CHICAGO - Loyola Chicago heads to Ohio this weekend to take on the Dayton Flyers. The Ramblers are riding two straight shutouts into the match, while the Flyers are tied second in the Atlantic 10 standings and have yet to take a loss in league play. Kickoff between Loyola and Dayton is 12 p.m. CT Sunday.
QUICK KICKS
• It was lucky number seven earlier this week against Richmond at home. The Ramblers tallied their seventh win and seventh shutout of the year.
Naya Lipkens has all seven shutouts in goal, while
Taylor Harrison's seventh goal of the year is what clinched the 1-0 win.
• In the match,
Zoe Hevey dished out her sixth assist of the year. She now leads the A10 in helpers and ranks 40th in the NCAA in the category. Hevey also ranks 40th in shots on goal per game (1.73), 50th in shot accuracy (.578), and 81st in shots per game (3.0).
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Maggie Schmidt scored her first career goal and game-winner at Davidson last weekend propelling Loyola to its second A10 win of the season. Schmidt's goal came with just under two minutes left in the match and earned her Rookie of the Week honors. She is the third different Rambler Rookie to earn the award this season.
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Taylor Harrison leads the Ramblers with seven goals. It also sits second in the league and ranks 70th in the NCAA. Harrison netted a season-high two goals in a 4-0 win against George Washington back on Sept. 24.
• In goal,
Naya Lipkens has recorded all seven of the clean sheets. She leads the A10 and ranks 17th in the nation in shutouts. Five of her shutouts have come in A10 action, tying her second in the conference-only charts.
• Lipkens also ranks in the NCAA top-50 in goalie minutes played. She's 35th with 1,343:58 minutes between the posts.
• The Rambler freshmen have stepped up big for Loyola this season with five different rookies tallying a point so far. Hevey leads the pack with 12 points on three goals and six assists. Schmidt,
Ansley Cryan and
Skyler Bierker have a goal each, while
Jadyn Harris has an assist.
• Loyola has outshot its opponent nine times this season, including a season-high 25 shots vs. Western Illinois. The Ramblers also surpassed the 20-shot mark with 24 at DePaul. Loyola is third in the A10 with 105 total shots on goal. In league-only play, they average 7.57 sog for third in the conference
• Both in their fifth season,
Amanda Cassidy and
Olivia Knab have surpassed 80 matches played as a Rambler. Cassidy is at 83 career matches played with 64 starts, while Knab is at 83 appearances and 73 starts.
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Barry Bimbi is in his 13th season as head coach of the Ramblers. Bimbi notched his 100th career win last year and sits at 113-96-31 overall.
SCOUTING DAYTON
The Flyers are one of the top teams in the conference entering Sunday tied second in the standings with 18 points. Dayton sits at 10-1-5 overall and 5-0-3 in the A10. Dayton's lone loss of the season was against IUPUI back on Sept. 7 and is currently on a three-match winning streak. St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, and Fordham all forced draws with the Flyers in conference action.
FLYERS TO WATCH
• Madison Wilson leads the Flyers with 14 points. She is one of five players with double-digit points on the year. Wilson has five goals and four assists over 16 appearances. She netted a season-high two goals vs. Davidson and tallied two assists vs. Akron.
• Diana Benigno leads the Dayton squad with six assists and is tied as the league leader with Hevey. She has 10 total points with two goals. Benigno registered an assist in the first three matches of the year, while both goals have come in league action vs. Saint Louis and George Washington.
• Batoul Reda has started 15 matches in goal logging over 1,300 minutes. She's allowed just nine goals for a .61 goals against average. Reda has 67 saves and eight shutouts this year. She made a season-high nine saves against Louisville back in August.
SERIES HISTORY
The Flyers lead the all-time series 7-0-0. Last season, Dayton escaped with a 1-0 win at Loyola Soccer Park.
