Dartmouth Travels to Holy Cross for Weekend Match

Game 5
Dartmouth Big Green (2-2-0) vs.
Holy Cross Crusaders (1-3-1)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, 7 p.m.
Location: Worcester, Mass. – Smith Soccer Stadium

SATURDAY'S GAME
This weekend the Dartmouth men's soccer team travels to Worcester, Mass., to face Holy Cross in a Saturday night matchup.

SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Holy Cross enters the game with an 1-3-1 record, sitting in sixth place in the Patriot League, and fresh off a 2-0 loss to No. 16 New Hampshire. Senior Arno Rupp and junior Owen Azrak are leading the offense with one goal apiece. Goalkeeper, junior Henry Stutz, has played all games in the net, tallying 21 saves and a .750 save percentage, with seven goals allowed.

LAST TIME AGAINST HOLY CROSS
This will be the eighth meeting between the two teams. Dartmouth holds the series lead 4-0-3 and won the last game in 2015, 1-0 in overtime.

LAST TIME OUT
The Big Green are coming off a 1-0 win over UMass on Tuesday night. Senior Wyatt Omsberg scored his first goal of the season off a header in the 17th minute to carry the win.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Freshman keeper Christopher Palacios has played all four games for Dartmouth, holding a 2-1-0 record with six saves, one goal allowed and two shut outs. Palacios' goals against average is 0.28, first in the Ivy League, and he is second in the conference with a .875 save percentage.

FOLLOW ALONG
For those who can't make the trip to watch, there will be live stats provided through GoHolyCross.com.

LOOKING AHEAD
Next week the Big Green will return home to take on UMass Lowell, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.

Schedules