PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team takes on Saint Joseph's Thursday night on Rhodes Field in the first of four straight home games. Thursday's match will honor current and former military and first responders. Any attendees showing military ID will receive a free ticket to Penn Football's Military Appreciation game vs. Princeton on November 22.
PENN (3-0-2, 0-0 Ivy League) vs SAINT JOSEPH'S (3-3-0, 0-0 A-10)
Thursday, Sept. 11 | 6 p.m.
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Penn vs. Saint Joseph's Series
* The Quakers enter this match with an all-time record of 8-0-1 against the Hawks.
* The most recent contest between these two teams came in 2023, when the Quakers defeated the Hawks 1-0 on Sean Sweeney Field in Hawk Hill.
* The Quakers boast a perfect 6-0-0 record at home against the Hawks.
* The Red and Blue have shut out the Hawks in five straight games, winning the most recent four. Seven of the nine matches between these two programs have ended with a Quaker clean sheet.
Quaker Notemeal
* The Quakers remain undefeated thus far, going five matches without a defeat for the first time since 2022 (1-0-4).
* The last time Penn began a season going six matches without a defeat was also 2022, when the Quakers began 2-0-5.
* Penn is getting offense from many places on the roster, as its ten goals have come from eight unique scorers so far. Only junior
Abbey Cook and freshman
Lauren Stevens have scored more than once.
* Similarly, 13 players have accrued at least one point. That is already tied for the most individual point scorers in a season since the 2021 campaign, when 16 players put up at least one point.
* The goaltending of senior
Annabel Austen and junior
Megan Graves has been on point to start the year, with a .833 save percentage and 15 stops between the two.
Scouting the Hawks
* The Hawks enter this match on a three-match winning streak, overtaking Rider, Towson, and Temple. They have outscored those opponents 8-3 in those contests.
* Junior forward Emily Hanrahan leads the way with three goals (two match-winners) and seven points.
* Graduate student goalkeeper Alli Popham and sophomore Peyton Radwanski have combined for a .714 save percentage and 20 saves so far this season.
