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PHILADELPHIA \u2013 The University of Pennsylvania men’s soccer team opens the postseason on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 3:30 p.m., taking on second-seeded Cornell in the 2025 Ivy League semifinals hosted at Princeton University. *Cornell took the regular season matchup this year, scoring two goals in the second half to win 2-1 in University City. Marco Bottene<\/a> scored the sole Quaker goal in the final minute of action.<\/p>\n *This will be the first time these teams meet in Ivy League tournament history. *Forward Dahlen is having a dominant sophomore campaign, trailing Cayelli in the goals category with six to bring 13 points into Thursday’s semifinal.<\/p>\n *Keeper Falcon looks to build off his stellar sophomore season, being named a USC Goalkeeper to Watch during the preseason. Falcon holds a 0.55 goals-against average, 0.867 save percentage, and 39 saves heading into the weekend. *The Quakers will likely face Ryan Friedburg in goal this week. The keeper has 33 saves, a 0.57 goals-against average, and a 0.786 save percentage on the season.
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\n#3 Penn vs. #2 Cornell
\nThursday, Nov. 13 | 3:30 p.m.
\nPrinceton, N. J. | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium
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\nThe Penn vs. Cornell Series
\n*The Red and Blue own the all-time series with the Big Red, bringing a 64-36-14 record into Thursday’s contest.<\/p>\n
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\nQuaker Notemeal
\n*The Red and Blue closed out the regular season last weekend, falling 1-0 to Princeton on Saturday night at Rhodes Field.
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\n*Both offenses left it all on the pitch as the Quakers had 14 shots and the Tigers had 13 in the battle.
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\n*Connor Dawson<\/a> (2), Romeo Dahlen<\/a> (2), sophomore Bottene (1), and Patrick Cayelli<\/a> (1) all attempted shots on goal against Princeton.
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\n*On the defensive end of the field, goalkeeper Phillip Falcon III<\/a> tied his career-high in saves for the third team this year, stopping six of seven shots faced.
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\n*Senior Cayelli is having a dominant senior season, leading Penn and the Ivy League in assists (8), goals (9), shots on goal (25), and points (26).<\/p>\n
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\nScouting the Big Red
\n*Cornell earned the second seed in the 2025 Ivy League tournament after going 5-1-1 in conference play this year.
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\n*Westin Carnevale leads the offense in goals (6) and points (14) while Giorgos Diakos has a team-high five assists on the year.<\/p>\n
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