CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago clinched an Atlantic 10 Tournament berth after closing the regular season with a win and will head to No. 3 seeded La Salle to open postseason play. The Ramblers and Explorers kick off in Philadelphia at 4 p.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 6

QUICK KICKS
• The Ramblers closed the regular season with a 2-0 shutout against Saint Joseph's on their home turf. Catherine Cline scored the game winner in the 18th minute of play, while Zoe Hevey added one for insurance in the 26th minute. Hevey finished the match with three points and assisted Cline's goal.
• Allison Deardorff made three saves in the clean sheet. She now has 11 shutouts this season, which leads the country and broke the program's single-season record. Deardorff now holds both the single-season and all-time shutouts records at Loyola.
• Deardorff garnered the final Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week award for her efforts vs. Saint Joseph's. It marked the third honor for her this season.
• Loyola finished the regular season undefeated at home with a 4-0-4 record. The Ramblers opened the home season with wins over Central Michigan and Illinois State. In conference play, they took down Duquesne and Saint Joseph's at home.
• Hevey leads Loyola with 11 points this season. Her seven assists and .467 assist per game ranks second in the conference. She ranks in the NCAA's top-50 in both categories.
• In addition to leading the country in shutouts, Deardorff is ranked 29th with a .842 save percentage and 30th with a .667 goals against average.
• 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 78-27-29 overall.

SCOUTING LA SALLE
• The Explorers earned the No. 3 seed with a 9-5-4 overall record and 6-2-2 finish in A10 play.
• La Salle is one of the NCAA's best scoring teams. The Explorers rank fifth in total assists (52), ninth in total points (132), and 22nd in total goals (40).
• Justyce Hollenbach leads the A10 in both goals (14) and points (30). Her 14 goals ranks 12th in the nation, while her 30 points sits 17th.
• Samantha Widnick has 18 games played in goal for La Salle. She's made 57 saves and holds a 1.69 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY
La Salle leads the all-time series, 4-1-4. In the regular season match this year, Mary Fornelli scored in the 48th minute, but the Explorers netted the equalizer in the 88th to force a 1-1 draw.