In Short…
Loyola finishes the regular season with a 2-0 road loss to Washington. The Ramblers look to regroup and prepare for their showing in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semi-finals that begins on Nov. 9.
 
How It Happened
Washington notched a quick goal in the 17^th minute to insert themselves into the driver's seat. Rambler goalkeeper Josh Lagudah made a nice play to get a piece of the ball off a corner kick, but was unable to clear it out of harms' way and Washington converted on the rebound.
 
Already up 1-0, the Huskies doubled the score in the 24^th minute on a Dylan Teves shot that found the far corner of the net to make it 2-0. Things settled down for the remainder of the half while Lagudah registered his first save of the night in the 44^th minute – a stop that for all intents and purposes wrapped up the opening stanza.  
 
The Ramblers buckled down defensively and stood tall through a handful of Huskies' corners and shot attempts early in the second frame. Mixed in there was Lagudah picking up his second save of the night in the 68^th minute to ink his sixth multi-save performance.
 
Aidan Megally's 87^th minute shot began a spree of chances for the Ramblers late in the match. The Park Ridge, Ill. native sent a shot high on a play that developed from a Lasinski corner. Later on, Lasinski sent a nice feed to set up a Chase Wright header, but UW goalkeeper Bryce Logan made the stop on the Wright attempt.
 
Lagudah increased his save total to three on a late chance from the Huskies. A well-timed dive on a semi-breakaway from Teves streaking down the sideline prevented Washington from adding another late goal. Despite the late-game stellar play on both ends of the field, Washington withstood the late push and took the match, 2-0.
 
A Look At The Numbers
-Josh Lagudah compiled three saves to eclipse the 30-save mark in the regular season. He will enter postseason play with 32 to his credit.
-Aidan Megally posted a shot on Thursday and has recorded at least one in five straight matches – his longest stretch since Oct. 14-Nov. 8 of last season.
-The Maroon and Gold finish regular season non-conference play at a 6-5 clip while out-shooting opponents 121-98 in the 11 matches.
-Loyola finished the regular season with three players in a tie for the team lead in points (7).
 
Up Next
Loyola is off until Nov. 9 when the squad plays in the semifinals of the 2018 MVC Tournament down in Evansville, Ind. The Ramblers await the verdict of being the No. 1 of No. 2 seed based off the result of the Missouri State-Central Arkansas match on Saturday night (Nov. 3).