Luchies was named to the Patriot League Preseason All-League Team for the Greyhounds.
Steve Nichols is in his 12th season at the helm for the Greyhounds, and has amassed a record of 79-77-42 (50-31-18) during his tenure.

Scouting Army

The Black Knights come into the matchup with a 5-5-5 (3-3-1) record on the season, coming off of a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Saturday.
Army has gone 2-2-1 over its last five games, with wins over Navy (4-0) and Lafayette (2-0).
Army ranks fourth in goals scored (21) and fifth in goals allowed (18) in the Patriot League this year.
Jubril Bamgbala leads the team with five goals on the season. Nicholas Berardi and Jack Meyer are tied for the team lead with four assists this season.
Michael Guiry has started in 11 games in goal this season, tallying a .804 save percentage, 45 saves, and a 1.00 GAA.
With two games remaining, Army sits in fifth place in the Patriot League, one point behind Bucknell who sits in fourth place.
Army was picked to finish in ninth place in the Patriot League in the Preseason Coaches Poll entering the season.

Quick Notes

The Greyhounds are 51-19-16 in the Patriot League since the beginning of the 2016 season.
In 2022, the Greyhounds set a program-high with eight ties on the season.
The Greyhounds are 19-1-4 since the beginning of the 2021 season when scoring multiple goals. They are also 19-1-2 when leading at halftime and 18-6-14 when they out shoot opponents since the beginning of 2021.
When opponents score first this season, when trailing at halftime, and when recording fewer corner kicks, Loyola is 0-8.
Since the beginning of the 2021 season, Loyola is 13-12-7 in the month of October.
Loyola is 1-3-1 in Patriot League openers since 2021.

Players Mentioned