PHILADELPHIA – The Ivy League announced its 2024 men's soccer postseason on honors on Wednesday afternoon, with nine Quakers earning spots on the All-Ivy teams, while Leo Burney, Stas Korzeniowski, and the coaching staff earned major postseason awards.
 
Burney, Jack-Ryan Jeremiah, and Korzeniowski grabbed spots on First Team All-Ivy and are joined by Connor Dawson, Phillip Falcon III, and Aaron Messer on Second Team All-Ivy. Patrick Cayelli, Brandon Curran, and Ben Do round out Penn's All-Ivy honors with Honorable Mention.
 
As for major awards, defender Burney landed Defensive Player of the Year, Korzeniowski garnered Co-Offensive Player of the Year, and the coaching staff led by James C. Gentle Head Coach Brian Gill won Coaching Staff of the Year.
 
Burney, who won DPOTY for the second time in his collegiate career, led a strong Quaker backend this season, allowing opponents to attempt only 53 shots on Falcon, with an Ivy League low of 11 hitting the back of the net. The senior has docked a team-high 1,440 minutes and has started in all 16 matches. On the offensive end of the field, Burney has tallied eight points, including three goals. The Seattle native earned his fourth consecutive First Team All-Ivy honor to be the first Quaker to win it four times in program history. Burney also works hard off the field, earning Academic All-Ivy for his performance in the classroom.
 
Korzeniowski grabbed the second OPOTY award of his career after having a stellar season outing, tallying a Quaker-high 26 points and 12 goals. The forward sits first among the Ivies in game-winning goals (5), second in shots (61), goals (12), shots on goal (31), and third in points (26). Korzeniowski moved up in the Red and Blue's record book, holding second all-time in points (81), fifth in goals (32), and eighth in assists (17).
 
Jeremiah had a breakout sophomore season, starting in all 16 battles while playing a career-high 1,328 minutes. The midfielder recorded nine points, including three goals against William and Mary, Manhattan, and nationally ranked Hofstra.
 
Defender Dawson stepped up this season, helping Burney lead a backline that recorded only 11 goals and 53 shots on net. The sophomore played a career-high 1,435 minutes and earned Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after scoring the match-winner against Yale on November 2.
 
Keeper Falcon was a force in the box this year, leading the Ivy League in goals-against-average (.688), shutouts (9), and save percentage (.792). The sophomore won four consecutive Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors, the most in conference history. Falcon tied his career-high four saves four times against Manhattan, Brown, nationally ranked Cornell, and Dartmouth this year to highlight his first full season in the net.
 
Messer put in the work in the midfield in 2024, starting in all 16 matches while playing a career-high 1,155 minutes. The senior assisted the match-winner in Penn's 1-0 clean sheet over #3 Pitt and tallied two shots of his own this season.
 
Cayelli was an offensive force to highlight his junior year, sitting tied for first in the Ivy League in assists with nine and ninth points with 13. The midfielder tallied a brace in the 4-0 win over Philly Soccer Six foe Temple to go along with his assist against Columbia, Harvard, nationally ranked Cornell, Dartmouth, and Hofstra.
 
Curran earned the first Honorable Mention All-Ivy nod of his career after scoring six points, including back-to-back match-winning goals against nationally ranked Cornell and Dartmouth this season. The forward docked a season-high 87 minutes in the title-clinching against Princeton, to go along with his career-high of 1,170 minutes for the year.
 
Defender Do earned his third-straight Honorable Mention All-Ivy honor after being a mainstay on the backline in 14 matches and 1,104 minutes this year. The senior led a group that allowed only 11 shots to go past goalkeeper Falcon. The California native also helped the Quakers on the offensive end of the field, dishing out two goals in victories against the Owls and Big Red.

The reigning Ivy League Coach of the Year, Gill, led the Red and Blue to their sixth straight season at .500 or better after Penn tallied a 13-2-1 overall record and perfect Ivy record this season. Penn's perfect 7-0-0 Ivy League season is the 14th in Ivy history, the fifth this century, the first since 2021, and the first for the Quakers since 1971. The Quakers knocked off #3 Pitt (1-0), #21 Hofstra (3-1), and #16 Cornell (3-2) to account for the ranked victories this year.
 
The Red and Blue shift their focus to hosting the 2024 Ivy League Tournament this weekend. Penn will take on the No. 4 seed Brown Bears in the semifinals at 3 p.m. on Friday at Rhodes Field.