Penn (3-2-2, 0-0 Ivy League) at Columbia (1-3-2, 0-0 Ivy League)
Sunday, Sept. 28 | 1 p.m.
New York, N.Y. | Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
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The Penn vs. Columbia Series
*The all-time series between these two programs is closer, with Columbia having a 32-31-8 advantage.
 
*Penn's on a three-game win streak in the series, most recently topping the Lions 1-0 at Rhodes Field in 2024.
 
*Romeo Dahlen scored his first collegiate goal in last season's battle to account for the game-winner in the conference outing.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers rounded out their four-game homestand on Tuesday night at Rhodes Field, shutting Philly Soccer Six foe Villanova out 3-0.
 
*Oliver Pratt scored the game-winner for Penn in the first minute of action and was accompanied by a brace from forward Dahlen to lift the Red and Blue to a 3-0 victory over the Wildcats.
 
*Phillip Falcon III tied his tied his career-high in saves against Villanova, stopping all five shots faced in the contest. The junior brings a 0.00 goals-against-average and 1.00 save percentage to the Big Apple on Sunday.
 
*Patrick Cayelli leads the Quakers' offense in assists (5), and points (9). The senior netted a penalty kick against Drexel last week and in the season opener against Loyola Maryland to account for his pair of goals on the year.
 
*Sophomore Dahlen leads the team with four goals, tallying two braces against Loyola Maryland and Villanova.
 
*Penn returns a stacked lineup to the pitch including, 2024 All-Ivy honorees Cayelli, Connor Dawson,  Falcon and Jack-Ryan Jeremiah, along with two other starters in Oliver Pratt and Erickson Sakalosky.
 
*Midfielder Jeremiah is turning heads entering his junior year, earning spots on the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Midfielder to Watch and the Hermann Trophy Watch List. Jeremiah recorded 12 points in 2024, including four goals against William & Mary, Manhattan, and nationally ranked Hofstra, as well as in the Ivy League semifinals against Brown.
 
*Keeper Falcon looks to build off his stellar sophomore season, being named a USC Goalkeeper to Watch. Falcon led the Ivy League in goals-against-average (.840) and shutouts (9) while posting a .795 save percentage. The goalkeeper won four consecutive Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors, the most in conference history.
 
*The Red and Blue earned the top spot in the Ivy League men's soccer preseason poll for the third straight year, grabbing 120 points and ten first place votes.
 
*The top four spots of the preseason poll and projected to make the 2025 Ivy League tournament, along with the Red and Blue, are rounded out by the reigning tournament champion Princeton Tigers in tied second with 107 points and five first-place votes, Cornell in tied second with 107 and one first-place vote points, and Brown in fourth with 66 points.
 
Scouting the Lions
*Columbia brings a two-game skid into Sunday's conference opener, falling 2-1 at Hofstra earlier this week.
 
*The Lions sole win of the season came from a 2-0 shutout over Manhattan earlier this month.
 
*Jack McDavid leads the offense for the Lions with a team-high two goals and five points. Alessandro Franciosa, Stepan Kapranov, and Henning Myrvang all scored a goal each so far this season.
 
*The Quakers will likely face Dean Kelliher in goal in New York. The keeper has 12 saves, a 0.80 goals-against-average, and a 0.750 save percentage on the season.