Women's Soccer Opens Ivy League Play Friday Against Princeton
 
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team kicks off conference play Friday, as they take on the defending champion Princeton Tigers Friday at 6 p.m. on Rhodes Field.
 
PRINCETON (1-3-3, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. PENN (4-1-2, 0-0 Ivy League)
Friday, September 19 | 6 p.m.
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Penn vs. Princeton Series
*The Quakers enter this match with an all-time record against the Tigers of 10-19-4.

*The most recent contest between these two teams came in 2024 when Princeton took a 1-0 victory from Penn.

*The Quakers hold a 7-7-2 home record against the Tigers.

*The previous 11 contest have been decided by a goal or less. In fact, only 11 total goals have been scored across the most recent nine matches of that span.

*The most recent Quaker win came in 2014, when the Red and Blue secured a 3-2 win in Princeton.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday, falling to Villanova 3-1. Still, the Quakers remain in second place in the Ivy League standings heading into conference play.

*Closing in on the midway mark of the season, here are some stats worth knowing:

• Four Quakers lead the way in scoring with two goals (Hailey Adamsky, Abbey Cook, Mia Fuss, and Lauren Stevens).
• 15 different Quakers have chipped in at least one point.
• Four Quakers have earned starts in all seven matches thus far (Abbey Cook, Taylor Ferraro, Clare Robke, and Eden Veenema). 
• The Red and Blue are outshooting opponents 87-61 and outscoring them 13-7.
• The Quakers have earned 36 corner kicks to their opponents' 21.
• The combination of senior Annabel Austen and junior Megan Graves in goal has led to 29 saves on .806 save percentage and three clean sheets.

 
Scouting the Tigers
*Princeton enters conference play as the defending Ivy League champions, going 14-5 in 2024. They ultimately fell to the fourth-seeded Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Championships.

*The Tigers enter this match with a 1-3-3 record on the season, with their lone win coming against Villanova, 1-0.
 
* Junior defender Zoe Markesini leads the Tigers in scoring with two goals. Four other Tigers have one goal on the season.