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.
Let me know your thoughts on the upcoming season...
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