PHILADELPHIA - With three Ivy League games under its belt, the University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team looks to right the ship with a positive result on Saturday, hosting Yale at 7 p.m. on Rhodes Field as part of a double header with the women's team.
GAME INFORMATION
YALE (4-6-1, 1-1-1 Ivy) AT PENN (2-9-1, 0-2-1 Ivy)
Saturday, October 21 | 7 p.m. | Rhodes Field | 7 p.m. |
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PREVIEWING PENN
*The Quakers are coming off a valiant comeback that fell just short against Villanova on Tuesday, responding with a dominant second half against the Wildcats after falling behind 2-0. Senior
Joe Swenson continued his offensive success this fall with a penalty kick goal in the 77th minute to bring Penn within a goal.
*Swenson leads the way for Penn on offense this year with four goals and an assist to total nine points.
*Swenson's four goals rank tied for second for most in the Ivy League behind Arthur Bosua of Columbia and Eduvie Ikoba of Dartmouth's six.
*Five Quakers have started and played in every match this season: Swenson,
Sam Wancowicz,
Jerel Blades,
Brandon Bartel and
Erumuse Momoh. Bartel leads the squad with 1,056 minutes logged.
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Scott Forbes and
Etan Mabourakh have split time in the cage, with Forbes playing the majority for Penn with 630 minutes to his name. Both goalies own one win on the year.
NEWS AND NOTES: YALE
*The Bulldogs own a 4-6-1 overall record on the year heading into Saturday's game, with a full array of results under their belt in the Ivy League leading to a 1-1-1 record in conference play. Yale has improved in each Ivy match this fall, recovering from an opening 2-1 loss to Harvard to tie 2-2 with Dartmouth and most recently defeat Cornell 1-0. The Elis also own non-conference wins over Howard, Hartford and Saint Joseph's.
*The Quakers lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs 50-42-10. Penn is currently riding a four-match unbeaten streak with Yale, featuring two wins and two ties, including a dominating 3-0 victory last year in New Haven. Coach
Rudy Fuller is 9-7-3 against Yale in his tenure with the Red and Blue.
*Yale is led in points by Kyle Kenagy with seven. No one true leader has stepped up for the Bulldogs on offense, as Yale has utilized scoring by committee to attack its opponents. Kees Schipper had played the majority of matches for Yale in goal, owning a record of 3-5 with a GAA of 1.13.
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