DOWN GOES NO. 2! Loyola Soccer is headed to the Final Four! No. 7 seed Loyola takes down No. 2 seed Mater Dei in penalty kicks (6-5) on the road to advance to the CIF-SS Open Division semifinals!
Just like he has all season, senior goalkeeper Chris Stillwell '25 came up huge Saturday night (2/15) with a save on Mater Dei's 6th penalty try, setting up our eventual game-winning PK that sent us to the Open Division semifinals!
UPDATE ON SEMIFINALS:
The Cubs take on Hart High at Loyola for the first matchup of CIF-SS Open Division Semifinals on Wednesday, February 19 at 5 PM at Loyola and Saturday, February 15 at 5 PM at Hart. NOTE: Both games will be played, rain or shine. See below for more game day and playoff info and come out to support the Cubs!
SEMIFINALS GAME 1 @ LOYOLA
WHO: Loyola Cubs [7] vs. Hart [6]
WHEN: Weds February 19 @ 5:00 PM
WHERE: Loyola High School - Smith Field
SPECTATOR PARKING: 1499 Dewey Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90006
SEMIFINALS GAME 2 @ HART
WHO: Loyola Cubs [7] at Hart [6]
WHEN: Sat February 22 @ 5:00 PM
WHERE: Hart High School
ADDRESS: 24825 N. Newhall Ave. Newhall, CA 91321
LIVESTREAM:
Wednesday's (2/19) home game will be livestreamed by the John Malloy Broadcast Club on cubcast.org and is simulcast on the YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/live/qZC280swkao?si=WMX7hH-riYSy3pss
Wednesday's (2/19) Livestream via NFHS Network (subscription required):
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/loyola-high-school-los-angeles-ca/gam32fd1102ab
CIF-SS OPEN DIVISION FORMAT:
The Open Division teams will compete in a "Champions League" style format for the 2024-2025 playoffs. Home and away format (same opponent two games in a row). The cumulative score from both games is used to determine the winner who will advance. First game may end in a tie (no overtime). If cumulative score is tied at the end of the second game, traditional Southern Section tie breaker of overtime and penalty kicks will be applied to determine a winner.
COME OUT AND SHOW OUT FOR THE CUBS!
See the posts from Saturday's (2/15) game at Mater Dei here:
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