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Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer

The Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer team represents Loyola University Maryland in NCAA Division I soccer. It became a member of the Patriot League on July 1, 2013. Previously it competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) from 1989 to 2013. To avoid ambiguity, the team is often referenced as Loyola Maryland or Loyola (MD), as there are two other institutions named Loyola that compete at the Division I level (Loyola-Chicago of Illinois and Loyola-Marymount of California).

Loyola Greyhounds
Founded1940; 83 years ago (1940)
UniversityLoyola University Maryland
Head coachSteve Nichols (7th season)
ConferencePatriot League
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
StadiumRidley Athletic Complex
(Capacity: 6,000)
NicknameGreyhounds
ColorsGreen and gray[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
1976 (Division II)
NCAA Tournament appearances
1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (Division II)
1986, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2021 (Division I)
Conference Tournament championships
1971, 1973, 1974, 1976 (Mason-Dixon);
1982, 1983, 1986, 1987 (ECAC);
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009 (MAAC), 2021 (Patriot)
Conference Regular Season championships
1971, 1974, 1976 (Mason-Dixon);
1982, 1983, 1986, 1987 (ECAC);
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 (MAAC);
2017, 2018, 2019, 20-21, 2021 (Patriot League)

The team is one of the most successful athletic programs at Loyola, winning numerous MAAC Championships (both regular season and MAAC Tournament), consistently making NCAA Tournament appearances, and often holding national rankings in both the NSCAA/Adidas Poll as well as that of CollegeSoccerNews. In 1987 the Loyola Men's soccer team was ranked #1 in the nation going into the season. The team is currently coached by Steve Nichols, a former (class of 1992) Greyhound standout. Prior to Nichols, the coach was Mark Mettrick, a former youth and reserve player for Manchester United, who had been at the helm since 2000 and had led the Greyhounds to four NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching the Sweet 16 in 2001. Bill Sento had a strong run prior to Mettrick and lead the team for 20 seasons filled with great success and many Top 10 and Top 20 national rankings.

Loyola won the NCAA Division II Championship in 1976 - one of two national championships in the school's history - and moved up to the Division I level following the conclusion of the 1978 season.

History Edit

Beginnings: 1940–1979 Edit

The rich tradition of Loyola Soccer began in 1940 with a simple five game schedule against local opponents; the team's first win did not come until the following season, with a 3–0 victory over local rival Towson University.[2] Loyola's success in its early years was limited; the team had some difficulty in finding a long-term coach and Emil G. Reitz Jr. - the school's head basketball coach - filled the position three separate times on an interim basis. Loyola did have its first notably successful season in 1962 under the direction of Reitz with a 9-2-2 record, including victories against American, Georgetown, and a 5-0 massacre of local rival Johns Hopkins.[3] Jim was the fourth coach in Loyola's Soccer history, during which he enjoyed fourteen (14) consecutive winning seasons. His team gained four Mason-Dixon Championships and a South Atlantic Regional Championship in 1971 when the Greyhounds enjoy an undefeated season. During his college career Jim scored 20 goals in soccer and he was team captain of both soccer and baseball. James Bullington, 73, Loyola College soccer coach who led soccer team to NCAA II championship in 1976, died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital of a degenerative disease. The Timonium resident was 73. Mr. Bullington, a Baltimore native, earned his living as president of Harford General Insurance Agency. But his passion was soccer, said his son, James J. Bullington of Lutherville. "He loved the physicality of it and the fact that you didn't need a lot of equipment to play it," the son said. "He was especially proud of the fact that every player on that championship team was from Baltimore." Under his leadership, the Greyhounds compiled 15 straight winning seasons. When he retired in 1979, the college—also his alma mater—named him alumnus of the year. Mr. Bullington grew up in Highlandtown and graduated from Loyola Blakefield before enlisting in the Army in 1946. He was discharged the next year and attended Loyola College on the G.I. Bill. He was captain of the school soccer team and graduated in 1952. He worked briefly in the music publishing business and played soccer for a short-lived semiprofessional team, the Baltimore Rockets. In 1960, he opened his insurance agency and settled in Timonium soon afterward. He began his part-time coaching career in 1964 and compiled a career record of 174 wins, 46 losses and eight ties. His 1976 team went 21-1 before defeating New Haven College in the championship game in Seattle. "There was no ESPN then and it wasn't on the radio, so his oldest son went out with the team and was calling results back to the family in Baltimore," said Mr. Bullington's brother-in-law, William R. Curran of Perry Hall. Mr. Bullington left coaching to devote more time to his family and business, but continued to recruit for the Loyola team. He retired from the insurance business in 1998.

The reign of Sento: 1980–1999 Edit

After Bullington retired from coaching following the 1979 season, local coach Bill Sento was hired at the coach of the Greyhounds, and he would lead the team for 20 seasons filled with great success at the NCAA Division I level. Despite Loyola's relatively small size as a Division I school and the lack of top quality athletic facilities, Sento proved an extremely capable recruiter and was able to bring top-level talent to the Evergreen, including several players such as Bill Heiser and Zach Thornton who had international experience on US youth national teams as well as others from top-level club programs throughout the country.

 
Loyola Greyhounds in Orlando, FL, 1999 MAAC Tournament

Sento's first season resulted in a 4-9-2 overall record, but that was Loyola's worst during his entire tenure. In fact, Loyola had only one other losing season under Bill Sento (in 1997). Sento almost immediately progressed the Loyola men's soccer program onto the national stage. In 1983, the team finished 17-3-0 including a 4–1 victory against the University of Maryland and finished as ECAC Metro Champions. Led by players such as the Koziol brothers (Stan and Joe) and Chris Webbert, in 1986 (17-1-4) and 1987 (17-4-2) the Greyhounds went to the NCAA Division I Quarterfinals; both years they beat the University of Virginia (coached by former US National Team manager Bruce Arena) in the tournament and were ranked #1 in the nation going into the 1987 season.

Other successful seasons followed such as 1990 (16-2-5) and 1992 (16-4-1), and in 1993 (19-3-1) the Greyhounds - led by Thornton, Heiser, Mark Harrison, and Bill Wnek - again marched into the NCAA Tournament, this time losing to Virginia 2–1 in the second round after being up 1-0 for most of the game.

Despite other notable campaigns and MAAC Championships, the Greyhounds were unable to replicate the overwhelming successes of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and Sento did not have his contract renewed after the 1999 season despite a strong team with 13-6-2 record and being named MAAC Coach of the Year. The Sento Era ended with 407 total games played, of which 255 were wins against 112 losses and 40 ties.

Mettrick takes over: 2000–2013 Edit

2000–2002 Edit

 
Michael Nelson and Reb Beatty vs. St. Louis, 2001

Following the departure of Sento, Loyola initiated a search for a new head soccer coach, receiving interest from several hundred local and national prospects. Eventually Mark Mettrick was offered the position and in January 2000, became the new head coach of Loyola Soccer. Mettrick inherited a team that had gone 13-6-2 in the previous campaign, had won the MAAC regular season and was upset in the MAAC Tournament final, so the cupboard certainly was not bare. Mettrick built the team around its core strengths - goalkeeper Reb Beatty and the defense led by Niall Lepper and Michael Nelson - and led the team to a 12-4-1 record along with a #21 national ranking in his first season.[4] Returning all but one starter in 2001, the Greyhounds were primed for a good season but started off with an incredibly poor performance in a season-opening tournament in California with a loss to the University of California and a tie against Cal St. Fullerton.[5] However, Loyola turned things around quickly, catalyzed by a 1–0 victory at the University of Maryland, and went on a 19-game unbeaten streak before a loss in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament at St. Louis. Loyola finished the 2001 season with a record of 17-2-2 and ranked in the Top 10 nationally.[6] Loyola lost key players for the 2002 season including Nelson, Bobby Von Bremen, and Arturo Lopez, but Beatty and Lepper returned for their senior seasons and led the team to an early season #8 national ranking and an eventual 13-5-3 overall record before falling to Furman in the NCAA Tournament.[6]

2003–2006 Edit

From 2003 to 2006, Loyola was unable to continue to build upon the success that Loyola had from 1999 to 2002, entering a period without an appearance in the national tournament, including back-to-back losing seasons in 2005 and 2006 during one of the worst 2-year periods of Loyola Greyhound soccer since the 1960s. In 2003 Loyola lost for the first time at home since the 1998 season, but did battle back to make the MAAC Tournament Final narrowly losing to Saint Peters at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Led by a strong Senior Class, the 2004 Men's Team went 9–0 in MAAC Conference play winning the regular season MAAC Title; but lost to Rider in the Semi-Finals of the MAAC Tournament during a game played in torrential rain and terrible field conditions. During 2005 and 2006, the team failed to win the regular season MAAC title for the 1st time since 1998 as the team struggled with mediocre talent.

2007–2013 Edit

 
Loyola Greyhounds at home, NCAA Tournament 2008

Fortunately Mettrick and the Greyhounds were able to turn things around quickly in 2007, returning to the national stage with a 19-3-1 record, a MAAC Championship, and the team's first NCAA appearance since 2002 that saw the team victorious in a first round match against Liberty before falling to Maryland in penalty kicks. Led once again by the defense captained by 2007 and 2008 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Tennant McVea and including goalkeeper Milos Kocic, these Greyhounds demonstrated offensive firepower as well with the likes of Jamie Darvill and Phil Bannister, and the team continued its success in the 2008 campaign, going undefeated in the regular season and earning a ranking as high as #6 in the nation before two upset defeats (in the MAAC final against Fairfield and in the NCAA Second Round against UNC Greensboro) prematurely ended the season. Loyola is well positioned for a strong start in the 2009 season, with two seniors and one junior named on the 2009 Men's Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List.[7] In addition to strengthening his non conference matches, Mettrick has called on Crystal Palace Baltimore defender and former Fairfield Stags standout Bryan Harkin as an assistant coach; and former Welsh youth International Gerwyn Jones to anchor his backline.[8]

On November 12, 2013, Loyola University Maryland declined to re-sign Mettrick upon the completion of his contract with the 2013 season.[9]

Players, awards, and recognition Edit

NSCAA Regional All-Americans [10] Edit

  Mark Harrison (South Atlantic: 1993, 1994)
  Zach Thornton (South Atlantic: 1993, 1994)
  Christof Lindenmayer (South Atlantic: 1998, 1999)
  Niall Lepper (South Atlantic: 2000, 2001, 2002)
  Reb Beatty (South Atlantic: 2000, 2001, 2002)
  AJ Ogilvie (South Atlantic: 2001)
  Michael Nelson (South Atlantic: 2001)
  Omar Alfonso (South Atlantic: 2003, 2004)
  Gabe Ortega (South Atlantic: 2005)
  Tennant McVea (North Atlantic: 2007, 2008, 2009)
  Milos Kocic (North Atlantic: 2007, 2008)
  Phil Bannister (North Atlantic: 2007, 2008)
  Eddie Dines (North Atlantic: 2007)
  Jamie Darvill (North Atlantic: 2008, 2009)
  Mike Deasel (North Atlantic: 2008)
  Gerwyn Jones (North Atlantic: 2010, 2011, 2012)

NSCAA National All-Americans Edit

  Nick Kropfelder (1947 - HM)
  Ernie Cox (1973 - Second, 1974 - First)
  John Shields (1975 - HM)
  John Houska (1976 - Second, 1974 - HM)
  Ian Reid (1976 - HM)
  Peter Notaro (1977 - HM, 1978 - First)
  Nick Mangione (1979 - First)
  Craig Callinan (1983 - Third)
  Stan Koziol (1986 - Second, 1987 - Second)
  Joe Koziol (1988 - Third)
  Jeff Nattans (1988 - Academic, 1989 - Academic)
  Mark Harrison (1993 - Second)
  Zach Thornton (1993 - First, 1994 - Third)
  Milos Kocic (2008 - Second)
  Tennant McVea (2008 - First)

CollegeSoccerNews.com National All-Americans Edit

  Mark Harrison (1993 - Second, 1994 - HM)
  Zach Thornton (1993 - First, 1994 - Second)
  Niall Lepper (2001 - Third, 2002 - HM)
  Reb Beatty (2001 - HM, 2002 - HM)
  Tennant McVea (2008 - Third)
  Christof Lindenmayer (MAAC Player of the Year: 1998, 1999)
  Reb Beatty (MAAC Rookie of the Year: 1999)
  Reb Beatty (MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
  Niall Lepper (MAAC Player of the Year: 2001, 2002)
  Omar Alfonso (MAAC Rookie of the Year: 2003)
  Omar Alfonso (MAAC Offensive Player of the Year: 2003)
  Phil Bannister (MAAC Rookie of the Year: 2007)
  Tennant McVea (MAAC Defensive Player of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009)
  Jamie Darvill (MAAC Offensive Player of the Year: 2008, 2009)

First Team All-Conference Edit

  Peter Vermes, Bill Harte, Stan Koziol, Joe Koziol, (and others from 1979 to 1992)
  Michael Konopaski (MAAC: 1992, 1993, 1994)
  Bill Heiser (MAAC: 1992, 1993, 1994)
  Mark Harrison (MAAC: 1992, 1993, 1994)
  Zach Thornton (MAAC: 1993, 1994)
  Bill Wnek (MAAC: 1993, 1994)
  David Briles (MAAC: 1993, 1994, 1995)
  Brian Geraghty (MAAC: 1994 - HM)
  Chris Doyle (MAAC: 1994 - HM, 1995 MAAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR)
  Tim Shields (MAAC: 1994)
  Michael Barger (MAAC: 1995)
  Ari Edelman (MAAC: 1995 - HM, 1996)
  Michael Burke (MAAC: 1995 - HM, 1996)
  Joseph Schafer (MAAC: 1996)
  Kevin Alvero (MAAC: 1996 - HM)
  JT Dorsey (MAAC: 1996 - HM)
  Matthew Whelpley (MAAC: 1996 - HM)
  Tasos Georgiou Vatikiotis (MAAC: 1996 - HM)
  Mike Werle (MAAC: 1997)
  Eric Coles (MAAC: 1997 - HM, 1998 - HM)
  Dave Frieder (MAAC: 1998 - HM)
  Christof Lindenmayer (MAAC: 1998, 1999)
  Michael Stromberg (MAAC: 1999)
  Charlie McDoniel (MAAC: 1999)
  Pete Triolo (MAAC: 1999)
  Reb Beatty (MAAC: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
  Niall Lepper (MAAC: 2000, 2001, 2002)
  Michael Nelson (MAAC: 2001)
  AJ Ogilvie (MAAC: 2001)
  Miguel Abreu (MAAC: 2001, 2002)
  Juliano Adriano de Oliveira (MAAC: 2002)
  Steve Coleman (MAAC: 2003)
  Omar Alfonso (MAAC: 2003, 2006)
  Gabe Ortega (MAAC: 2004, 2005, 2006)
  Kevin Nash (MAAC: 2004)
  Rade Kokovic (MAAC: 2004, 2005, 2006)
  Milos Kocic (MAAC: 2007, 2008)
  Tennant McVea (MAAC: 2007, 2008, 2009)
  Phil Bannister (MAAC: 2008)
  Daniel Ankrah (MAAC: 2008)
  Jamie Darvill (MAAC: 2008, 2009)
  Gerwyn Jones (MAAC: 2010, 2011, 2012)
  Brian Saramago (Patriot League: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  Barakatulla Sharifi (Patriot League: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  Gabriel Carlsson (Patriot League: 2017, 2018)
  A Mickey Watson (Patriot League: 2017)
  Chase Vosick (Patriot League: 2017, 2018)
  Josh Fawole (Patriot League: 2019)

Results by year Edit

Year Division Conference Coach Record (W-L-T) Goals Scored Goals Against Notables
1940 N/A N/A Emil G. Reitz Jr. 0-2-3 4 8
1941 N/A N/A Francis McDonough 6-1-0 19 4
1942 N/A N/A Henry Steingass, Sr. 3-2-0 9 6
1946 N/A N/A Bish Baker 3-4-0 12 10
1947 N/A N/A Bish Baker 6-4-1 35 19
1948 N/A N/A Bish Baker 6-1-0 22 8
1949 N/A N/A Bish Baker 4-4-0 17 10
1950 N/A N/A Bish Baker 5-3-0 22 17
1951 N/A N/A Bish Baker 3-3-0 14 8
1952 N/A N/A Emil G. Reitz Jr. 0-5-1 6 20
1953 N/A N/A Emil G. Reitz Jr. 2-6-0 15 21
1954 N/A N/A Tom Lind 4-4-2 24 16
1955 N/A N/A Tom Lind 3-2-4 22 18
1956 N/A N/A Tom Lind 2-7-0 15 32
1957 N/A N/A Tom Lind 2-7-0 16 30
1958 N/A N/A Tom Lind 2-6-2 14 31
1959 N/A N/A Tom Lind 4-5-2 18 26
1960 II N/A Tom Lind 7-5-0 36 22
1961 II N/A Emil G. Reitz Jr. 4-7-1 15 28
1962 II N/A Emil G. Reitz Jr. 9-2-2 35 9
1963 II N/A Emil G. Reitz Jr. 3-6-1 11 18
1964 II N/A Jim Bullington 4-8-0 16 33
1965 II N/A Jim Bullington 6-5-0 25 23
1966 II N/A Jim Bullington 7-6-0 28 20
1967 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 12-2-1 44 15
1968 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 9-0-2 43 11
1969 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 9-2-3 37 22
1970 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 12-2-0 40 9
1971 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 16-0-0 67 11 Mason-Dixon Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA Division II South Region Champions
1972 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 11-3-0 60 20
1973 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 11-2-0 45 12 Mason-Dixon Tournament Champions
1974 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 14-2-2 50 16 Mason-Dixon Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA Division II South Region Finals
1975 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 11-4-0 41 7 NCAA Division II South Region First Round
1976 II Mason-Dixon Jim Bullington 21-1-0 89 21 Mason-Dixon Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA Division II National Champions
1977 II N/A Jim Bullington 12-2-0 42 15 NCAA Division II First Round
1978 II N/A Jim Bullington 14-4-0 64 23 NCAA Division II Second Round
1979 I ECAC Jim Bullington 9-6-3 34 21
1980 I ECAC Bill Sento 4-9-2 15 26
1981 I ECAC Bill Sento 10-5-3 33 17 South Atlantic Regional Champions
1982 I ECAC Bill Sento 11-7-1 32 23 ECAC Metro Champions
1983 I ECAC Bill Sento 17-3-0 55 11 ECAC Metro Champions
1984 I ECAC Bill Sento 10-6-3 37 24
1985 I ECAC Bill Sento 14-5-0 41 19
1986 I ECAC Bill Sento 17-1-4 56 20 ECAC Metro Champions, South Atlantic Regional Champions, NCAA Quarterfinals
1987 I ECAC Bill Sento 17-4-2 47 16 ECAC Metro Champions, South Atlantic Regional Champions, NCAA Quarterfinals
1988 I ECAC Bill Sento 11-6-3 52 25
1989 I MAAC Bill Sento 12-5-3 44 17 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1990 I MAAC Bill Sento 16-2-5 84 15 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1991 I MAAC Bill Sento 12-8-2 59 20 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1992 I MAAC Bill Sento 16-4-1 50 13 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1993 I MAAC Bill Sento 19-3-1 61 9 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA Round of 16
1994 I MAAC Bill Sento 15-5-2 78 17 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1995 I MAAC Bill Sento 15-6-0 53 20 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1996 I MAAC Bill Sento 11-9-2 42 27 MAAC Tournament Champions
1997 I MAAC Bill Sento 9-10-2 36 34
1998 I MAAC Bill Sento 11-8-2 35 30
1999 I MAAC Bill Sento 13-6-2 38 15 MAAC Regular Season Champions
2000 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 12-4-2 27 10 MAAC Regular Season Champions
2001 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 17-2-2 48 14 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA Round of 16
2002 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 13-5-2 37 21 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA First Round
2003 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 11-7-3 40 27 MAAC Regular Season Champions
2004 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 11-6-1 37 32 MAAC Regular Season Champions
2005 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 8-9-2 24 26
2006 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 7-11-2 22 30
2007 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 19-3-1 39 12 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA Second Round
2008 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 18-2-1 49 14 MAAC Regular Season Champions, NCAA Second Round
2009 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 11-8-2 32 21 MAAC Tournament Champions, 'NCAA First Round'
2010 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 9-7-2
2011 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 10-6-2
2012 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 13-6-1
2013 I Patriot League Mark Mettrick 7-8-2
2014 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 5-8-4
2015 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 2-13-2
2016 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 8-6-3
2017 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 11-6-1 Patriot League Regular Season Champions
2018 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 12-4-1 Patriot League Regular Season Champions
2019 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 10-7-2 Patriot League Regular Season Champions
2021 Spring I Patriot League Steve Nichols 3-2-1 Patriot League South Division Champions
2021 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 10-6-4 Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions, NCAA 1st Round

All-time school records Edit

Career goals Edit

Career assists Edit

Career points Edit

Career saves Edit

Career shutouts Edit

References Edit

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  8. ^ "Topic Galleries". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
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  10. ^ Loyola moved from the strong South Atlantic region to the weaker North Atlantic region following the 2005 season. Regional affiliation affects only regional rankings and regional awards, not strength of schedule, national ranking, etc.
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External links Edit

  • Official website  

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The Loyola Greyhounds men s soccer team represents Loyola University Maryland in NCAA Division I soccer It became a member of the Patriot League on July 1 2013 Previously it competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC from 1989 to 2013 To avoid ambiguity the team is often referenced as Loyola Maryland or Loyola MD as there are two other institutions named Loyola that compete at the Division I level Loyola Chicago of Illinois and Loyola Marymount of California Loyola GreyhoundsFounded1940 83 years ago 1940 UniversityLoyola University MarylandHead coachSteve Nichols 7th season ConferencePatriot LeagueLocationBaltimore MarylandStadiumRidley Athletic Complex Capacity 6 000 NicknameGreyhoundsColorsGreen and gray 1 HomeAwayNCAA Tournament championships1976 Division II NCAA Tournament appearances1971 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Division II 1986 1987 1993 2001 2002 2007 2008 2009 2021 Division I Conference Tournament championships1971 1973 1974 1976 Mason Dixon 1982 1983 1986 1987 ECAC 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2001 2002 2007 2009 MAAC 2021 Patriot Conference Regular Season championships1971 1974 1976 Mason Dixon 1982 1983 1986 1987 ECAC 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2009 MAAC 2017 2018 2019 20 21 2021 Patriot League The team is one of the most successful athletic programs at Loyola winning numerous MAAC Championships both regular season and MAAC Tournament consistently making NCAA Tournament appearances and often holding national rankings in both the NSCAA Adidas Poll as well as that of CollegeSoccerNews In 1987 the Loyola Men s soccer team was ranked 1 in the nation going into the season The team is currently coached by Steve Nichols a former class of 1992 Greyhound standout Prior to Nichols the coach was Mark Mettrick a former youth and reserve player for Manchester United who had been at the helm since 2000 and had led the Greyhounds to four NCAA Tournament appearances reaching the Sweet 16 in 2001 Bill Sento had a strong run prior to Mettrick and lead the team for 20 seasons filled with great success and many Top 10 and Top 20 national rankings Loyola won the NCAA Division II Championship in 1976 one of two national championships in the school s history and moved up to the Division I level following the conclusion of the 1978 season Contents 1 History 1 1 Beginnings 1940 1979 1 2 The reign of Sento 1980 1999 1 3 Mettrick takes over 2000 2013 1 3 1 2000 2002 1 3 2 2003 2006 1 3 3 2007 2013 2 Players awards and recognition 2 1 NSCAA Regional All Americans 10 2 2 NSCAA National All Americans 2 3 CollegeSoccerNews com National All Americans 2 4 First Team All Conference 3 Results by year 4 All time school records 4 1 Career goals 4 2 Career assists 4 3 Career points 4 4 Career saves 4 5 Career shutouts 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditBeginnings 1940 1979 Edit The rich tradition of Loyola Soccer began in 1940 with a simple five game schedule against local opponents the team s first win did not come until the following season with a 3 0 victory over local rival Towson University 2 Loyola s success in its early years was limited the team had some difficulty in finding a long term coach and Emil G Reitz Jr the school s head basketball coach filled the position three separate times on an interim basis Loyola did have its first notably successful season in 1962 under the direction of Reitz with a 9 2 2 record including victories against American Georgetown and a 5 0 massacre of local rival Johns Hopkins 3 Jim was the fourth coach in Loyola s Soccer history during which he enjoyed fourteen 14 consecutive winning seasons His team gained four Mason Dixon Championships and a South Atlantic Regional Championship in 1971 when the Greyhounds enjoy an undefeated season During his college career Jim scored 20 goals in soccer and he was team captain of both soccer and baseball James Bullington 73 Loyola College soccer coach who led soccer team to NCAA II championship in 1976 died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital of a degenerative disease The Timonium resident was 73 Mr Bullington a Baltimore native earned his living as president of Harford General Insurance Agency But his passion was soccer said his son James J Bullington of Lutherville He loved the physicality of it and the fact that you didn t need a lot of equipment to play it the son said He was especially proud of the fact that every player on that championship team was from Baltimore Under his leadership the Greyhounds compiled 15 straight winning seasons When he retired in 1979 the college also his alma mater named him alumnus of the year Mr Bullington grew up in Highlandtown and graduated from Loyola Blakefield before enlisting in the Army in 1946 He was discharged the next year and attended Loyola College on the G I Bill He was captain of the school soccer team and graduated in 1952 He worked briefly in the music publishing business and played soccer for a short lived semiprofessional team the Baltimore Rockets In 1960 he opened his insurance agency and settled in Timonium soon afterward He began his part time coaching career in 1964 and compiled a career record of 174 wins 46 losses and eight ties His 1976 team went 21 1 before defeating New Haven College in the championship game in Seattle There was no ESPN then and it wasn t on the radio so his oldest son went out with the team and was calling results back to the family in Baltimore said Mr Bullington s brother in law William R Curran of Perry Hall Mr Bullington left coaching to devote more time to his family and business but continued to recruit for the Loyola team He retired from the insurance business in 1998 The reign of Sento 1980 1999 Edit After Bullington retired from coaching following the 1979 season local coach Bill Sento was hired at the coach of the Greyhounds and he would lead the team for 20 seasons filled with great success at the NCAA Division I level Despite Loyola s relatively small size as a Division I school and the lack of top quality athletic facilities Sento proved an extremely capable recruiter and was able to bring top level talent to the Evergreen including several players such as Bill Heiser and Zach Thornton who had international experience on US youth national teams as well as others from top level club programs throughout the country nbsp Loyola Greyhounds in Orlando FL 1999 MAAC TournamentSento s first season resulted in a 4 9 2 overall record but that was Loyola s worst during his entire tenure In fact Loyola had only one other losing season under Bill Sento in 1997 Sento almost immediately progressed the Loyola men s soccer program onto the national stage In 1983 the team finished 17 3 0 including a 4 1 victory against the University of Maryland and finished as ECAC Metro Champions Led by players such as the Koziol brothers Stan and Joe and Chris Webbert in 1986 17 1 4 and 1987 17 4 2 the Greyhounds went to the NCAA Division I Quarterfinals both years they beat the University of Virginia coached by former US National Team manager Bruce Arena in the tournament and were ranked 1 in the nation going into the 1987 season Other successful seasons followed such as 1990 16 2 5 and 1992 16 4 1 and in 1993 19 3 1 the Greyhounds led by Thornton Heiser Mark Harrison and Bill Wnek again marched into the NCAA Tournament this time losing to Virginia 2 1 in the second round after being up 1 0 for most of the game Despite other notable campaigns and MAAC Championships the Greyhounds were unable to replicate the overwhelming successes of the late 1980s and early 1990s and Sento did not have his contract renewed after the 1999 season despite a strong team with 13 6 2 record and being named MAAC Coach of the Year The Sento Era ended with 407 total games played of which 255 were wins against 112 losses and 40 ties Mettrick takes over 2000 2013 Edit 2000 2002 Edit nbsp Michael Nelson and Reb Beatty vs St Louis 2001Following the departure of Sento Loyola initiated a search for a new head soccer coach receiving interest from several hundred local and national prospects Eventually Mark Mettrick was offered the position and in January 2000 became the new head coach of Loyola Soccer Mettrick inherited a team that had gone 13 6 2 in the previous campaign had won the MAAC regular season and was upset in the MAAC Tournament final so the cupboard certainly was not bare Mettrick built the team around its core strengths goalkeeper Reb Beatty and the defense led by Niall Lepper and Michael Nelson and led the team to a 12 4 1 record along with a 21 national ranking in his first season 4 Returning all but one starter in 2001 the Greyhounds were primed for a good season but started off with an incredibly poor performance in a season opening tournament in California with a loss to the University of California and a tie against Cal St Fullerton 5 However Loyola turned things around quickly catalyzed by a 1 0 victory at the University of Maryland and went on a 19 game unbeaten streak before a loss in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament at St Louis Loyola finished the 2001 season with a record of 17 2 2 and ranked in the Top 10 nationally 6 Loyola lost key players for the 2002 season including Nelson Bobby Von Bremen and Arturo Lopez but Beatty and Lepper returned for their senior seasons and led the team to an early season 8 national ranking and an eventual 13 5 3 overall record before falling to Furman in the NCAA Tournament 6 2003 2006 Edit From 2003 to 2006 Loyola was unable to continue to build upon the success that Loyola had from 1999 to 2002 entering a period without an appearance in the national tournament including back to back losing seasons in 2005 and 2006 during one of the worst 2 year periods of Loyola Greyhound soccer since the 1960s In 2003 Loyola lost for the first time at home since the 1998 season but did battle back to make the MAAC Tournament Final narrowly losing to Saint Peters at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando Florida Led by a strong Senior Class the 2004 Men s Team went 9 0 in MAAC Conference play winning the regular season MAAC Title but lost to Rider in the Semi Finals of the MAAC Tournament during a game played in torrential rain and terrible field conditions During 2005 and 2006 the team failed to win the regular season MAAC title for the 1st time since 1998 as the team struggled with mediocre talent 2007 2013 Edit nbsp Loyola Greyhounds at home NCAA Tournament 2008Fortunately Mettrick and the Greyhounds were able to turn things around quickly in 2007 returning to the national stage with a 19 3 1 record a MAAC Championship and the team s first NCAA appearance since 2002 that saw the team victorious in a first round match against Liberty before falling to Maryland in penalty kicks Led once again by the defense captained by 2007 and 2008 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Tennant McVea and including goalkeeper Milos Kocic these Greyhounds demonstrated offensive firepower as well with the likes of Jamie Darvill and Phil Bannister and the team continued its success in the 2008 campaign going undefeated in the regular season and earning a ranking as high as 6 in the nation before two upset defeats in the MAAC final against Fairfield and in the NCAA Second Round against UNC Greensboro prematurely ended the season Loyola is well positioned for a strong start in the 2009 season with two seniors and one junior named on the 2009 Men s Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List 7 In addition to strengthening his non conference matches Mettrick has called on Crystal Palace Baltimore defender and former Fairfield Stags standout Bryan Harkin as an assistant coach and former Welsh youth International Gerwyn Jones to anchor his backline 8 On November 12 2013 Loyola University Maryland declined to re sign Mettrick upon the completion of his contract with the 2013 season 9 Players awards and recognition EditNSCAA Regional All Americans 10 Edit nbsp Mark Harrison South Atlantic 1993 1994 nbsp Zach Thornton South Atlantic 1993 1994 nbsp Christof Lindenmayer South Atlantic 1998 1999 nbsp Niall Lepper South Atlantic 2000 2001 2002 nbsp Reb Beatty South Atlantic 2000 2001 2002 nbsp AJ Ogilvie South Atlantic 2001 nbsp Michael Nelson South Atlantic 2001 nbsp Omar Alfonso South Atlantic 2003 2004 nbsp Gabe Ortega South Atlantic 2005 nbsp Tennant McVea North Atlantic 2007 2008 2009 nbsp Milos Kocic North Atlantic 2007 2008 nbsp Phil Bannister North Atlantic 2007 2008 nbsp Eddie Dines North Atlantic 2007 nbsp Jamie Darvill North Atlantic 2008 2009 nbsp Mike Deasel North Atlantic 2008 nbsp Gerwyn Jones North Atlantic 2010 2011 2012 NSCAA National All Americans Edit nbsp Nick Kropfelder 1947 HM nbsp Ernie Cox 1973 Second 1974 First nbsp John Shields 1975 HM nbsp John Houska 1976 Second 1974 HM nbsp Ian Reid 1976 HM nbsp Peter Notaro 1977 HM 1978 First nbsp Nick Mangione 1979 First nbsp Craig Callinan 1983 Third nbsp Stan Koziol 1986 Second 1987 Second nbsp Joe Koziol 1988 Third nbsp Jeff Nattans 1988 Academic 1989 Academic nbsp Mark Harrison 1993 Second nbsp Zach Thornton 1993 First 1994 Third nbsp Milos Kocic 2008 Second nbsp Tennant McVea 2008 First CollegeSoccerNews com National All Americans Edit nbsp Mark Harrison 1993 Second 1994 HM nbsp Zach Thornton 1993 First 1994 Second nbsp Niall Lepper 2001 Third 2002 HM nbsp Reb Beatty 2001 HM 2002 HM nbsp Tennant McVea 2008 Third nbsp Christof Lindenmayer MAAC Player of the Year 1998 1999 nbsp Reb Beatty MAAC Rookie of the Year 1999 nbsp Reb Beatty MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 nbsp Niall Lepper MAAC Player of the Year 2001 2002 nbsp Omar Alfonso MAAC Rookie of the Year 2003 nbsp Omar Alfonso MAAC Offensive Player of the Year 2003 nbsp Phil Bannister MAAC Rookie of the Year 2007 nbsp Tennant McVea MAAC Defensive Player of the Year 2007 2008 2009 nbsp Jamie Darvill MAAC Offensive Player of the Year 2008 2009 First Team All Conference Edit nbsp Peter Vermes Bill Harte Stan Koziol Joe Koziol and others from 1979 to 1992 nbsp Michael Konopaski MAAC 1992 1993 1994 nbsp Bill Heiser MAAC 1992 1993 1994 nbsp Mark Harrison MAAC 1992 1993 1994 nbsp Zach Thornton MAAC 1993 1994 nbsp Bill Wnek MAAC 1993 1994 nbsp David Briles MAAC 1993 1994 1995 nbsp Brian Geraghty MAAC 1994 HM nbsp Chris Doyle MAAC 1994 HM 1995 MAAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR nbsp Tim Shields MAAC 1994 nbsp Michael Barger MAAC 1995 nbsp Ari Edelman MAAC 1995 HM 1996 nbsp Michael Burke MAAC 1995 HM 1996 nbsp Joseph Schafer MAAC 1996 nbsp Kevin Alvero MAAC 1996 HM nbsp JT Dorsey MAAC 1996 HM nbsp Matthew Whelpley MAAC 1996 HM nbsp Tasos Georgiou Vatikiotis MAAC 1996 HM nbsp Mike Werle MAAC 1997 nbsp Eric Coles MAAC 1997 HM 1998 HM nbsp Dave Frieder MAAC 1998 HM nbsp Christof Lindenmayer MAAC 1998 1999 nbsp Michael Stromberg MAAC 1999 nbsp Charlie McDoniel MAAC 1999 nbsp Pete Triolo MAAC 1999 nbsp Reb Beatty MAAC 1999 2000 2001 2002 nbsp Niall Lepper MAAC 2000 2001 2002 nbsp Michael Nelson MAAC 2001 nbsp AJ Ogilvie MAAC 2001 nbsp Miguel Abreu MAAC 2001 2002 nbsp Juliano Adriano de Oliveira MAAC 2002 nbsp Steve Coleman MAAC 2003 nbsp Omar Alfonso MAAC 2003 2006 nbsp Gabe Ortega MAAC 2004 2005 2006 nbsp Kevin Nash MAAC 2004 nbsp Rade Kokovic MAAC 2004 2005 2006 nbsp Milos Kocic MAAC 2007 2008 nbsp Tennant McVea MAAC 2007 2008 2009 nbsp Phil Bannister MAAC 2008 nbsp Daniel Ankrah MAAC 2008 nbsp Jamie Darvill MAAC 2008 2009 nbsp Gerwyn Jones MAAC 2010 2011 2012 nbsp Brian Saramago Patriot League 2016 2017 2018 2019 nbsp Barakatulla Sharifi Patriot League 2016 2017 2018 2019 nbsp Gabriel Carlsson Patriot League 2017 2018 nbsp A Mickey Watson Patriot League 2017 nbsp Chase Vosick Patriot League 2017 2018 nbsp Josh Fawole Patriot League 2019 Results by year EditYear Division Conference Coach Record W L T Goals Scored Goals Against Notables1940 N A N A Emil G Reitz Jr 0 2 3 4 81941 N A N A Francis McDonough 6 1 0 19 41942 N A N A Henry Steingass Sr 3 2 0 9 61946 N A N A Bish Baker 3 4 0 12 101947 N A N A Bish Baker 6 4 1 35 191948 N A N A Bish Baker 6 1 0 22 81949 N A N A Bish Baker 4 4 0 17 101950 N A N A Bish Baker 5 3 0 22 171951 N A N A Bish Baker 3 3 0 14 81952 N A N A Emil G Reitz Jr 0 5 1 6 201953 N A N A Emil G Reitz Jr 2 6 0 15 211954 N A N A Tom Lind 4 4 2 24 161955 N A N A Tom Lind 3 2 4 22 181956 N A N A Tom Lind 2 7 0 15 321957 N A N A Tom Lind 2 7 0 16 301958 N A N A Tom Lind 2 6 2 14 311959 N A N A Tom Lind 4 5 2 18 261960 II N A Tom Lind 7 5 0 36 221961 II N A Emil G Reitz Jr 4 7 1 15 281962 II N A Emil G Reitz Jr 9 2 2 35 91963 II N A Emil G Reitz Jr 3 6 1 11 181964 II N A Jim Bullington 4 8 0 16 331965 II N A Jim Bullington 6 5 0 25 231966 II N A Jim Bullington 7 6 0 28 201967 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 12 2 1 44 151968 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 9 0 2 43 111969 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 9 2 3 37 221970 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 12 2 0 40 91971 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 16 0 0 67 11 Mason Dixon Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Division II South Region Champions1972 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 11 3 0 60 201973 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 11 2 0 45 12 Mason Dixon Tournament Champions1974 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 14 2 2 50 16 Mason Dixon Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Division II South Region Finals1975 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 11 4 0 41 7 NCAA Division II South Region First Round1976 II Mason Dixon Jim Bullington 21 1 0 89 21 Mason Dixon Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Division II National Champions1977 II N A Jim Bullington 12 2 0 42 15 NCAA Division II First Round1978 II N A Jim Bullington 14 4 0 64 23 NCAA Division II Second Round1979 I ECAC Jim Bullington 9 6 3 34 211980 I ECAC Bill Sento 4 9 2 15 261981 I ECAC Bill Sento 10 5 3 33 17 South Atlantic Regional Champions1982 I ECAC Bill Sento 11 7 1 32 23 ECAC Metro Champions1983 I ECAC Bill Sento 17 3 0 55 11 ECAC Metro Champions1984 I ECAC Bill Sento 10 6 3 37 241985 I ECAC Bill Sento 14 5 0 41 191986 I ECAC Bill Sento 17 1 4 56 20 ECAC Metro Champions South Atlantic Regional Champions NCAA Quarterfinals1987 I ECAC Bill Sento 17 4 2 47 16 ECAC Metro Champions South Atlantic Regional Champions NCAA Quarterfinals1988 I ECAC Bill Sento 11 6 3 52 251989 I MAAC Bill Sento 12 5 3 44 17 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions1990 I MAAC Bill Sento 16 2 5 84 15 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions1991 I MAAC Bill Sento 12 8 2 59 20 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions1992 I MAAC Bill Sento 16 4 1 50 13 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions1993 I MAAC Bill Sento 19 3 1 61 9 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Round of 161994 I MAAC Bill Sento 15 5 2 78 17 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions1995 I MAAC Bill Sento 15 6 0 53 20 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions1996 I MAAC Bill Sento 11 9 2 42 27 MAAC Tournament Champions1997 I MAAC Bill Sento 9 10 2 36 341998 I MAAC Bill Sento 11 8 2 35 301999 I MAAC Bill Sento 13 6 2 38 15 MAAC Regular Season Champions2000 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 12 4 2 27 10 MAAC Regular Season Champions2001 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 17 2 2 48 14 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Round of 162002 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 13 5 2 37 21 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA First Round2003 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 11 7 3 40 27 MAAC Regular Season Champions2004 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 11 6 1 37 32 MAAC Regular Season Champions2005 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 8 9 2 24 262006 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 7 11 2 22 302007 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 19 3 1 39 12 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round2008 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 18 2 1 49 14 MAAC Regular Season Champions NCAA Second Round2009 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 11 8 2 32 21 MAAC Tournament Champions NCAA First Round 2010 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 9 7 22011 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 10 6 22012 I MAAC Mark Mettrick 13 6 12013 I Patriot League Mark Mettrick 7 8 22014 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 5 8 42015 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 2 13 22016 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 8 6 32017 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 11 6 1 Patriot League Regular Season Champions2018 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 12 4 1 Patriot League Regular Season Champions2019 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 10 7 2 Patriot League Regular Season Champions2021 Spring I Patriot League Steve Nichols 3 2 1 Patriot League South Division Champions2021 I Patriot League Steve Nichols 10 6 4 Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA 1st RoundAll time school records EditCareer goals Edit Peter Notaro 81 11 Career assists Edit Stan Koziol 29 11 Mark Harrison 29Career points Edit Peter Notaro 185 11 Career saves Edit John Houska 471 11 Career shutouts Edit Reb Beatty 43 11 References Edit cite manual url https s3 us east 2 amazonaws com sidearm nextgen sites loyolagreyhounds com documents 2023 9 7 Athletics ID Guide 2023 pdf title Loyola Athletics Identity Guide date September 7 2023 access date September 25 2023 Loyola Soccer Media Guide Loyola Soccer Media Guide Bio Mark Mettrick CSU Fullerton The Daily Titan PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 17 Retrieved 2009 11 20 a b Loyola Soccer Media Guide National Soccer Coaches Association of America Nscaa com 2010 01 08 Retrieved 2010 03 11 Topic Galleries baltimoresun com Retrieved 2010 03 11 Loyola Men s Soccer Coach Mettrick s Contract Not Renewed Loyola University Maryland Official Athletic Site www loyolagreyhounds com Archived from the original on 2014 02 22 Loyola moved from the strong South Atlantic region to the weaker North Atlantic region following the 2005 season Regional affiliation affects only regional rankings and regional awards not strength of schedule national ranking etc a b c d e 2008 Media Guide Official Athletics Site of Loyola University Maryland Loyolagreyhounds com Retrieved 2010 03 11 External links EditOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loyola Greyhounds men 27s soccer amp oldid 1177086853, wikipedia, wiki, 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