Loyola University Maryland Athletics

Worth Noting
• All-Patriot League Third Team (Spring 2021)
• All-Patriot League First Team (2019)
• All-Patriot League Second Team (2018)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (Spring 2021)
• Three-time Academic All-Patriot League (2019, Spring 2021, 2021)
• Preseason All-Patriot League (Spring 2021)
• Two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (1x: '19, 1x: Spring '21)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1x: '18)


2021 (Senior): Ranked third on the team in scoring, totaling eight points (3 G, 2 A) on the year … named an Academic All-Patriot League performer for a third-straight season … made 15 appearances for the Greyhounds, earning starts in eight of those contests … first goal of the season came in a 5-1 win over Iona (8/29) … had the primary assist on Baylee DeSmit’s game-winner at Howard (9/9) … scored a 38th minute equalizer to secure a key 1-1 draw with Bucknell (10/13) … had the only goal in a 1-0 win at American (10/27) to conclude the regular season, clinching the No. 3 seed for Loyola in the Patriot League tournament … assisted on Loyola’s late equalizer against Army (10/31) in the Patriot League quarterfinals.

Spring 2021 (Junior): Named third team All-Patriot League, becoming Loyola’s first three-time honoree since joining the conference ... also repeated as an Academic All-Patriot League selection and became the program's first CoSIDA Academic All-District recipient since 2012 ... started all six games and ranked second on the team in points … provided the game-winning goal in a key 1-0 road win at American (4/3) and assisted on the first goal in a 2-1 season-opening victory over Colgate (3/8) … tied for the team lead with 10 shots, and her 489 minutes played led Loyola’s forwards.

2019 (Sophomore): Earned first team All-Patriot League accolades after ranking second on the team in both goals and points … also honored as an Academic All-Patriot League performer … was one of six Greyhounds to start all 19 games, totaling four goals, two assists and 36 shots … named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 26 after scoring overtime winner in 2-1 season-opening victory over Seton Hall (8/25) ... assisted on Hannah Hoefs’ opening goal at Marist (9/8) ... totaled three points in 2-0 win over VMI (9/13), assisting on Ariel Tillman’s opener and adding an insurance goal in the 66th minute ... scored Loyola’s lone goal in first half of 1-1 tie with Holy Cross (9/28) ... added another goal, the game-winner, in a 3-1 win over American (10/2) ... also drew a penalty which led to Loyola’s first goal in that contest ... totaled a team-high six shots in home win over Lafayette (10/19).

2018 (Freshman): Earned Second Team All-Patriot League status in her debut season with the program … was one of five players to start all 17 games, and ranked second on the team with nine points (4 G, 1 A) … two of her four goals were game-winners … named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on October 22 after scoring twice in a win over Lehigh (10/20) ... had the game’s first goal in the ninth minute and then scored the eventual game-winner in the second half ... scored the game’s opening goal in the third minute against Delaware State (10/1) by beating the goalkeeper in a one-on-one... netted her first collegiate goal, the eventual game-winner, in the second half at Mount St. Mary’s (9/9) ... assist came on a long, sweeping cross into the box to Jourdan Ziff against Towson (9/6) ... drew fouls against UMBC (9/2) that setup Hannah Hoefs’ free kick for a goal in the 18th minute and her penalty kick goal 13 minutes later.

Before Loyola: Graduated from W.C. Mepham High School in North Bellmore, New York… Scored 57 goals and had 20 assists over her four-year career for the Pirates… Led Nassau County in points with 60 as a senior in 2017, scoring 24 goals and assisting on 12 while earning All-New York Class A honors… Led the Pirates to an undefeated conference title and berth in the Nassau County semifinals in 2017… Was a three-time All-Nassau County honoree in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and earned Conference AB3 Player of the Year recognition her final season from the Nassau County Girls Soccer Coaches Association… All-Long Island selection… Had her junior year cut short due to injury after scoring five goals and assisting on four… Tallied 14 goals in both her freshman and sophomore seasons… Two-year captain for the Pirates… Played club soccer for East Meadow Soccer Club ECNL… Member of the New York State ODP team from 2015-2016 and the Region I ODP team… Selected for the Region I ODP Tournament team that competed in Costa Rica in 2016… Played varsity lacrosse as a freshman and sophomore, earning All-County Honorable Mention as a senior… Also was a three-year member of W.C. Mepham’s varsity track and field team for three years, helping the 4x400-meter relay team qualify for the Penn Relays.
 
Personal: Daughter of Katherine and Christopher Bayer… Has two siblings, Grace and Ryan… Member of the National Honor Society and French Honor Society at W.C. Mepham… Member of the school’s honor roll all four years… Father was a baseball player at Pace University, was a draft pick of the Bost Red Sox and played professionally in the Red Sox and New York Mets minor league systems… He is now an assistant baseball coach at New York University.