Women's Lacrosse Welcomes No. 5 Loyola to Open Conference Play

Saturday, March 16

West Point, NY

3:00 PM

Army West Point

Loyola University Maryland

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Women's Lacrosse Welcomes No. 5 Loyola to Open Conference Play

March 15, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse

WEST POINT, NY - Army West Point women's lacrosse (2-5, 0-0 Patriot League) will open its Patriot League account on Saturday, playing host to No. 5 Loyola Maryland (6-0, 1-0 Patriot League) from Michie Stadium. Opening draw is set for 3:00 p.m. with streaming live on ESPN+. The game is a single admission doubleheader with the men's contest against Lehigh beginning at noon.

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LAST TIME OUT

Army fell by a score of 17-8 at Stanford after a 15-4 win at Cal on the west coast.
The Black Knights scored just one goal in the second half after trailing 8-7 at the break.
Brigid Duffy logged a career-high 11 draw controls while recording three points.
Lindsey Serafine made 10 saves in the cage marking a game-high from an Army goalkeeper.

QUICK HITS

Brigid Duffy ranks in the top-ten in the Patriot League in goals (22), assists (12), ground balls (18), caused turnovers (9) and draw controls (42).
Duffy has at least three points and three draw controls in each game this season.
Her 11 draw controls at Stanford marked the third-highest single game total in program history and third game with over nine draw controls in her career.
Allison Reilly has scored in every contest and registered at least three points in all but one game this season.
Reilly is tenth in the country with eight free-position goals this season which also leads the Patriot League.
Julia Gorajek has posted four straight multi-point efforts.
Gorajek is two goals away from becoming the fourth member of the 100-goal club in program history.
Lindsey Serafine recorded 18 saves and 11 goals allowed for a .621 save-percentage across her last two outings.
Haley Kampert is second on the team with seven caused turnovers while also picking up seven ground balls.
Meghan Pedrani has paced the defensive unit with 13 ground balls this campaign.
Army is 2-5 all-time in its Patriot League opener but have won the past two.
The Black Knights are 16-3 at home in the Michelle Tumolo era.

SERIES HISTORY

Army enters play 0-7 all-time versus the Greyhounds.
The Black Knights fell by a score of 13-8 in last season's Patriot League Championship game.
The last meeting at Michie Stadium saw a 16-7 triumph for Loyola on April 16, 2022.
This marks the highest-ever ranking for Loyola in a matchup with Army as the Greyhounds sit at No. 5 in the country.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

Loyola was selected as the preseason favorite to win the Patriot League for a fifth straight season.
The Greyhounds are coming off a 16-3 win over Towson and 17-5 victory at Georgetown.
Loyola took its Patriot League opener in February at American by a score of 15-5.
They currently lead the country in draw control percentage at .684.
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Lauren Spence is coming off a 14-save week allowing just three goals en route to conference goalkeeper of the week honors.
The trio of Chase Boyle, Georgia Latch and Sydni Black make up the top-three in the Patriot League in goals per game, each scoring over 3.65.
The Greyhounds have never lost a regular season Patriot League contest since joining the conference prior to the 2014 season.