PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team hosts the NJIT Highlanders on Rhodes Field this Wednesday at 6 p.m. This is the Quakers final non-conference match of the season.
NJIT (5-3-5, 0-1-3 America East) vs. PENN (4-3-3, 0-2-1 Ivy League)
Wednesday, October 8 | 6 p.m. | Rhodes Field
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Program
Ivy League on ESPN
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Penn vs. NJIT Series
* The Quakers enter this match with an all-time record against the Highlanders of 3-0-0.
* The most recent contest between these two teams came in 2013, when the Quakers secured a 2-0 victory in Newark.
* In three matches, the Quakers have outscored the Highlanders 14-0.
* The first match, which came in 2011, saw the Red and Blue win 8-0 on Rhodes Field. This victory represents the second most goals scored in a match, as well as the second largest margin of victory in program history.
Quaker Notemeal
* Penn continues to best opponents in many categories, including goals (14-13), shots (109-101), corner kicks (46-42), and fouls drawn (85-62).
* Penn checks in at second in the Ivy League in saves with 43.
* The Quakers have proven to be an extremely disciplined team, ranking first in fouls committed (63), offsides (3), and yellow cards administered (5).
* Sophomore
Lily White had two shots in Saturday's match against Brown. She now has six shots in her last four matches.
* Junior
Abbey Cook leads the team in multiple categories including points (6), goals (3), and shots on goal (8)
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Abbey Cook Taylor Ferraro,
Clare Robke, and
Eden Veenema remain the only Quakers to start all 10 matches thus far, while 19 total Quakers have earned at least one start this season.
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