LEADING OFF 
Loyola Chicago (7-3-4, 2-2-2 A-10) travels to Pittsburgh to meet Duquesne (9-4-1, 4-2 A-10) on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. CT before hosting VCU (5-8-2, 3-3 A-10) on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. during Alumni Weekend.

QUICK KICKS 

• Goalkeeper Allison Deardorff posted her eighth shutout of the season against Richmond (Oct.12); she's two shutouts away from matching the single-season program record she set last season with 10.  
• The Ramblers matched their team season-high 21 shots against the Spiders; Jadyn Harris led the way with four.  
• In the Atlantic 10, Deardorff ranks third in the goals against average (.786) and shutouts per game (.571), fourth in saves percentage (.833) and sixth in saves per game (3.93).  
• Nationally, Deardorff is tied for fifth in shutouts and ranks 44th in saves percentage.  
• The Ramblers are No. 9 in the eastern region of the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Top 10 Regional Rankings.     
• Loyola welcomed 10 newcomers to their 2025 roster, including five true freshmen and five transfers while 18 Ramblers returned.       
• At the helm of the program is head coach Jon Sandoval in his first season at Loyola. 

SCOUTING REPORT 
The Dukes are coming off a 2-1 loss at Saint Louis (Oct. 12), despite outshooting the Billikens 12(6)-7(2) and forcing two more corner kicks. Duquesne has already posted four shutouts in A-10 play behind goalkeeper Ali Hughes, who has 44 saves on the season. Forward Maya Matesa is the league leader in four categories: shots (5.14/game), shots on goal (2.29/game), goals (12) and points (2.00/game). She is No. 2 in the country in shots/game, No. 4in goals/game and SOG/game and is No. 6 in points/game. 

Matesa's standout success so far this year has earned her a spot on the 2025 Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List by USC, joining 34 other NCAA Division I student-athletes as the sole A-10 player on the list.  

VCU most recently defeated George Mason, 3-1, on the road for its third conference win. In A-10 play, the Rams have allowed nine goals against and have had seven goals scored. Starting goalkeeper Mia Pongratz ranks second in the league in saves/game (4.6) and has 69 total saves so far, tied for 31st in the NCAA. The Rams have 10 different goal scorers, including five players who each have a pair of goals this season.  

SERIES HISTORY 
The Ramblers are searching for their first program wins over both A-10 foes.  

Both Loyola and Duquesne have yet to win or lose in the all-time series which is leveled at 0-0-2; the two programs met for the first time in 2022 in Chicago and most recently in 2023 in Pittsburgh.  

VCU holds the one victory in the all-time series with Loyola (0-1-2). The Ramblers fell 1-nil to the Rams in the pair's first-ever meeting in 2022 then the next two matchups in 2023 and 2024 ended in draws.  

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