PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team welcomes Cornell to Ellen Vagelos Field on Saturday morning for another Ivy League matchup on Alumnae Day.  
 
GAME DAY 10: Penn vs Cornell
Saturday, Oct. 9 | 11 a.m.
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The Series with Cornell
The Quakers are riding a five-game win streak against the Big Red entering Saturday's matchup. Over the past five meetings, Penn has outscored Cornell, 12-4. Dating back to 1973, the series leans heavily in favor of the Quakers, 28-14-2.

Last Time We Met
The two teams battled on Ellen Vagelos Field back in 2019, trading goals through the first two quarters to sit tied at the half, 2-2. The second half played entirely in favor of the Quakers, with three more goals scored to pull away for the 5-2 victory. In the game, Elita Van Staden and Maddy Fagan each scored two goals.
 
About Cornell
The Big Red are entering Saturday's game on a four-game win streak including a 2-0 start in Ivy League play. The stretch was kicked off by a 3-1 victory on the road at Dartmouth before earning a tight 1-0 decision at Lock Haven, topped Columbia 5-0 back on their home turf, and capped it off this past Sunday with a 4-3 win at Colgate. Cornell sits with a 6-3 overall record with two of its losses coming to No. 1 Michigan, 3-2, and No. 12 Syracuse, 1-0.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Saturday's game marks Alumnae Day, as the Quakers will honor the 2020 senior class at halftime due to missing the celebration last season due to the pandemic.

*Penn sports a 3-6 record heading into its Saturday tilt with all six losses coming to top-20 opponents: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 5 Louisville, No. 9 Saint Joseph's, No. 12 Syracuse, No. 12 Harvard, and No. 17 Princeton.

*The Quakers had a 1-0 lead last Saturday at No. 12 Harvard, seeing Olivia Kenny earn her first collegiate goal in the second quarter. Sophie Freedman recorded the assist, her second of the season.

*Four Quakers lead the team in scoring with two goals each: Gracyn Banks, Sydney Huang, Julia Russo, and Allison Kuzyk. Huang is the current leader in points with six off two goals and two assists.

*Sabien Paumen has started in the cage all nine games this season, making 42 saves for three victories and two shutouts.