PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team opens Ivy League play this week, traveling to Dartmouth Saturday at 3 p.m. for its first conference match of the season.
Penn (5-3-1, 0-0 Ivy League) at Dartmouth (6-1-2, 0-0 Ivy League)
Saturday, Sept. 26 | 3:00 p.m.
Hanover, N.H. | Burnham Field
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Penn vs. Dartmouth Series
*Saturday's matchup will be the 35th all-time meeting between the two programs, with Dartmouth holding an 11-16-7 advantage.
*Last year's meeting ended in a 1-1 draw. Senior Abbey Cook scored Penn's lone goal and recorded a team-high five shots.
*The last three meetings between the Red and Blue and Big Green have all ended in ties. Prior to that stretch, Penn won five of six against Dartmouth.
*Penn is 4-1-5 in its last 10 meetings with Dartmouth.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn opens Ivy League play on a four-game winning streak after finishing non-conference play with a 5-3-1 record. The Quakers have outscored their opponents, 8-1, during the winning streak while recording three shutouts.
*Penn's four-game winning streak is its longest since the 2018 season.
*The Quakers' five non-conference wins are their most since 2021.
*Through non-conference play, Penn ranked second in the Ivy League in goals allowed, second in saves, second in save percentage, fourth in scoring margin and second in shutouts.
*Senior Mia Fuss was named the Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal in both of Penn's victories last week. Fuss scored in the 79th minute of Penn's 2-1 victory over Jefferson before finding the back of the net for the game's lone goal in Saturday's 1-0 win at St. John's. The two-goal week moved Fuss into the team lead with four goals and nine points on the season, with three of her four goals coming over the last four matches. She also leads Penn with three game-winning goals and is tied for third in the Ivy League in goals and tied for first in game-winning goals.
*Against Jefferson, senior Abbey Cook recorded a goal and an assist for her first multi-point performance of the season. Cook leads the Quakers with 16 shots.
*Cook and sophomore Casey Forman have each scored twice this season, joining Fuss as Penn players with multiple goals. Lily White, Camarin Choi and Magali Capdevila have also found the back of the net.
*White leads the Quakers with three assists, while Capdevila and Hailey Adamsky have each recorded two.
*Goalkeeper Megan Graves has been strong between the pipes, ranking second in the Ivy League in goals-against average while allowing the second-fewest goals among Ivy League goalkeepers. She has 19 saves and a .792 save percentage.
*Penn is unbeaten at Rhodes Field this season, going 3-0-1 while outscoring opponents, 9-2.
*Opponents have not scored more than one goal against Penn in the month of September.
Scouting the Big Green
*Dartmouth enters Saturday's matchup with a 6-1-2 record and a four-game winning streak. The Big Green's .778 winning percentage is the best in the Ivy League.
*Dartmouth's only loss this season came against Boston College.
*Most recently, the Big Green defeated Bryant, 4-0, on Sunday. Dartmouth scored a season-high four goals, with Anna Leschly scoring twice and Emmanuella Frimpomaa and Madison Rose each adding a goal. Four different players recorded assists in the victory.
*Dartmouth has not allowed a goal during its four-game winning streak and has surrendered just one goal in the month of September. Goalkeeper Ola Goebel has recorded four consecutive shutouts.
*The Big Green has outshot its opponents, 124-98, this season and holds a 53-40 advantage in corner kicks.
*Dartmouth has allowed just three goals this season, the fewest in the Ivy League. The Big Green also leads the conference in save percentage and shutouts.
*Offensively, Dartmouth ranks third in the Ivy League in scoring margin and shots.
*The Big Green's 13 goals have been scored by seven different players, with four players recording multiple goals. Eleven Dartmouth players have recorded at least one point.
*Sophomore Madison Rose and junior Emmanuella Frimpomaa lead Dartmouth with three goals apiece. Rose also leads the Big Green with nine points.
*Sophomore Anna Leschly was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after scoring twice in Dartmouth's 4-0 win over Bryant while playing all 90 minutes on defense. The two-goal performance was the first multi-goal game of her career.
*Senior goalkeeper Ola Goebel has been a force in goal for Dartmouth, earning consecutive Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors earlier this season. She currently leads the Ivy League in goals-against average, shutouts and save percentage, and her 90.9 percent save percentage ranks among the national leaders.
