PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team will take on No. 20 Brown on Friday at Ellen Vagelos Field and Villanova on Sunday in Conshocken, Pa.
 
GAME 1: PENN (4-4, 1-2 Ivy League) vs. No. 20 BROWN (6-3, 2-1 Ivy League)
Friday, Oct. 10 | 2 p.m. | Philadelphia, Pa.
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GAME 2: PENN vs. VILLANOVA (4-7, 2-1 Big East)
Sunday, Oct. 12 | 12 p.m. | Conshocken, Pa.
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Penn vs Brown
The Quakers are 34-9-3 all-time against the Bears, having won their last five matchups at Ellen Vagelos Field. However, the Red and Blue's 12 game win streak against Brown was snapped last season, losing 4-3 in Providence, R.I. Penn enters the game after losing its fourth game of the season to No. 4 Harvard on Saturday, 6-1. Brown is red hot, currently on a five game winning streak, most recently defeating Maine on Sunday, 1-0.
 
Penn vs Villanova
The Red and Blue will face their interstate opponent Wildcats for the 40th time in program history, with an all-time record of 20-18-2. Penn has lost its last three games against Villanova, last year losing at Ellen Vagelos Field, 5-1. Villanova enters the game after beating Georgetown on Friday, 5-0, and losing to American on Sunday, 3-0. The Wildcats possess a 2-2 home record this season.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers have an undefeated 2-0 record at home this season.
 
*Penn lost to No. 4 Harvard on Saturday, 6-1.
 
*Philine Klas scored the Quakers only goal of the game against the Crimson on Saturday and Ruby de Frees recorded eight saves.
 
*Julia Ryan leads the Quakers in goals (5) and points (11).
 
*de Frees has recorded 44 saves this season, she ranks No. 25 in the country in saves per game.
 
*Penn is 1-2 and Brown is 2-1 in Ivy League play.
 
Scouting the Bears
*Senior Lexi Pellegrino leads the Bears in goals (8) and points (19) this season, ranking 25th and 21st in the country in those statistics.
 
*The Bears have outscored their opponents 26-11 this season, while also recording four shutout wins against Fairfield, Stonehill, UMass Lowell and Maine.
 
*Besides Pellegrino, three other players have scored at least three goals this season, including Mia Karine Myklebust, Kiersten Smith and Sadie Schultz in the 18th ranked offense in terms of points per game in the NCAA.
 
Scouting the Wildcats
*Graduate Student Ava Borkowski and Junior Colleen Finnan lead the Wildcats offense in goals and points scored with six and four goals and 12 and 10 points respectively.
 
*The Wildcats offense has been sporadic all season, exploding for five goals in last Friday's game against Georgetown and then following that up with one of its third shutout losses of the season against American on Sunday.
 
*Freshman Sophie Volkel has recorded 40 saves in the net for the Wildcats this season, keeping the Wildcats in games despite their offensive struggles.
 
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