CHICAGO (Sept. 29, 2023) – The Loyola University Chicago men's soccer team is set to celebrate Senior Day tomorrow (Sept. 30) as it plays host to VCU at Loyola Soccer Park. The Ramblers are tied for the No. 2 spot in the Atlantic 10 and are undefeated in their last four completed matches.

WHEN AND WHERE
Kick off at Hoyne Field is slated for 3 p.m. CT while the Senior Day ceremony is set to start with 15 minutes on the pregame clock.

As part of Family Weekend, a free shuttle will also run from the Father Damen statue to Loyola Soccer Park beginning one hour prior to the game and ending one hour after. Students, families, and guests are welcome to ride the free shuttle.

The first 100 students to walk through the Loyola Soccer Park gates will receive a free Rambler pennant!

HOW TO WATCH
The match will stream live to ESPN+ with Scott Sudikoff and Kacy Standohar on the call. Fans can also follow the live stats free of charge.

NOTES

• The red-hot Ramblers (5-1-2, 1-0-1 A10) are set to play host to VCU this Saturday at Hoyne field in the second-ever meeting between the two programs.
• The squad will recognize and honor its class of seven graduating seniors prior to the match: Lucas Daunhauer, Lukas Ender, Oscar Dueso, Jason Ybarra, Andrew Schweinert, Marc Torrellas, and Markus Maurer.
• The team is coming off a no contest vs. NIU this past Tuesday. Loyola had a 2-0 advantage after Dueso secured a brace, but lightning forced the match to end in the 38th minute.
• Prior to Tuesday, LUC forced a draw with Duquesne at home last Saturday. Lukas Ender scored off Benni Hofmann's corner kick in the 64th minute to even the contest.
• The Ramblers have yet to lose a match on the road this year (3-0-1).
• With four conference points, the Ramblers are in a five-way tie for the league's No. 2 spot.
• An impressive 10 separate Ramblers have recorded a goal while 11 have at least one assist this year.
• With just seven goals allowed thus far, Loyola ranks No. 2 in the league in GA (.88 pg).
• On the opposite side of the field, Loyola Chicago averages 2.250 goals per-game, leading the conference.
• The squad paces the A-10's ranking of shots per-game with 18.13. Marc Torrellas and Oscar Dueso lead the team with 23 each.
• Nationally, the team ranks third in the shots per-game (18.13) and shots on-goal per-game (8.38).
• Dueso and Torrellas are tied for sixth in the A-10's top shooters (2.88 pg).
• Lukas Ender (698) and Noel Hansson (697), both defenders, lead the team in minutes played.
• LUC is outscoring its foes, 18-7.
• The team is also out-shooting opponents, 145-80. The Ramblers have out-shot every foe in every match thus far.
• LUC leads the A-10 in assists (21), goals (18), points (57), and shots (145).
• Loyola Chicago was picked to finish third in the league, according to the A-10's preseason coaches' poll, after finishing as runner-up last season.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

• Coming off a narrow 1-0 loss to the No. 1 team in the nation, Marshall, the Rams enter Saturday with a 1-4-4 overall mark and a 1-0-1 record in league play.
• The Herd were the fourth ranked foe VCU has faced thus far in 2023. The team has also dueled No. 23 New Hampshire (T, 1-1), No. 21 FIU (L, 4-0), No. 13 Missouri State (L, 1-0).
• The Rams recently earned their first win of the year, a 1-0 decision over UMass, last Saturday.
• William Hitchcock leads the VCU attack with four points (two goals).
• John Eemini mans the Rams' pipes. He's racked up 29 saves but has allowed 14 goals thus far.

THE HISTORY

• The pair have only met once before - Loyola's first season in the A-10 (2022).
• Last season, the two squads met on Oct. 15, 2022, in Richmond - the match ended in a 2-2.
• With the Rams striking first, Ben Bischof's equalizer in the 44th minute knotted the match, 1-1. After the break, VCU scored again in the 45th minute, but a late goal from Oscar Dueso in the 86th minute leveled the match before the final horn.

LOOKING AHEAD
LUC will return to play Wednesday, Oct. 4, as it faces La Salle (3-3-3, 0-0-2 A10) on the road. Kick off is scheduled for noon CT in Philadelphia.

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