Men's Soccer finises of unbeaten regular season

5 – Scores by Loyola in Saturday’s game vs. Rider (Loyola 5 – 0 Rider)
9 – Number of wins in conference for the Greyhounds this regular season (9-0-0)
17 – Regular season victories in 18 regular season games (17-0-1)
22 – Years since Loyola’s last unbeaten regular season (1986: 15-0-4)
1 – Seed earned in the upcoming MAAC Tournament after receiving the regular season championsip
2 – Wins necessary for a 2nd consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament

The Loyola Men’s Soccer Team has completed their regular season without any defeats. The #6 ranked team will now look for a second consecutive MAAC Tournament Championship next weekend in Poughkeepsie. They are seeded #1 and will face the Purple Eagles of Niagara, the #4 seed, in the semifinals Friday afternoon. In their only meeting of the season Loyola scored a 1-nil victory in western New York on a Daniel Ankrah goal with just 79 seconds remaining in regulation. On the other side of the bracket are #2 Siena and #3 Fairfield.

College Soccer News offers this about the upcoming playoff:

Prediction: Loyola (MD) has a lock on an invite to the NCAA Tourney based on what they have accomplished to date. If Loyola does win with the MAAC Tourney, they will receive an at-large bid.

It will be very interesting to see how the Greyhounds are seeded in the NCAA tournament. All the major recognized polls rank Greyhounds in the top 6 of the country. The only other school to get through the season unscathed is Wake Forest, who is the unanimous top ranked team in the nation. The ‘Hounds will get a home game at least, maybe even one or two more in further rounds, and it will be important for the Loyola community to rally around this group. There’s a good chance this team ranks among the greatest of any Greyhound athletic team in any sport ever.