PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team finishes its quick homestand on Saturday, Oct. 18, hosting Cornell for a 5 p.m. Ivy League battle at Rhodes Field.
 
Penn (6-2-4, 1-0-2 Ivy League) vs. Cornell (8-2-1, 2-1 Ivy League)
Saturday, Oct. 18 | 5 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Rhodes Field
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The Penn vs. Cornell Series
*The Red and Blue own the all-time series with the Big Red, bringing a 64-35-14 record and three-game win streak into Saturday's contest.
 
*Penn is 36-18-8 all-time when playing contests in University City against Cornell.
 
*The Quakers topped Cornell on the road and the big stage last year, coming from behind in the second half ton win 3-2 on ESPNU. Brandon Curran netted the game-winner in the 82nd minute to help Penn continue its unbeaten Ivy League tear. Connor Dawson and Stas Korzeniowski also scored in the primetime victory.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn closed out non-conference action earlier this week, dominating William & Mary 6-1 at Rhodes Field. Multi-goal performances from the offense, highlighted by a hat trick from Patrick Cayelli.
 
*The hat trick marks a career-high outing in goals (3) and points (6) for senior Cayelli, and the first hat trick since Michael Hewes netted one at Penn State in 2023.
 
*Romeo Dahlen netted a pair of goals in the first half to record his third brace of the year. Jack Wagoner rounded out the goal scorers in the win over the Tribe.
 
*Phillip Falcon III had a career-high performance in the box on Tuesday, stopping six of the Tribe's shots to help secure the non-conference closer.
 
*The Red and Blue scored a season-high six goals in the victory, the most since the 2022 season when Penn topped FDU 6-1.
 
*Cayelli is having a dominant senior season, leading Penn in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20). The midfielder is first among the Ivies in goals, assists, points, and shots on goal (18).
 
*Keeper Falcon looks to build off his stellar sophomore season, being named a USC Goalkeeper to Watch during the preseason. Falcon holds a 0.43 goals-against average and 0.875 save percentage heading into this weekend's action.
 
Scouting the Big Red
*The Big Red also had a strong outing on Tuesday night, pushing past Colgate in the second half to win 5-0.
 
*Cornell lost its first Ivy League match of the year last Saturday, falling 2-0 to Princeton to give the Tigers sole lead of the Ivy League standings.
 
*Westin Carnevale leads the offense in goals (5) and points (12) while Giorgos Diakos has a team-high five assists on the year.
 
*The Quakers will likely face Ryan Friedburg in goal this week. The keeper has 23 saves, a 0.55 goals-against average, and a 0.793 save percentage on the season.