PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team is set to travel down to Louisville, Ky. for the annual ACC/Ivy League Conference Crossover this weekend. The Quakers take on No. 2 North Carolina on Friday at 11:00 a.m. followed by a game against tournament host No. 7 Louisville on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
 
GAME 1: PENN (0-0, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. No. 2 NORTH CAROLINA (2-0, 0-0 ACC)
Friday, Sept. 6 | 11:00 a.m.| Louisville, Ky.
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GAME 2: PENN (0-0, 0-0 Ivy League) at No. 7 LOUISVILLE (1-1, 0-0 ACC)
Sunday, Sept. 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Louisville, Ky
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Penn vs North Carolina
The Quakers and Tar Heels are meeting for the eighth straight season (Penn did not participate in the 2020 season due to COVID-19) with UNC winning each contest. This meeting is the first held on a neutral site since 2021 when Princeton hosted the ACC/Ivy League Crossover. The Tar Heels won that game, 9-1.
 
Penn vs Louisville
The Quakers and Cardinals are meeting for the fourth time in program history with all of their matchups occurring since the 2021 season. Louisville is 3-0 all-time, including a 2-1 victory in last year's affair at Ellen Vagelos Field. This is the first time the Quakers are playing the Cardinals on the road.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn was picked third in the 2024 Ivy League field hockey preseason poll announced by the conference last week. The Quakers earned 87 points after ending the 2023 regular season in third place, earning a spot in the inaugural Ivy League Field Hockey Tournament.
 
*The Red and Blue return four All-Ivy selections from last season in Sophie Freedman, Courtney Kenah, Julia Ryan, and Kylie Wall.
 
*Freedman is coming off a second team All-Ivy selection after starting all 17 games for the Quakers while registering four points. Kenah was an honorable mention after finishing fifth in the Ivy League in assists with eight.
 
*Freedman, Kenah, and Meghan McGinley are Penn's captains for the 2024 season.
 
*The Quakers added eight freshmen who look to make an immediate impact. The 2024 freshman class is comprised of forwards Naomi Esterowitz, Riley Thomson, and Alexis Williams, midfielders Darcey Chapman and Megan Frank, defenders Maxi Aranowitz and Beau Lily Barrington-Hibbert, and goalkeeper Ava Hughes.
 
Scouting the Tar Heels
*The reigning national champions have started the 2024 season with two top 15 wins over No. 12 Michigan and No. 6 Iowa as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge hosted by the Wolverines.
 
*The Tar Heels are led by junior Ryleigh Heck, last year's Division I National Player of the Year, who already has two assists this season. Reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Charly Bruder earned ACC Player of the Week honors after scoring in both contests this past weekend.
 
Scouting the Cardinals
*Louisville split its games this past weekend. Last Friday, it lost to No. 4 Maryland, 2-1 in double overtime in College Park before defeating American, 3-1 on Saturday.
 
The Cardinals return Mia Duchars, a second team All-America, who controls the midfield. They also feature multiple two-goal scorers with midfielder Sophie Parker scoring in each contest and forward Rylie Wollerton who netted two goals against AU.

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