PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men’s soccer team will resume Ivy League play on Saturday when it travels to Philadelphia to take on the Penn Quakers. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. from Rhodes Field.
Saturday night’s contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Scouting the Bears (5-4-2, 0-2-1 Ivy)
The Bears had a break in conference play this week, defeating Lehigh 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Carlo Brown earned his first career brace after scoring the first and last goals of the game, while Mateo Pereyra scored the second goal of the game, and first of the season.
Brown limited Lehigh to just three shots, with only one on target over the full 90 minutes.
Brown ranks third in the Ivy League in assists, averaging 1.636 per game. The Bears also rank fourth in points (4.36), goals (1.364), and goals allowed (1.09).
The goalkeeper tandem of Graham Kois and Max Pfaffman rank among the Ivy League’s top 10 in goals against average, saves, shutouts per game, and saves per game.
The Bears look to earn their first conference win on Saturday night.
Scouting the Quakers (5-2-3, 1-1-1 Ivy)
The Quakers also had a break in conference play this week, defeating Drexel 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Marco Bottene leads Penn in scoring with 13 points. He also leads the Ivy League in goals with 6.
Penn ranks second in the conference in points (5.00) and goals (1.800). The Quakers rank third in shots (12.40) and saves (3.20).
Goalkeeper Phillip Falcon III is third in the Ivy League in saves per game with 3.20. He ranks fifth in saves (.711) and shutouts per game (.300).
In Ivy play so far, the Quakers have defeated Dartmouth (1-0), tied with Yale (1-1), and fell to then-ranked No. 22 Cornell (5-3).
History
The Bears hold a 33-30-12 record over the Quakers, dating back to 1910.
Brown last beat Penn in 2021, when they defeated the Quakers 2-0.
The Bears and Quakers met in the Ivy League Tournament Semifinal in 2023 and 2024.
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