BALTIMORE – The University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team's defense shut out its third opponent of the season but it turned out to be another scoreless draw Tuesday evening at Loyola (Md.) at the Ridley Athletic Complex.
 
The Quakers (2-2-2) were outshot, 13-9, by the Greyhounds (0-1-6) but tallied seven of their nine shots in the second half.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Senior goalkeeper Nick Christoffersen recorded his third shutout of the season with three saves. He decreases his goals-against-average to 0.67 and now has a save percentage of .800.
 
*Three Quakers—Mateo Zazueta, Charlie Gaffney and Jack Wagoner—had shots on goal. Gaffney, Wagoner and Korzeniowski led the team with two shots each.
 
*Leo Burney, Ben Do, Mattias Hanchard and Christoffersen played the full 90 minutes.
 
*Fouls were even, 14-14, with two bookings for Loyola (Md.), one for Penn.
 
*The Greyhounds registered their NCAA Division I-leading sixth draw of the 2023 campaign.
 
How It Happened
It was a slow first half for both sides, as the Quakers had just two total shots in through the first 45 minutes as Michael Hewes put a chance out top in the 17th minute and Jack Wagoner had a shot on target saved in the 42nd.
 
Nick Christoffersen made two first-half saves as the teams went into the locker room all squared at 0-0.
 
Stas Korzeniowski had Penn's first half chance of the second half in the 54th minute, Leo Burney trying one himself just three minutes later.
 
Christoffersen made his third save of the match in the 71st minute. The two sides traded chances the rest of the way, Charlie Gaffney putting a shot on target in the 89th minute, but the score remained deadlocked as the final whistle blew.
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue return to Penn Park Saturday evening for the start of Ivy League play, taking on visiting Yale at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.