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Women's Lacrosse Hits the Road to Face #12 Syracuse

Game Information
Opponent at #12 Syracuse Orange
Date Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Time 5:00 PM
Location Syracuse, NY | JMA Wireless Dome
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Game Notes Loyola Maryland Women's Lacrosse Game Notes (PDF)


Opening Draw
  • Loyola begins their four-game road trip on Tuesday, as they travel to face No. 12 Syracuse.
  • This will be the 27th meeting between the two programs, with Syracuse holding the edge 20-6. 
  • Syracuse has won the last 11 meetings in the series, but Loyola has been within three goals in each of the last four meetings, including a two-goal loss last season. Loyola last won over Syracuse during the 2015 season.
  • Senior Elisa Faklaris returns for her fourth season at Loyola, coming off of a career year for the Greyhounds, scoring 51 goals on a .638 shooting percentage on the season, as she enters the season as Loyola's top returning goal scorer.
  • Kennedy Buntrock will take the reigns in goal for Loyola, replacing three-year starter Lauren Spence in goal. Buntrock has seen action in 14 games in her career, tallying 12 saves on 41 shots faced.  
  • Jen Adams is back for her 18th season at the helm of the Greyhounds, as they have compiled a 70-17 record since the beginning of the 2022 season, which includes five NCAA Tournament wins.

Patriot League Honors
  • Loyola notched three players on the Patriot League All-Preseason Team this season, as Elisa Faklaris, Cydney Lisk, and Mim Suares-Jury each earned nods. 
  • Mae Murphy has been named Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the past two weeks, while Elisa Faklaris was named Midfielder of the Week this past week after a seven-point week. 

Greyhounds In The NCAA Tournament
  • Last season was the seventh straight trip to the NCAA Tournament (excluding 2020) for the Greyhounds, as they have won at least one game in the tournament in six of those trips.
  • Loyola reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2022 and 2023, after they won their First and Second Round games at Loyola. 
  • Last season, Loyola lost to Stony Brook in the First Round. 

More on Suares-Jury
  • Mim Suares-Jury is coming off of a strong freshman campaign, as she scored 26 goals, 11 assists, 25 ground balls, 16 caused turnovers, and 17 draw controls. 
  • Suares-Jury also found success at the international level, playing with the Austrailian National Team at the The 2025 World Games, winning a bronze medal.
  • Following the Wold Lacrosse Championship in 2024, Suares-Jury was named to the All-World Team.  

2025 Captains
Seniors Elisa Faklaris and Cydney Lisk, Junior Delaney Jackson, and Sophomore Mim Suares-Jury will serve as the team captains for the 2025 season.

Scouting Syracuse
  • Syracuse comes into the matchup with a 0-3 (0-2) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 8-6 loss to No. 2 Stanford. 
  • The Orange have played three top-ten teams to start the season, as they started the season against then No. 7 Maryland and No. 1 North Carolina. 
  • Molly Guzik and Caroline Trinkaus are tied for the team lead with seven points each, as Trinkaus leads the team with six goals this season. 
  • Guzik leads the team in draws this season, as she has 11 draws through three games. 
  • The Orange's 0-3 start this season is their worst start since the 2001 season, where they also started 0-3. 
  • Entering the season, the Orange were picked to finish in seventh place in the ACC Preseason Poll, as they received 104 points in the poll. 
  • Emma Muchnick was named to the Preseason All-ACC team, while Coco Vandiver was a At-Large nomination.

Record Tracking
  • Elisa Faklaris comes off of a career-best 2025 season. Entering the 2026 season, Faklaris is 30 goals and 21 points away from 100 career goals and points.
  • Entering the season, Faklaris has a .590 shooting percentage on 105 career shots.  

Youth Movement
  • Entering the 2026 season, Loyola's roster boasts 20 underclassmen this season. 
  • Of the 15 upperclassmen this year, Cydney Lisk leads all returners with 44 career starts. 
  • Several potential starters and key role players this year enter the season with no career starts.

Dominance From The Circle
  • Loyola's 69.9% on draw controls ranks as the best percentage in Division I since draw percentage was tracked starting in 2018-19, while their 20.6 draws per game was the most in a full season since draws became a stat in 1999 (excluding the 2020 shortened season).
  • The Greyhounds have finished with the best draw control percentage in two of the last three seasons ('25, '23), while ranking in the top three in each of the last four seasons.
  • Mae Murphy will look to follow in the footsteps of Taryn and Taylor VanThof, Livy Rosenzweig, Jillian Wilson, and Chase Boyle, who have set a history of excellence at the draw since 2011.   
  • Murphy set a freshman record with 17 draw controls in the Greyhounds win over Lehigh.
  • Entering Tuesday's matchup, the Greyhounds rank second in draws per game (21.0) and draw control percentage (74.3%) in Division I.
  • The Greyhounds have boasted one of the top draw units over the past 10 seasons, in large part due to assistant coach Dana Dobbie, who coaches the draw and was one of the top players on the draw during her career.
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Players Mentioned

Chase Boyle

#5 Chase Boyle

Midfield
5' 10"
Senior
Lauren Spence

#37 Lauren Spence

Goalkeeper
5' 6"
Senior
Kennedy Buntrock

#36 Kennedy Buntrock

Goalkeeper
5' 7"
Junior
Elisa Faklaris

#24 Elisa Faklaris

Midfield
5' 7"
Senior
Delaney Jackson

#27 Delaney Jackson

Midfield
5' 8"
Junior
Cydney Lisk

#30 Cydney Lisk

Defense
5' 2"
Senior
Mim Suares-Jury

#21 Mim Suares-Jury

Midfield
5' 4"
Sophomore
Mae Murphy

#28 Mae Murphy

Midfield
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chase Boyle

#5 Chase Boyle

5' 10"
Senior
Midfield
Lauren Spence

#37 Lauren Spence

5' 6"
Senior
Goalkeeper
Kennedy Buntrock

#36 Kennedy Buntrock

5' 7"
Junior
Goalkeeper
Elisa Faklaris

#24 Elisa Faklaris

5' 7"
Senior
Midfield
Delaney Jackson

#27 Delaney Jackson

5' 8"
Junior
Midfield
Cydney Lisk

#30 Cydney Lisk

5' 2"
Senior
Defense
Mim Suares-Jury

#21 Mim Suares-Jury

5' 4"
Sophomore
Midfield
Mae Murphy

#28 Mae Murphy

5' 7"
Freshman
Midfield