50th Matchup Between Women's Lax and Towson Set for Saturday

Game Information
Opponent	at Towson Tigers
Date	Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time	11:00 a.m.
Location	Towson, MD \| Tiger Field
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Game Notes	Loyola Maryland Women's Lacrosse Game Notes (PDF)

Opening Draw

Loyola is back on the road, as they will travel down York Road to face local foe Towson.
The Greyhounds have won the last four matchups, including a 16-5 win at Towson in 2023.
This will be the 50th meeting between the two programs, with Loyola leading the series, 35-14.
In the Preseason Patriot League Poll, Loyola was picked to repeat as Patriot League Champions.
Georgia Latch, Chase Boyle, Lily Osborne, and Lauren Spence all won Preseason major awards from the Patriot League, as they won Preseason Attacker, Midfielder, Defensive Player and Goalkeeper of the Year respectively.
Chase Boyle became the third Greyhound to be named as a Tewaaraton finalist. Joining Grace Gavin and Suzanne Eyler.
Jen Adams is back for her 17th season at the helm of the Greyhounds, as they have compiled a 58-10 record since the beginning of the 2022 season, which includes five NCAA Tournament wins.

Patriot League Preseason Honors

The Greyhounds were picked to repeat as Patriot League Champions, as Loyola has won a NCAA Division I record 84 straight regular season conference games.
Loyola also swept the Preseason Major Awards, as Georgia Latch, Chase Boyle, Lily Osborne, and Lauren Spence were all named as the Preseason Attacker, Midfielder, Defensive Player, and Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively.

Greyhounds at Home

The Greyhounds have thrived at home, as they have posted a 58-2 record at home since the beginning of the 2019 season.
They have gone undefeated at home in 2019, 2022, and 2024.
In Jen Adams tenure, the Greyhounds have gone 102-26 at home.

Record Tracking

Chase Boyle comes off of a 2024 season where she broke the single-season program record for goals (85) and draw controls (208)
Boyle also broke the Patriot League draw control record, that was set by Jillian Wilson's (198), in 2023.
Boyle is 49 goals shy of becoming the new program career-leader in goals, as well as 139 draw controls from the program record.
Georgia Latch is now 15 assists shy of having the second most assists in a career, behind only Rosenzweig. She is also just 32 points shy of trailing only Rosenzweig in career points.
Latch has recorded at least 38 goals and assists in each of her three seasons, and has seen increases in goals and points over the last two seasons.

Scouting Towson

Towson comes into the matchup with a 3-1 record, as they have won each of their last three games after losing their season opener to Mount St. Mary's, 11-10.
Each win has come on the road this season, with Saturday's matchup being their first home game since February 8.
The Tigers are coming off of a 13-12 win over South Florida down in Tampa on Sunday afternoon.
Through four games, Valerie Thompson leads the team in goals (9) and points (11). Milana Zizakovic leads the team with six assists this season, while ranking second in points with 10.
In the circle, it has been a balanced effort, as five different players have recorded at least four draw controls this year, led by Zizakovic and Emma Baker who each have 9 draws this season.
In goal, Freshman Jenna Cardeno has started in each game, as she has recorded a 57.6 save percentage, a 9.49 goals against average, and 53 total saves through the first four games.
Towson was picked to finish in thrid in the CAA Preseson Poll, being tabbed to finish behind Stony Brook and Drexel.
Zizakovic was the lone Tiger to be picked for the Preseason All-CAA Team.

More on Spence

Lauren Spence enters her third season as the starting goalkeeper for the Greyhounds.
In her career, she has posted a 7.95 goals against average, a .485 save percentage, and 316 career saves.
She has also posted a 38-8 record over the past three seasons, as she enters the 2025 season with the fifth most wins in a career, as she trails the most wins in a career in program history by just 8 wins.

Dominance From The Circle

The Greyhounds ended the 2024 season as the No. 3 ranked team in NCAA Division I in draw control percentage, winning 67.5 percent of their draws.
Loyola has finished in the top-five for draw control percentage in each of the last four seasons.
Chase Boyle had a huge season from the circle in 2024, as she set the Loyola and Patriot League record with 208 draw controls. Boyle recorded more draw controls herself than all of the Greyhounds opponents combined.
Boyle finished ranked for fifth in Division I in draw controls per game, as she is averaging 9.9.
Loyola currently ranks in the top-10 in draw controls per game and draw control percentage, as Boyle also ranks in the top-10.
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.

2025 Captains

Seniors Chase Boyle, Georgia Latch, Lily Osborne, and Lauren Spence will serve as the team captains for the 2025 season.
Bewteen the four players, they enter the season having accounted for a combined 250 games played and 194 games started.

Players Mentioned