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Boston, Women's Soccer Set to Face Off on Saturday Afternoon

Match Information
Opponent     at Boston Terriers
Date         Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time 1:00 p.m.
Location Boston, MA | Nickerson Field
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The Matchup
  • The Greyhounds continue Patriot League play on Saturday afternoon, as they travel to Boston to face the reigning Patriot League Champions. 
  • This will be the 16th meeting between the two programs, with the Terriers holding the 9-2-4 edge. 
  • Last time the Greyhounds were in Boston, they won 1-0. 

Quick Hits
  • The Greyhounds 3-1-1 start to the season is their best five-game start to the season since the 2016 season, where they also started 3-1-1. 
  • In the month of September,  Loyola has gone 7-2-4 in Patriot League play since the 2021 season.
  • Since 2022, Loyola has gone 11-3-10 during the month of September, including a perfect 6-0 in 2023.

Greyhounds at Home
  • The Greyhounds posted another winning record at home during the 2024 season, tallying a 6-2-3 record at Ridley last season. 
  • Over the last five seasons, Loyola has a 24-13-8 record at home. 
  • This season, the Greyhounds have a even goal ratio at home, scoring five goals, while allowing five goals. 
  • At home this season, Loyola is 2-2-1, while they are 1-0-3 on the road.
  • Nine wins at home in 2023 season is tied for the second most wins at home in a single-season, tying with 2005 when they finished 9-0 at home. The most wins at home came in 1996 when the Greyhounds went 11-0-1 at home. 

Key Returners
  • The Greyhounds enter the 2025 returning seven of their eleven primary starters from a season ago. 
  • Brigid Mulholland returns in goal for Loyola after playing every minute in goal for the Greyhounds during the 2024 season. She posed a 1.06 GAA, a 0.756 save percentage, while tallying 62 saves on the season. She also had seven shutouts in her first full season in goal. 
  • Zoe Willis returns to anchor the Greyhounds back line, as she was named to the Patriot League Preseason All-League team. Willis recorded two goals and a assist on the season, while leading all field players in minutes played on the season (1,665). 
  • Willis is joined by Payton Hurley and Riley Kennel on the right and left back spots. Hurley and Kennel ranked towards the top in minutes played on the Greyhounds last season. Nele Raap is back with Loyola this season but will miss the season due to injury. 
  • Asma Merzougui and Malia Tarazon return in the attack for the Greyhounds in 2025. Tarazon was tied for third on the team in assists last season (4), while Merzougui was third on the team in points (7) last season. Both players will look to boost the Greyhounds attack and build on a strong 2024 season. 

Scouting Boston
  • The Terriers come into the matchup with a 3-4-2 (0-1) record on the season, having lost their Patriot League opener 3-1 to Navy last Saturday. 
  • Boston is 0-3-2 over thier last five games after starting the season 3-1.
  • They have scored just four goals over their last five games, including a 2-2 draw against UMass Lowell. 
  • Boston is led by Preseason Patriot League Midfielder of the Year Giulianna Gianino, who leads the team with four goals and four assists on the year, as she ranks tied for fifth in goals, tied for first in assists, and second in points in the Patriot League this season. 
  • In goal, Susan Shobeiri has started in all nine games, posting a 0.581 save percentage, 18 saves, and a 1.53 GAA. She ranks tied for ninth in GAA and is 11th in save percentage this season in the Patriot League. 
  • As a team, Boston ranks fifth in goals scored (13), while ranking tied for last in goals allowed (15). Likewise, Loyola ranks eighth in goals for (8), and tied for first in goals allowed (7).
  • After finishing the regular season undefeated with a 5-0-4 record in 2024, Boston clinched the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Championships. They defeated Army in double overtime in the Semifinals, before downing Bucknell in penalty kicks, 8-7 to win the Patriot League Championship.

Quick Notes
  • The 2025 season will be the 13th season the Greyhounds have been in the Patriot League, going 35-46-25 during that span, reaching the Patriot League Championships in six straight seasons, which includes four trips to the Patriot League Semifinals. 
  • This is Head Coach Joe Mallia's second stint at the helm with the Greyhounds. During his first stint, Mallia went 87-45-9 (54-4-5, MAAC), Winning the MAAC Regular-Season Championship four times, and the MAAC Tournament Championship three times.
  • In his four season's back at the helm, Mallia has gone 42-35-22. 
  • The Greyhounds have gone 67-47-21 at home since the opening of Ridley Athletic Complex. 

Recipe for Success 
  • When scoring first this season, the Greyhounds are 2-0-3 on the season. 
  • When scoring at least one goal this season, Loyola is 3-0-3, including 2-0 when scoring multiple goals.
  • The Greyhounds have won 28 of the last 32 games in which they have scored two goals or more, which dates back to Sept. 6, 2018. Loyola was 5-1 when scoring multiple goals last season.
  • The Greyhounds are 32-2-7 when scoring first and 22-1-2 when leading at halftime since the beginning of the 2022 season.

O Captain, My Captain 
  • Malia Tarazon was named the team captain for the 2025 season. 
  • Tarazon, a senior forward from Oxnard, California, has appeared in 47 games for the Greyhounds, starting in 22 games. 
  • She had her best season yet last year, starting in 16 of 19 games, while recording one goal and a career-best four assists. 
  • She recorded a goal in the regular season finale win against American, before assisting a goal in the Patriot League Quarterfinal win over Colgate.

Greyhounds Defense
  • The Greyhounds defense has been one of the best unit's in the Patriot League this season, as they are tied for the least amount of goals allowed (7) in the conference. 
  • The back line is led by Zoe Willis, Riley Kennel, Renee Wanzor, and Payton Hurley, who have each started every game and are the top four players on the team in minutes played, led by Willis with 799 minutes in nine games. 
  • Kennel and Willis have added to the Greyhounds attack as well, as Kennel has a goal and an assist, while Willis has a assist on the season. 
  • In goal, the Greyhounds rotated goalies in non-conference play, and both Brigid Mulholland and Hannah Goetzer played well in goal, as they have combined for a  0.794 save percentage, 27 saves, and a 0.78 GAA this season. 
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Players Mentioned

Payton Hurley

#4 Payton Hurley

Defense
5' 5"
Senior
Riley Kennel

#28 Riley Kennel

Defense
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Asma Merzougui

#8 Asma Merzougui

Midfield
5' 9"
Senior
Brigid Mulholland

#1 Brigid Mulholland

Goalkeeper
5' 7"
Junior
Nele Raap

#9 Nele Raap

Defense
5' 11"
Junior
Malia Tarazon

#21 Malia Tarazon

Forward
5' 4"
Senior
Renee Wanzor

#22 Renee Wanzor

Defense
5' 6"
Sophomore
Zoe Willis

#2 Zoe Willis

Defense
5' 6"
Senior
Hannah Goetzer

#0 Hannah Goetzer

Goalkeeper
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Payton Hurley

#4 Payton Hurley

5' 5"
Senior
Defense
Riley Kennel

#28 Riley Kennel

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Defense
Asma Merzougui

#8 Asma Merzougui

5' 9"
Senior
Midfield
Brigid Mulholland

#1 Brigid Mulholland

5' 7"
Junior
Goalkeeper
Nele Raap

#9 Nele Raap

5' 11"
Junior
Defense
Malia Tarazon

#21 Malia Tarazon

5' 4"
Senior
Forward
Renee Wanzor

#22 Renee Wanzor

5' 6"
Sophomore
Defense
Zoe Willis

#2 Zoe Willis

5' 6"
Senior
Defense
Hannah Goetzer

#0 Hannah Goetzer

5' 7"
Junior
Goalkeeper