grand Opening Photos

A steady rain couldn’t keep Greyhound fans away from the grand opening and dedication of The Reverend Harold Ridley, S.J., Athletic Complex. A sellout crowd of 6,000 turned out to watch the Greyhounds’ men’s lacrosse team face the Duke Blue Devils. The Hounds lost 8 – 5,  but spirits remained high as students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and other friends of Loyola celebrated the inauguration of the highly anticipated facility.

The dedication service featured remarks by Loyola President Brian F. Linnane, S.J., Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and a blessing of the Ridley Athletic Complex by the Most Reverend Edwin O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore.

Earlier in the day, the University dedicated the Sean Lugano Memorial Field, a practice field named in memory of Sean Lugano, ’95, one-time captain of Loyola’s club rugby team. Lugano died in the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks, and his family and friends raised more than $1 million to name the field—the new home of Loyola’s club rugby team—in his honor.