PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's soccer program opens its 2022 campaign this weekend with a home match Friday night against Rider and a Soccer Six showdown Monday night at Temple.
 
MATCH DAY 1: Rider at Penn
Friday, Sept. 2 | 7 p.m. | Rhodes Field
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MATCH DAY 2: Penn at Temple
Monday, Sept. 5 | 6 p.m. | Philadelphia, Pa.
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The Series with Rider
The Quakers and Broncs square off for the fourth time in their respective histories, with Penn holding a 2-1 series advantage. The Red and Blue won 7-2 in the last match back in September 2012.

About Rider
The No. 5 seed in last fall's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) tournament, the Broncs made the final before falling to top-seeded Marist in penalty kicks, 5-3. Friday marks Rider's third road match in eight days as part of a season-opening five-match road trip. The Broncs have opened 2022 with a 3-0 loss to Seton Hall and a 4-0 loss to Virginia.

The Series with Temple
The Quakers are 24-7-7 all-time against the Owls, including a 6-2-2 mark in the last 10 matches dating back to 2002. In last season's meeting, the Owls took a 10th-minute lead, but a quick equalizer from Joey Bhangdia and a 79th-minute goal by Matt Leigh gave the Quakers a 2-1 win.

About Temple
The Owls are 1-0-1 through their first two matches. In their season opener against Lehigh, the Owls shut out the Mountain Hawks despite Lehigh's 14-8 shot and 8-0 corner kick advantage. In their 1-1 draw with Seton Hall on Monday, the Owls were once again outshot (13-5) with the Pirates holding a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Quaker Notemeal
*2022 will mark the first season that the college soccer regular season will not feature overtime. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved changes to the overtime rules for men's and women's soccer.

*Friday night marks the only home soccer match for the men this season at Rhodes Field. Starting September 18, Penn Park will host all home soccer affairs for both the men's and women's programs.

*Penn was selected fifth in the 2022 Ivy League preseason poll. Princeton was selected first and earned 12 first-place votes; Yale earned the remaining first-place votes and was selected second.

*Penn is 3-0 in season openers under head coach Brian Gill, with all three wins coming against New Jersey-based schools (Monmouth 2x, Fairleigh Dickinson).

*Six of Penn's 11 goal scorers from last season return in 2022, led by sophomore Stas Korzeniowski who scored two of his three goals in Ivy action including a double-overtime winner against Dartmouth. Korzeniowski was named honorable mention All-Ivy last season.

*Senior Ben Stitz, who finished third in the conference with eight assists in addition to his pair of goals, and classmate Isaac McGinnis (two goals, one assist) both return for the Quakers. Both were named second-team All-Ivy last season.

*Charlie Gaffney, Michael Hewes, and Leo Burney round out the Red and Blue's returning scorers. Burney was named first-team All-Ivy last season for his standout defensive efforts.

*Nick Christoffersen started all seven of his appearances in goal last season, posting a 1.41 goals-against average and a .615 save percentage. He posted a shutout in his first appearance against Colgate and allowed just a single goal in four other matches.

*Stitz, McGinnis, Christoffersen, and Nick Schimbeno were named this season's team captains earlier this week.