CHICAGO - The Loyola University Chicago men's soccer team plays host to No. 25 George Mason this Saturday (Sept. 27) at Loyola Soccer Park. First touch is set for 3 p.m. with game coverage provided by ESPN+. Scott Sudikoff (play by play) and Loyola Chicago Hall of Famer, Jack Cannon (color), will call the action.

• The Ramblers will celebrate Family Weekend at the match. A shuttle will depart from the Father Damen statue at 2 p.m., with return service provided after the match.
• The Ramblers recently downed Rhode Island in Kingston en route to their first Atlantic 10 win of 2025.
• With the three points, Loyola Chicago sits tied for third place in the league alongside Saint Louis and Duquesne.
• In the win over the Rams, Daniel Firs equalized for Loyola just before halftime, his second goal of the season (assist: Joaquin Rodriguez).
• Luka Ivancic netted the game-winner in the 83rd minute, also his second of the season (assists: Antonio Pinto and Beck Rettenmaier — first career assists).
• Goalkeeper Aidan Crawford made six saves on 14 shots, matching his season-high for the second straight game.
• Loyola totaled eight shots, three on goal; Firs and Hugo Urdiales led with two shots each. Nine yellow cards were issued in the match.
• Following Saturday, the Ramblers have a brief break from A-10 play as they host Holy Cross College (Ind.) Tuesday, Sept. 30.
• Conference action will ramp back up Saturday, Oct. 4, when Loyola Chicago hosts Fordham.

GLANCE AT GEORGE MASON

• Head Coach Rich Costanzo has a 23-25-7 (.482) career record in four seasons at GMU.
• After going 13-4-1 last season, this year's George mason squad holds a record of 3-3-1.
• Martim Sereno and Jacobo Sanfeliu sit No. 4 in the conference in goals per game (.571). Likewise, Sereno is eighth in the league in shots per game (2.43).
• Sereno (1.29) and Sanfeliu (1.14) lead the conference in points per game.
• Keeper Jaume Salvado has been tested heavily in 2025. He leads the league in saves per game (5.14) and is last in save percentage (.679).
• Most recently, GMU fell to Georgetown at home, 5-2.
• The Patriots played their only conference match so far to a 1-1 draw with Davidson.

NOTABLE NUMBERS AND NOTES

• Hugo Urdiales, a 2024 All-Conference and CSC Academic All-District pick, started 13 matches and logged 987 minutes last season. A three-time A-10 Rookie of the
• Week, he led Loyola in goals, shots and points, and was recently named to the A-10 Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Loyola was picked seventh in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Coaches' Poll. Defending champion Dayton topped the poll with eight first-place votes, followed by George Mason and Saint Louis. The Ramblers earned 91 points in the voting by the league's 13 head coaches.
• The offseason featured plenty of activity. Grant Bailey, selected 86th overall by D.C. United in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, returns for another season with Loyola.
• Former Ramblers Julian Cisneros and Marc Torrelles signed with FC Naples in USL League One, where they've impressed in their rookie campaigns.
• The team also spent spring break in Italy, traveling to Milan, Lake Como, Parma and Rome while facing Serie D competition.
• On the sidelines, assistant coach Ricardo Pinto returned to the staff, while former pro Kervin Kenton joined as an assistant as well.
• This season marks the first without former A-10 member Massachusetts, which moved to the Mid-American Conference in July.
• Loyola returns 17 players and seven starters responsible for 21 of its 24 goals last season, along with 59 of 72 points.
• Head coach Steve Bode, entering his fourth year at the helm, has signed nine newcomers and owns a 25-15-17 career record with the Ramblers.

SERIES STUFF VS. GEORGE MASON

• The two teams have met just once prior to Saturday.
• Loyola Chicago fell, 2-1, at home last season on Oct. 9, 2024.
• The Ramblers racked up nine shots with two being on-target. No. 13 GMU had 15, with five being on-target.
• The Ramblers led in corners, 5-3.
• Hugo Urdiales, Benji Chavarria, and Matthew Andrusko led the way with two shots each.
• Aidan Crawford notched three saves in the loss.

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