Men’s Soccer Set for Matchups Against Columbia and No. 22 Vermont

Friday, October 13

New York, N.Y. / Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Columbia

Cade Keesling men's soccer action versus Merrimack

Photo by: Justin Lafleur

Men’s Soccer Set for Matchups Against Columbia and No. 22 Vermont

10/12/2023 11:40:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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The Big Green travel to Columbia on Friday before returning home to play Vermont

By: Nick Romei

GAME 11

Dartmouth (4-5-1, 2-1-0) at Columbia (2-6-2, 0-3-0)
Date: Friday, October 13, 2023 – 7 p.m.
Location: New York, N.Y. – Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
All-Time Series: 31-23-9
Last Meeting: 10/22/22 – W, 1-0

GAME 12

Dartmouth (4-5-1) vs. Vermont (8-2-2)
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – 7 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Burnham Field
All-Time Series: 26-15-6
Last Meeting: 10/18/22 – L, 3-0

NEXT UP
Dartmouth makes the trip to play Columbia on Friday before returning to Burnham Field on Tuesday evening for its non-conference finale against No. 22 Vermont.

LAST TIME OUT
The Big Green suffered their first defeat in league play this past Saturday at Yale.

Playing a man down for the final 65 minutes, Dartmouth was unable to get the result as the Bulldogs won by a score of 2-0. Costi Christodoulou made two saves in goal.

THE STATS
Vasilis Moiras is tied for first in the Ivy League in game-winning goals (2), sixth in goals (4) and fourth in points per game (1.13).

Christodoulou is currently second in the Ancient Eight in saves per game with 3.80.

SCOUTING COLUMBIA
Columbia enters Friday's contest with a 2-6-2 overall record and a 0-3 Ivy League record. The Lions fell to Princeton, 4-0, this past Saturday in conference play.

Will DeNight and Chad Baker share the team-lead in goals with three each while Joao Lima has two. Carmine Falco has chipped in three assists thus far and Brandon Newman, Jake Novoshelski and David Walley all have two.

Michael Collodi has started nine of 10 games in goal for Columbia. He has made 32 saves while allowing 13 goals for a save percentage of .711.

The Big Green boast a 31-23-9 all-time record against the Lions with a 13-14-3 record on the road. Dartmouth won last season's matchup, a 1-0 victory at Burnham.

SCOUTING VERMONT
Vermont is currently 8-2-2 for the year and is 2-1 in America East play. The Catamounts are ranked No. 22 in the latest United Soccer Coaches national rankings and are coming off a 1-0 defeat to NJIT. They will play at Binghamton on Saturday evening in the third of four-straight road games.

Yaniv Bazini leads Vermont in goals with five thus far. Carter Johnson sits second with four. Nick Lockermann and Johnson each have three assists while Jacob Vitale and Bazini each have two.

Owen Jack has played every minute in goal this season, making 33 saves and allowing just six goals for a .846 save percentage.

Dartmouth is 26-15-6 all-time against Vermont and 15-5-4 at home. The Catamounts picked up the win over the Big Green last season, claiming a 3-0 victory at Virtue Field.

AROUND THE LEAGUE
After three games, Dartmouth sits atop the Ivy League standings with six points. Yale, Brown and Harvard are not too far behind, as they are second, third and fourth with five points each.

Below are the matchups for the weekend:

Friday, Oct. 13

Dartmouth at Columbia – 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14

Princeton at Cornell – 4 p.m.
Penn at Brown – 7 p.m.
Yale at Harvard – 7 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG
Both games will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.

Live stats are provided in the links above and can be found on the team's schedule page.

WHAT'S AHEAD
Dartmouth remains at home next Saturday to play Cornell on homecoming weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Burnham Field and the game will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.