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Women's Lacrosse

Women's Lacrosse Returns to Ridley for 51st Meeting Against Towson

Game Information
Opponent vs Towson Tigers
Date Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Time 6:00 p.m.
Location Baltimore, Md. | Ridley Athletic Complex
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Opening Draw
  • Loyola returns to Ridley Athletic Complex on Wednesday evening, as they host local foe Towson at 6:00 pm. 
  • This will be the 51st meeting between the two programs, as Loyola holds a 36-14 record in the series. 
  • Dating back to 2018, Loyola has won seven of the last eight games in the series. 
  • The series between the Greyhounds and Tigers dates back to 1973, as the two programs have played every year since 1993.  
  • Senior Elisa Faklaris has picked up where she left off last season, as she leads the team with 20 goals and 22 points on the season, as she also has a .541 shooting percentage this season.
  • Mae Murphy has taken the reigns in the draw cirlce from Chase Boyle, as Murphy has 92 draws through eight games. She broke the Loyola freshman record for draws against Army, previously held by Livy Rosenzweig.   
  • Jen Adams is back for her 18th season at the helm of the Greyhounds. They have compiled a 72-19 record since the beginning of the 2022 season, which includes five NCAA Tournament wins. She is now six wins away from 250 career 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 three of the past four weeks, while Elisa Faklaris was named Midfielder of the Week during Week 3 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.  

2026 Captains
Scouting Towson
  • Towson enters the matchup with a 3-5 (1-0) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 12-11 win over Campbell on Saturday. 
  • Each of Towson's last three games have been decided by one goal, as they have gone 2-1 during that stretch, including a 13-12 overtime loss to Temple. 
  • Through eight games this season, Towson is averaging 10.1 goals per game, while allowing 14 goals per game. 
  • Hannah Lewis leads the team with 18 goals and 21 assists this season. Luca DeMaio leads the team with nine assists. 
  • From the draw circle, Elise Smith leads the team with 26 draws this season. 
  • Between the pipes, Jenna Cardeno has started in each game, as she has recorded 73 saves, a .408 save percentage, and a 14.2 GAA. 
  • Attacker Katie Roszko and Midfielder Valerie Thompson  were named to the Preseason All-CAA Team entering the season. 
  • Jenna Cardeno and Ocea Leavy were both named Preseason Honorable Mention. 

Record Tracking
  • Elisa Faklaris comes off of a career-best 2025 season. Entering the 2026 season, Faklaris is 18 goals and 7 points away from 100 career goals and points.
  • For her career, Faklaris has a .577 shooting percentage, as she was towards the tops in Division I last season with a .637 percentage.  

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 last season 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 Saturday's matchup, the Greyhounds rank second in draw control percentage (67.5%) and sixth in draws per game (17.4).
  • 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
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

Defense
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chase Boyle

#5 Chase Boyle

5' 10"
Senior
Midfield
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
Defense