Men's Soccer Travels to Penn on Saturday, October 3 for Second Ivy Match of the Season

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HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth men's soccer concludes its two-game road trip on Saturday, Oct. 3, against the University of Pennsylvania. The match marks the second Ivy League game of the season for both sides. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.

Last Time Out
Men's soccer earned a hard-fought draw against the University of New Hampshire this past Tuesday running their unbeaten streak to three games. The team kept a clean sheet for its second straight contest and has not allowed a goal in the last 233 minutes of game time overall.

Statistical Rankings
-  Dartmouth sits in a tie for first in the Ivy League with Cornell after the opening week of conference play. Dartmouth and Cornell were the only two programs to win their conference openers.
-  In the national RPI, the Big Green is currently ranked 39th. Helping it to a high RPI ranking has been its ability to keep opposing teams off the scoreboard. Dartmouth has allowed only five goals this season, tying it with Princeton for the fewest in the Ivy.
-  Nationally, goalkeeper TJ Jeffreys is 16th in save percentage at .839. The mark is the second-best percentage in the Ivy.

Scouting Penn
Penn tied Yale 1-1 to open conference play in its last outing. Penn has scored in all but one game this season, including four goals against Monmouth in its season opener. On Saturday it will be Penn's first home game since Sept. 15. The Quakers are undefeated at home this season with a 2-0-1 record. Penn's offense is led by Marco Bottene, who has scored six goals so far this season and was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week earlier this year. The six goals rank first in the Ivy. Penn has been susceptible to allowing goals this season, having been scored on 11 times in six games played.

All-Time Against Penn
Dartmouth trails Penn in the all-time series, 29-33-8. In the last 10 matchups, Dartmouth has gone 6-4 against Penn. Dating back through the last six games played between the two sides, there has been no shortage of goals scored, averaging 2.5 goals per game.

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