The Loyola men’s soccer team has a strong identity built on defense. A team can’t beat you if they don’t score. That identity was apparent last year when the team finished the season as one of the stingiest defenses in all of Division I NCAA soccer. Now, with a new back line, the team is hoping to maintain this identity.
Last season, the Ramblers were tied with Syracuse University for fifth in the nation in goals against average (GAA) and for a stretch lasting more than six games, the team didn’t allow a goal for 558 minutes.
But the nature of college sports means players are constantly leaving through graduation.