CHICAGO - Men's soccer plays host to Dayton for the regular season finale Saturday night. The Ramblers and Flyers will kick off at 7 p.m. at Loyola Soccer Park. The Ramblers will honor eight seniors prior to the match starting.
QUICK KICKS
• Loyola is in a three-way tie for ninth with seven points in the A10 standings and will find out their postseason fate after regular season action concludes Saturday night.
• The Ramblers return to their home turf to close regular season play. Loyola is 4-0-3 at Loyola Soccer Park with wins over NIU, SIUE, Davidson, and St. Bonaventure.
• Loyola is coming off a 4-0 loss at Saint Louis last week.
Maxwell Ionita faces 24 shots on the night and made six saves.
• The team will honor seniors
Seth Stewart,
Braeden Wright,
Ameer Abdullah,
Zach Dunne,
Jack McFeely,
Petar Janjic,
Gabe Velasco, and
Grant Bailey before the match.
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Luka Ivancic enters the final week of the regular season as the team leader in points (12), goals (3), and assists (6). He most recently tallied an assist against St. Bonaventure.
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Mateusz Drazek is the only other Rambler with double-figure points on the year. He as 10 points on three goals and four assists. He had a goal in the win over St. Bonaventure.
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Maxwell Ionita has over 1,300 minutes in goal this season, ranking fourth in the A10. His 64 total saves ranks 15th in the country, while his .744 save percentage ranks 63rd.
• Head coach
Kevin Robson is in his first year at the helm. He was named the fifth head coach in program history in December 2025.
SCOUTING DAYTON
• The Flyers are 9-3-3 overall and 3-2-2 in A10 play to rank sixth in the standings before the final match of the year. Two of their three losses came on the road this season.
• In the country, Dayton ranks 10th in total goals (36), 13th in total assists (38), and 11th in total points (110). The Flyers lead the league in all three categories.
• Cooper Lijewski has a team-high 27 points on 10 goals and seven assists. In the NCAA, he ranks fifth in points, 12th in goals, and 25th in assists. He is on a three-match scoring streak with one goal in the last three matches. He had four points vs. Rhode Island with a goal and pair of assists.
• Santino Inkpen has 14 starts in goal and made a team-high 53 saves so far this season.
SERIES HISTORY
Dayton leads the series, 6-2-4. The Flyers won last season's meeting, 1-0.
