In the preseason, Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) coaches tabbed the Loyola women’s soccer team (1-6-2) to be this year’s MVC runner-up to Drake University and even gave the Ramblers one of seven first-place votes. But a lackluster start to the season is paving an unfamiliar path for women’s soccer in what has turned into one of the worst starts in program history.
Loyola has continuously struggled to be productive on offense. After wrapping up the first half of their schedule winless, the Ramblers earned their first tally in the “W” column against California Polytechnic State University on Sept.