CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago and DePaul kick off at 1 p.m. Sunday at Loyola Soccer Park for the annual Red Line Rivalry Match. The Ramblers played to a draw earlier this week at Northwestern, while DePaul fell to Western Kentucky for its first loss of the year. 

QUICK KICKS
• Loyola played to a draw at Northwestern earlier this week to record its second straight shutout. It snapped a five-game losing streak against the Wildcats in the all-time series.
• In goal, Allison Deardorff made eight saves for the clean sheet. It marks the second match this season she has recorded five or more saves.
• The Ramblers earned their second win and shutout of the season over the weekend against the Redbirds of Illinois State. Loyola scored two late goals to power the win.
• It took until the 74th minute for the Ramblers to break through the Redbird defense. Collins got her left foot on the ball for a goal low past the keeper. Mia Lanni recorded the assist on the game winner.
• Maggie Schmidt headed the second goal by the keeper in the 86th minute off an assist from Addison Schaffer for Loyola.
• Deardorff made two saves on nine shots faced. It marked her second shutout of the season in goal. She now ranks third all-time with 20 career shutouts. The record stands at 24 by Monica Gonyo (2011-14).
• Deardorff has made 26 stops between the posts for the Ramblers, ranking second in the A10 in total saves. Her .813 save percentage ranks fifth.
• Schmidt leads the Ramblers with four points on two goals this season. She is tied fifth with six other A10 players who have two goals on the year.
• Head coach Jon Sandoval is in his second season leading the Ramblers. He holds a 11-6-7 record with Loyola. Over his seven year head coaching career, Sandoval sits at 73-26-22 overall.

SCOUTING DePAUL
• The Blue Demons suffered their first loss of the season earlier this week as Western Kentucky took a 1-0 win. DePaul sits at 3-1-1 heading into Loyola Soccer Park and holds a 2-0 road record.
• Three players have already collected Big East honors this season. Kristen Schwartz was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 24 after a win over Denver and shutout vs. Lindenwood. Katelyn Haiser and Mason Hillery had honor roll recognition.
• Five different Blue Demons have found the back of the net this season. Shayna da Silva leads DePaul with four points with one goal and a team-leading two assists.
• Hillery has all 540 minutes in goal. She has 17 saves and a .80 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY
Loyola leads the all-time series, 14-8-2. Last year, Loyola won 2-0 with a goal by Maggie Schmidt and own goal by DePaul.