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Army
Army was clearly the firsts team out, and thereâs a clear gap between the Black Knightsâ gripe and the next aggrieved parties: Villanova, Delaware and Navy. Armyâs best win was over Syracuse, but itâs clear that that win had less value than Loyolaâs best win â Georgetown â and the fact that the Greyhounds topped Army in the Patriot League Semifinals had an effect on the Committeeâs decision.
That being said, it doesnât sound like the decision came down to just Loyola vs. Army, but also Syracuse; those three teams competed for two spots. Committee Chair Tim Leonard acknowledged that Army had a head-to-head win over Syracuse, but they struggled to square the Orangeâs exclusion with their two wins over Virginia, the No. 4-seed.
(Inside Lacrosse Photo: Chris McNulty)
Kevin Lindley picked up the ball behind the net, backing up a wide Loyola shot. He showed to his left, then cut to his right to the near side of the net, then with his right hand fed up to Aidan Olmstead, who buried a high shot to give the Greyounds the lead early in the fourth quarter.
On Loyola’s next offensive possession, Matt Benus followed up his shot to the endline, forcing an Army defender out of bounds to keep possession for the Hounds. He ran like a crazy person in front of a boisterous Loyola bench, then after the ball circled around, Evan James attacked from behind, had room and fired a low shot to take a two-goal lead and send the bench through the roof.
Don’t look now.
The Loyola Greyhounds who were ranked No. 13 in the preseason, struggled to a dramatic season-opening win at Richmond on Valentine’s Day, played well in a loss to Virginia, had not won three-straight games all season and lost back-to-back contests to Army and Navy in mid-April those Loyola Greyhounds are peaking at the right time.
Thanks to a 16-9 win over Navy in the Patriot League Quarterfinals Tuesday night at the Ridley Athletic Complex, the Hounds have won three in a row (including last Thursday’s win over then-No. 6 Georgetown) and take on the Black Knights in the conference semifinals on Friday at Lehigh.