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Women's Lacrosse

American Hosts Women's Lacrosse on Wednesday Afternoon

Game Information
Opponent at American Eagles
Date Wednesday, March 15, 2026
Time 1:00 PM
Location Washington, D.C. | Jacobs Recreational Complex
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Game Notes Loyola Maryland Women's Lacrosse Game Notes (PDF)

Opening Draw
  • Loyola hits the road to face local foe American on Wednesday afternoon. 
  • Loyola enters the game after winning both games last week, and posting a 4-1 record over their last five games. 
  • In last years' game, Suares-Jury scored her career-best four goals in the win. 
  • Over the Greyhounds last five games, they have allowed 8 goals or less in four of those games, as they have averaged 11.3 goals during the stretch.    
  • Senior Elisa Faklaris has picked up where she left off last season, as she leads the team with 26 goals and and is third with 29 points. She also has a .565 shooting percentage this season.
  • Mae Murphy has taken the reigns in the draw cirlce from Chase Boyle, as Murphy has 117 draws through ten 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 74-19 record since the beginning of the 2022 season, which includes five NCAA Tournament wins. She is now four 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 American
  • American comes into the matchup with a 2-7 (1-1) record on the season, as they are coming off of a 19-15 win over Lehigh on Friday. 
  • They lost their Patriot League opener to Colgate in overtime, 11-10 on March 14. 
  • Kellie Linehan leads the team with 25 goals and 32 points, while Reagan Murdoch is second with 24 goals this season. 
  • Adria Kotzian leads the team with 11 assists this season through nine games.
  • In the circle, Linehan leads the team with 30 draws this season. 
  • Between the pipes, Brooke Hill has started in each game, as she as totaled 76 saves, a .398 save percentage, and a 14.2 GAA this season. 
  • Entering the season, American was picked to finish in ninth place in the Preseason Poll, as they are coming off of a 5-11 (1-8) season last season, with their lone Patriot League win coming against Lehigh. 
  • The Eagles last made the Patriot League tournament in 2022, as they finished 9-9 (4-5) on the season. 
  • In their 23 games in the series, Loyola has held American to single-digit goals in each game.

Record Tracking
  • Elisa Faklaris comes off of a career-best 2025 season. After a strong start to the season, Faklaris is 12 goals away from 100 career goals, as she eclipsed 100 career points in the win against Boston.
  • For her career, Faklaris has a .581 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 (67.6%) and sixth in draws per game (17.1).
  • 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