CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago closes the regular season at home on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. against Saint Joseph's. The Ramblers are defending a 3-0-4 home record as they look to solidify their spot in the Atlantic 10 Tournament that kicks off next week.
QUICK KICKS
• The Ramblers enter the final weekend of regular season action ranked sixth in the A10 standings with 14 points. With a win or draw, Loyola will clinch a spot in the tournament.
• Loyola is also defending a 3-0-4 home showing. They have wins over Duquesne, Illinois State, and Central Michigan at Loyola Soccer Park.
• The Ramblers went 0-1-1 last week with a 2-1 loss at George Washington and a 0-0 draw at VCU. The loss at GW was the first Loyola suffered since Aug. 19 at No. 5 Michigan State. It snapped a 12-match unbeaten streak.
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Ansley Cryan scored for Loyola in the loss in the 79th minute. It was her second goal of the season.
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Allison Deardorff recorded her 10th shutout of the season at VCU. She made five saves and now leads the country in shutouts. Deardorff's 28 career shutouts is third most among active goalkeepers.
• Loyola will honor eight seniors ahead of Sunday's match:
Skyler Bierker,
Mia Lanni,
Emily Rossi,
Ansley Cryan,
Jadyn Harris,
Maggie Schmidt,
Zoe Hevey, and
Allison Deardorff. All eight have been pivotal for Loyola on the pitch and have a combined 358 games played in the Maroon & Gold.
• Head coach
Jon Sandoval is in his second season leading the Ramblers. He holds a 15-7-14 record with Loyola. Over his seven year head coaching career, Sandoval sits at 77-27-29 overall.
SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
• The Hawks are 7-6-4 overall and 3-4-2 in A10 play heading into Sunday. They currently sit ninth in the league standings as they look to make the conference tournament.
• Saint Joseph's is trending in the middle of the league, ranking fifth in total goals (24), total points (66), and points per game (3.88).
• Sarah Fisher is fifth in the league and SJU's top scorer with eight goals this season. She has 19 total points and three assists. Fisher opened the year on a four-match streak with a goal scored and had three more consecutive games with a goal in league play earlier in October.
• Lauren Lebo has 15 starts in goal. She leads the team with 69 saves and a 1.47 goals against average.
SERIES HISTORY
The all-time series is tied at 1-1-1. The Ramblers and Hawks played to a 0-0 draw in 2023 when they last met.
