PHILADELPHIA – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team came out victorious on Senior Day, defeating Dartmouth 3-2 at Rhodes Field on Saturday night.
 
#20 Penn moved to 5-0 in Ivy League play and clinched a spot in the 2024 Ivy League Tournament, provided by a match-winning goal from senior Brandon Curran in the 68th minute of play. 
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Before the matchup, Penn recognized the Class of 2024 Leo Burney, Curran, Ben Do, Charlie Gaffney, Stas Korzeniowski, Aaron Messer, and Mathis Varin.
 
*The Ivy League battle was a tight offensive battle, with Dartmouth outshooting Penn 7-6.
 
*Curran has tallied match-winning goals in back-to-back contests, scoring the winner against Cornell last week.
 
*Korzeniowski logged his 11th goal of the season, while Burney logged his third goal of the year. 
 
*Burney, Connor Dawson, Phillip Falcon III, and Jack-Ryan Jeremiah clocked 90 minutes on the pitch. 

*Goalkeeper Falcon stopped four of six shots faced in the battle.
 
How It Happened
Korzeniowski did not waste any time in the match, sneaking one past Dartmouth's goalkeeper Costi Christodoulou to put Penn up 1-0 in the third minute. Junior Erickson Sakalosky registered the next shot of the game in the 11th minute but could not find the back of the net. 
 
The Big Green's Blake Trenton found an opening in the 22nd minute only to be saved by Falcon to hold the battle at 1-0. Trenton tried again in the 23rd minute, but his shot went wide before it could cause any damage.
 
Forward Korzeniowski drew a huge foul in the 39th minute, setting sophomore Joaquin Niehenke with a free kick opportunity. The sophomore was able to capitalize off the attempt, crossing the ball over to Romeo Dahlen, which allowed the freshman to dish it to Burney, who scored in the 40th minute to push the Quakers' lead to 2-0.
 
Entering the second half, Penn's Jack Wagoner slammed one towards Christodoulou, but his shot went wide at the last second.
 
The Big Green cut the lead to 2-1 in the 54th minute off a goal from Vasilis Moiras. The goal sparked momentum for Dartmouth and Moiras as he scored ten minutes later to tie the game at two.
 
Penn would not go down silently, drawing a corner opportunity in the 68th minute that shifted the pace back in the Red and Blue's favor. Senior Curran netted in the game-winner off feeds from Oliver Pratt and Patrick Cayelli to put Penn ahead 3-2 with time dwindling. In the 70th and 75th minutes, the Big Green's Moiras added two more shots to the board, but sophomore Falcon stopped both to help secure the win and Penn's spot in the Ivy League Tournament.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (11-2-1, 5-0 Ivy League) hit the road to New England next weekend, heading to Yale on Saturday, Nov. 2, for a 5 p.m. conference battle.