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Meghan Economos
Steve Woltmann

Women's Soccer

September Play Closes Against George Washington

Kickoff is Sunday at 1 p.m. at Loyola Soccer Park

CHICAGO - After posting back-to-back draws in conference action, Loyola Chicago looks to pick up its first Atlantic 10 win Sunday against George Washington. GW is coming off a loss and is also in search for their first league win. The Ramblers and Revolutionaries kickoff at 1 p.m. at Loyola Soccer Park. Its the last home match for Loyola this month before the Ramblers take one match on the road next week.

QUICK KICKS
• The Ramblers outshot the Saint Joseph's Hawks 15-5 Thursday night, marking their fifth game this season outshooting their opponent. Despite the edge, Loyola couldn't break through the defense resulting in their second straight draw. The Ramblers held the Hawks to zero shots on goal allowing Naya Lipkens to post her fourth shutout of the year.
• Loyola opened A10 play last week with Saint Louis at home and Duquesne on the road. The Ramblers went toe-to-toe with No. 24 Saint Louis nearly forcing a draw. The Billikens managed a goal in the final 10 minutes to take the three points in conference standings.
• The Ramblers traveled to Duquesne over the weekend and put up another 18 shots for their third match this season with over 15. Despite a couple attempts off the crossbar and posts, the Dukes were able to hold Loyola off and force a 0-0 draw. It was the first tie for the Ramblers. Jadyn Harris led Loyola off the bench with five shots.
Taylor Harrison has been Loyola's go-to scorer. She has four goals this season bringing her career total up to 11. Harrison is one goal away from cracking into the program's career top-10 list. In the A10, Harrison's four goals is tied third on the leader boards. Two of those goals are game-winners, which ranks first in the conference.
Zoe Hevey has made an impact for the Ramblers in her freshman campaign. She is second on the team with seven points. Hevey has scored a pair of goals and assisted three times so far this year. Hevey netted the game winner vs. Western Illinois and assisted twice vs. Ball State helping her to a Rookie of the Week nod. Hevey currently ranks third in shots per game (2.7) and shots on goal per game (1.5)
Amanda Cassidy notched her 12th goal of her career in a 3-2 loss to Wisconsin. The goal tied her for 10th all-time in program history.
• The program picked up its 250th win since its inception inn 1992. Loyola used a late goal from Harrison at DePaul to claim the Red Line Rivalry bragging rights.
Barry Bimbi enters his 13th season as head coach of the Ramblers. Bimbi notched his 100th career win last year and sits at 110-95-31 overall.

SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Revolutionaries sit at 3-4-3 overall and are 0-2-1 in the A10. In their last match, La Salle handed them a 3-0 loss at home. George Washington picked up a point in league play the week prior with a 0-0 draw vs. Fordham. The Revolutionaries haven't won a match since Sept. 3 with a 2-0 shutout at UMBC.

REVOLUTIONARIES TO WATCH
• Aoi Kataoka leads the George Washington squad with eight points this season. Her six assists leads the A10 and ranks 13th nationally. Kataoka also has a goal for the Revolutionaries. She scored at UNC-Greensboro on Aug. 27. Kataoka has two matches with a pair of helpers this year.
• Kate McGrath leads GW with three goals scored. The freshman forward tallied her first career goal vs. Howard. She followed up with a five-point performance with two goals and an assist in a 3-3 draw with American.
• Of the three keepers to log minutes, Rose Heman has made six starts and leads the Revolutionaries with 495 minutes logged. Heman made a season-high eight saves at UMBC. She's allowed nine goals and holds a .769 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
The Ramblers lead the series, 1-0-0. Loyola Chicago shutout George Washington on the road last season, 3-0. Jaimee Cibulka and Amanda Cassidy both scored in the win.
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Players Mentioned

Amanda Cassidy

#3 Amanda Cassidy

MF/F
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Jaimee Cibulka

#8 Jaimee Cibulka

MF
5' 5"
Junior
Taylor Harrison

#10 Taylor Harrison

MF
5' 2"
Junior
Naya Lipkens

#28 Naya Lipkens

GK
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Jadyn Harris

#18 Jadyn Harris

F
5' 2"
Freshman
Zoe Hevey

#22 Zoe Hevey

F/MF
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Amanda Cassidy

#3 Amanda Cassidy

5' 6"
Graduate Student
MF/F
Jaimee Cibulka

#8 Jaimee Cibulka

5' 5"
Junior
MF
Taylor Harrison

#10 Taylor Harrison

5' 2"
Junior
MF
Naya Lipkens

#28 Naya Lipkens

5' 10"
Graduate Student
GK
Jadyn Harris

#18 Jadyn Harris

5' 2"
Freshman
F
Zoe Hevey

#22 Zoe Hevey

5' 4"
Freshman
F/MF