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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men’s soccer team earned a 3-0 shutout victory over Brown on Saturday evening at Rhodes Field, scoring once in the first half and twice after the break to secure its second Ivy League win of the season.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn improved to 6-2-3 overall and 2-1-1 in Ivy League play, while Brown fell to 5-5-2 overall and 0-3-1 in conference action.
*The Quakers recorded their second shutout of the season, limiting Brown to four shots and two shots on goal.
*Connor Dawson scored his first goal of the season, with Jack-Ryan Jeremiah recording an assist.
*Adam Ambrus-Aikelin scored his third goal of the season, assisted by Joaquin Niehenke and Owen Sullivan. The score moved Ambrus-Aikelin into second place on the squad with eight points.
*Sullivan and Niehenke are tied for the team lead with three points.
*Marco Bottene scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season, finding the net on a penalty-kick rebound.
*Bottene led Penn with four shots, including three on goal.
*Penn finished with 11 shots, five on goal, and two corner kicks. Brown recorded four shots, two on goal, and five corners.
*Phillip Falcon III made two saves to earn the shutout. It’s the senior’s second straight shutout and fourth of the season.
*It’s the second time this season the Red and Blue have shutout a conference opponent.
*It’s the most goals the Quakers have scored against an Ivy League foe since they scored three against Yale last November.
How It Happened
Penn struck first in the seventh minute. After earning a corner kick, Jack-Ryan Jeremiah sent the ball into the box, where it traveled through traffic and found Connor Dawson, who poked it home to give the Quakers a 1-0 lead.
Brown looked to respond, but Phillip Falcon III made a key save on a shot from Carlo Brown in the 19th minute. Penn nearly doubled its lead shortly afterward when Marco Bottene put a shot on target, but Brown goalkeeper Graham Kois made the save. Bottene created another opportunity in the 28th minute, sending a shot wide of the left post.
The Quakers continued to threaten before halftime. In the 25th minute, Jeremiah delivered a free kick that found Bottene, whose quick header was saved by Kois. Falcon III added another save on a shot from Marshall Treese in the 29th minute, helping Penn carry its 1-0 advantage into the break. Penn held a 5-3 edge in shots in the first half, while Brown held a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Penn extended its lead in the 63rd minute. Owen Sullivan carried the ball forward through the middle of the field before playing it wide to Joaquin Niehenke. Niehenke sent a high cross into the box, where Adam Ambrus-Aikelin leaped to head it home. Sullivan and Niehenke were credited with assists on the goal, giving Penn a 2-0 advantage.
The Quakers added their third goal in the 74th minute. Bottene chased down a ball behind Brown’s defense and was taken down by the goalkeeper inside the box, earning a penalty kick. Kois dove to save Bottene’s attempt, but the rebound fell directly back to the Penn forward, who fired it into the net for his seventh goal of the season.
Falcon III and the Penn defense preserved the shutout through the final whistle. Brown managed just one shot in the second half, while the Quakers added six to finish with an 11-4 advantage in total shots and a 5-2 edge in shots on goal. Brown earned three late corner kicks, but Penn held firm to secure the 3-0 win.
Up Next
The Quakers take a break from Ivy League play with a matchup against Kansas City Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Rhodes Field
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