Loyola students get in free to all home games. The public is welcome and the tickets are very inexpensive and the games are very family friendly.
Why not get out there and support the Hounds!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Get out and support the Greyhounds
Now that school is back in session, it is time to support the Greyhounds. The women's soccer program got Loyola off to a great start with a victory over the Mount, 1-0. The excitement of one last season at Diane Geppi-Aikens Field and the IAC on the horizon have made the expectations for all the teams extremely high.
LOYOLA UP 3-0 IN 2ND HALF AT HIGH POINT
Women's Soccer Continues Road Trip With Three Matches
Aug. 27, 2009
Loyola's women's soccer team got its 2009 season started on the right foot Sunday evening with a 1-0 victory at Mount St. Mary's.
Getting an initial victory in the first of four road matches to begin the season, starts things off positively for the Greyhounds.
"It was good to open with a win, and we want to carry some of that momentum to our next few games," Head Coach Katherine Vettori said.
Loyola plays at High Point this Friday, August 28, at 7 p.m., before facing a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference teams on their home turf. Wake Forest, which is ranked 26th in the latest NSCAA/adidas poll, hosts the Greyhounds on Sunday, August 30, at 1 p.m., and Loyola then plays at Maryland on Tuesday, September 1, at 7 p.m.
"With the games against High Point, Wake Forest and Maryland, we are going into one of the toughest stretches on our schedule," Vettori said. "But, we're looking forward to the challenges and opportunities to play."
Loyola outshot The Mount, 21-5, but small adjustments to their shots will benefit the offense down the road.
"(Mount's) goalkeeper had a great game, but we also just missed on some shots," Vettori said. "We know that we have to get better at finishing opportunities because we are getting them, but not completing them with the shots we need."
Freshman Tessa McClenahan came off the bench to score the Greyhounds' goal against the Mountaineers.
Graduate student Theresa Ferraina took the ball endline on the right side and fed a pass to a waiting McClenahan who finished for her first collegiate goal.
Loyola's defense held the line from that point. Of The Mount's five shots, just three were on goal, and senior Brittany Henderson made saves on all of those. Loyola also allowed the Mountaineers limited opportunities for set pieces, giving up just two corner kicks in the match.
High Point opened its season last weekend, as well, losing to a pair of ACC schools. The Panthers fell, 5-0, at
Wake Forest and, 2-0, at Virginia Tech
.
In addition to the win over High Point, the Demon Deacons were 2-1 winners at UNC Greensboro.
Loyola and Maryland will meet for the first time since September 12, 2006, when the Greyhounds won in College Park, 1-0. The Terrapins opened their 2009 schedule with a 3-0 win at Army and a 2-1 victory at Fordham. Maryland plays Seton Hall on Friday before facing Loyola.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Women's Soccer Set to Start New Season
Loyola Greyhounds are now University material
The Loyola College Athletic Program shut down on August 19th, forever. Not exactly, but the school has made a bold statement and its athletic programs will be given the task of being university material from now on. Loyola University Maryland is the name and the Greyhounds are ready to role.
The College Soccer page on ESPN has praised the Greyhounds as one of the best small schools in the nation. The team will be a force in the newly energized MAAC conference, which now sends two teams to the post-season on a regular basis.
The Greyhounds will play their final season at Diane Geppi-Aikens Field in 2009. They will be moving into a state-of-the-art stadium to be called the Harold Ridley Intercollegiate Athletic Complex. Rumor has it that the first game will be against ACC-power Maryland. To see more about the IAC and to get more information about Loyola Soccer visit the the website - loyolagreyhounds.com
The Hounds start the 2009 season on September 1st taking on Big-East Villanova. This should be a great test of the young Greyhounds, who are replacing All-American GK Milos Kocic, now with DC United. They do have a trio of highly touted players on the Hermann Trophy Watch List. Only Creighton has as many picked to this exclusive list.
If you live in Baltimore, don't miss out on the opportunity to see a great college soccer program in action. Tickets are very family friendly at only $5.00. Come on out and root for the Greyhounds. You can also watch all the home games on the internet via Greyhounds All-Access.
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