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Women's Lacrosse Hosts Fourth-Ranked Navy on Saturday Afternoon

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Opponent vs #4 Navy Midshipmen
Date Saturday, March 28, 2026
Time 11:00 a.m.
Location Baltimore, Md. | Ridley Athletic Complex
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Opening Draw
  • Loyola returns to Ridley on Saturday, as they will host the fourth-ranked Navy Midshipmen at 11 AM.
  • This will be the 21st meeting in series history, as the Greyhounds hold a 16-4 edge. 
  • Navy won the last matchup, which came in the Patriot League Championship game last season. 
  • The last three matchups have been tightly contested, as each game has ended in overtime.    
  • Senior Elisa Faklaris has picked up where she left off last season, as she leads the team with 27 goals. She also has a .563 shooting percentage this season.
  • Mae Murphy has taken the reigns in the draw cirlce from Chase Boyle, as Murphy has 132 draws through 11 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 75-19 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 Navy
  • Navy enters the matchup with a 11-0 (3-0) record on the season and are ranked as the fourth ranked team in the IWLCA poll. 
  • Navy is coming off of a 11-6 win against Lehigh on Wednesday evening. 
  • Alyssa Chung leads the team with 35 goals and 48 points on the season. Emma Kennedy is second on the team in goals with 26, while Ava Yovino leads the team with 20 assists. 
  • In the circle, Maura Murphy leads the team with 74 draw conrols this season. 
  • In the cage, Felicia Giglio has started in every game, posting 78 saves, a .491 save percentage, and a 7.80 GAA. 
  • Navy has faced to ranked opponents this season, beating then-No. 10 Virginia to open the season, 12-10, and also beating then-No. 7 Florida, 14-11. 
  • Entering the season, Navy was picked to win the Patriot League in the Preseason Poll. 
  • Jaclyn Johns was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Yeare, while she was joined by Alyssa Chung, Emma Kennedy, Mikayla Williams, and Ava Yovino on the Preseason All-League team.

Record Tracking
  • Elisa Faklaris comes off of a career-best 2025 season. After a strong start to the season, Faklaris is 11 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 (68.8%) and fourth in draws per game (17.3).
  • The Greyhounds have boasted one of the top draw units over the past 10 seasons, in large part due to assistant coach Dana Dobbie, 
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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