PHILADELPHIA – The #12 University of Pennsylvania men's lacrosse team is back in University City this weekend, opening Ivy League action on Saturday afternoon with the Brown Bears.

#13 Penn (4-2, 0-0 Ivy League) at Brown (0-5, 0-0 Ivy League)
Saturday, March 16 | 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Franklin Field
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Last Time Out
*Penn brought the Farrell Cup back to University City last weekend after beating Villanova 11-8 on the road. The victory accounted for the 100th win with Mike Murphy at the helm of the program.
 
*The Quakers had three scorers tally a pair of goals in the win, with Luke DiNola, Griffin Scane, and Ben Smith accounting for most of the offense. On the other end of the field, goalkeeper Emmet Carroll continued his hot streak to start the season, saving 16 of 24 shots faced to dock a 0.667 save percentage to end the game.
 
*Brendan Lavelle continued to be a force on the defensive end of the field, causing a team-high two turnovers while scooping up a Quaker-leading six ground balls.
 
USILA TOTW
*Carroll earned a spot on the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Team of the Week due to his performance at Villanova. The keeper was a force in the net in Penn's 11-8 Philly 4 win, saving 16 of 24 shots faced to hold the Wildcats to a single-digit goal total.
 
Leading the Ivies
*Senior Carroll currently leads all Ivy League goalkeepers in saves per game, totaling 100 saves so far this season and averaging 14.29 saves per game. The Rye, N.Y. native is third among goalkeepers in save percentage with a .575.
 
*Junior Walsh sits in the top ten of the Ivy offensive stats, holding ninth in points per game (3.67) and sixth in assists per game (1.5).
 
*Defenseman Lavelle just cracked the ground balls and caused turnovers per game top ten, scooping up 3.43 GBs and causing 1.14 turnovers per game.
 
*Sophomore faceoff specialist Mac Eldridge is making his presence known in the X, sitting in tenth in conference faceoff percentage with a .436.
 
The Brown Series
*The Bears currently have the all-time advantage in the series, leading 37-24.
 
*The last ten matchups have been split evenly between the two teams, with the Quaker's last win coming from the postseason of the 2022 season.
 
*The Red and Blue are 11-18 at Franklin Field against Brown, with the last home win coming from a 10-8 win in 2014.
 
Last Time We Met
*Penn dropped a tight 12-11 contest in New England last season against Brown. Goalie Carroll saved 12 of 24 shots faced to help keep the game to a close margin.
 
*DiNola led the Red and Blue with four goals, while Smith netted his third hat trick of the 2023 season. Robert Schain, James Shipley, and Sam Handley each dished out two goals, and Chris Arceri scooped up a team-high eight ground balls to help the offense. 
 
Scouting the Bears
*Brown is still looking for its first win of the season after falling 14-13 to #7 Maryland in overtime last weekend.
 
*Aidan McLane leads the Bears in goals (12) and points (13), while Jack Kelly has dished out a team-high seven assists.
 
*Goalkeeper Connor Theriault has allowed 63 goals and has saved 56 balls from hitting the net, earning a .471 save percentage in the first five contests.
 
*Dash Sachs leads the team in groundballs, scooping up 28.