GAME INFORMATION
GAME #11: Colgate at Cornell
DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2009
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
SITE: Ithaca, N.Y. - Berman Field (1,000)
2009 RECORDS: Cornell - 4-3-3 (0-0-2 Ivy League); Colgate - 5-5-1 (1-2-0 Patriot League)
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 50-23-6
LAST MEETING: Colgate won, 2-0, on Oct. 21, 2008, in Hamilton, N.Y.
LIVE STATS: http://sidearmstats.com/cornell/msoc

Three days after taking the nation's eighth-ranked team to a 1-1 draw, the Cornell men's soccer team will have a quick turnaround to face Central New York rival Colgate. The Big Red and the Raiders will renew their series with the 80th meeting in the history of the two programs with a 7 p.m. contest on Tuesday at Berman Field in Ithaca.

HEAD COACH JARO ZAWISLAN
Jaro Zawislan is in his first season directing the Cornell men's soccer program, becoming the 11th head coach in Cornell history. Zawislan, who spent the last seven seasons as an assistant coach at Syracuse, made his collegiate head coaching debut against the Orange, a 2-1 Cornell loss, but picked up his first career win two days later at Hartwick. His coaching career also includes stops at Stanford and Creighton following a decorated playing career at Clemson. A 1993 graduate of Clemson, Zawislan played professionally in both the United States and his native Poland before turning to coaching. He is assisted by Joe Schneck, in his fourth season with the Big Red.

ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell struck early in the match as they handed eighth-ranked Harvard its first tie of the 2009 season with a 1-1 draw on Saturday at Berman Field. The Big Red got a goal from freshman Ben Kenyon, the first of his career, in the 10th minute and held the Crimson offense at bay until the 78th minute when Harvard got the equalizer. Junior goalkeeper Scott Brody stopped nine shots for a season best in the year's biggest match to date. Senior Matt Bouraee leads the Big Red offense with two goals and five assists for nine points, while Brett Sumpio, Chase Aaronson and Kyle Parsons all have a pair of goals on the year. In goal, Brody has seen all but five minutes of action on the year, posting a 1.32 goals-against average and a .785 save percentage to goa along with a pair of shutouts.

ABOUT COLGATE
The Raiders are coming off a 4-2 victory over Army on Saturday in Hamilton. The Raiders have played well at home to the tune of a 4-0-1 record, but away from campus, the Raiders have struggled to a 1-5 record. Mike Reidy and Alex Weekes share the team scoring lead with 11 points apiece, with Reidy leading the team with five goals and Weekes tallying a team-best three assists. In goal, three goalkeepers have seen action, with Chris Miller playing the most of the three. Miller has a 1.27 goals-against average and a .786 save percentage, though Colin Prather has a 0.71 goals-against average and a .800 save percentage in earning the last two starts.

THE SERIES WITH COLGATE
The Raiders are the third most-frequent opponent for the Big Red men, with the two teams making their 80th contest on Tuesday evening. Cornell holds a 50-23-6 lead in the all-time series, though Colgate claimed a 2-0 victory last season in Hamilton. Cornell's last win over the Raiders was in 2007, a 2-1 victory at Berman Field.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Ben Kenyon was named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Week on Monday for his play in the Big Red's tie with Harvard. Kenyon opened up the match by scoring his first career goal in the 10th minute, then helped the Big Red defense shut down the league's leading scorer in Harvard's Andre Akpan. Akpan was held scoreless in the match despite recording seven shots. Kenyon is the first Cornell player to earn league recognition this season.

BRODY'S BEEN BUSY
Cornell goalkeeper Scott Brody leads the Ivy League in saves, posting 51 saves through the Big Red's first 10 games. The next closest save total is shared by Columbia's Alexander Aurrichio and Yale's Travis Chulick, who have both posted 36 saves in nine games.

MUST-SEE CU
With the Ivy League boasting a number of outstanding teams and players, including three teams ranked among the top 25 in the nation in last week's NSCAA poll, it's a bit surprising to see the Big Red ranking third among all Ivy League teams in average attendance. Cornell trails Dartmouth and Brown, averaging 811 and 628 people per match, respectively. On the road, Cornell is clearly the most-watched team, averaging 978 spectators in the four contests away from Ithaca. Cornell is the only school among the eight Ivy League teams to average more than 700 spectators per road game.

DUCK DUCK GOOSE-EGG
A year ago, Cornell couldn't avoid the shutout, as the Big Red was blanked 11 times - this season, that number stands at just one after being shut out against Binghamton on Sept. 23.

HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES!
Just halfway through the 2009 season, the Big Red has already scored more goals than throughout the entire 2008 campaign. Cornell has scored 12 goals this season, easily surpassing the eight scored all of last season when the BIg Red was shut out 11 times.

CLIMBING THE LIST
Senior Matt Bouraee is quickly approaching the all-time top-10 list for career points, as the Manasquan, N.J., native is just four points shy of tying Chris Agoliati for 10th place. Bouraee entered the season with 32 career points and has added nine so far this year. Bouraee's 41 points currently have him ranked in a tie for 15th all-time at Cornell. Meanwhile, his 16 career goals have him ranked tied with Agoliati for 12th all-time, four goals shy of moving into the top 10.

THE WINNER
Scott Brody is approaching the all-time top-10 in career wins, currently standing in a three-way tie for 11th with Dave Weed and Stephen Bott. Brody has a career record of 7-10-2, and would tie Hugh O'Gorman and David Weed with his next win.

COMEBACK KIDS
Twice already this season, the Big Red rallied late to get a positive result. On Sept. 11 at Canisius, the Big Red fell behind in the 75th minute, only to tie the game six minutes later to force overtime. Two days later, Cornell rallied from another second half deficit to first tie, then go ahead against St. Bonaventure for the second victory of the year.

SECOND HALF TEAM
The Big Red has excelled in the second half of games this season, scoring eight of the 12 goals after halftime. Three times this season, the Big Red has scored a goal in the final 10 minutes of the game to give the Big Red a needed result. The trend began on Sept. 7 at Hartwick when Kyle Parsons scored with just under eight minutes left for the 1-0 victory. Four days later, Matt Bouraee scored his first goal of the season in the 81st minute to give the Big Red a 1-1 tie at Canisius. Then, on Sept. 13 against St. Bonaventure, Scott Caldwell scored his first goal of the year with five and a half minutes left for a 2-1 win over the Bonnies.

LOVING HARTWICK
Junior goalkeeper Scott Brody likely couldn't be blamed if he wanted to play Hartwick every week. In two career games against the Hawks, Brody has a pair of shutouts against Hartwick. The first came in his first career start as a freshman in 2007, with the second coming on Sept. 7 in Oneonta. Brody added his third career clean sheet on Sept. 20 against Fairleigh Dickinson.

FOR STARTERS
Cornell is 33-23-8 in season openers dating back to the 1946 season. The 2009 season marked the third time that Cornell opened a season against Syracuse, with Cornell now holding a 2-1 lead against the Orange in season openers.

FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Five different countries are represented on the 2009 Cornell men's soccer roster, with the United States (24), Canada (2), Brazil (1), Bulgaria (1) and China (1) claiming team members.

NATIONAL APPEAL
Among the 24 players on the Cornell roster from the United States, the Big Red has drawn heavily from New York and New Jersey to fill out the roster. The Garden State leads all states with seven players calling New Jersey home, while six players reside in New York. Illinois, Ohio and Massachusetts each have two players, while Arizona, California, Connecticut, Indiana and Michigan have a single player on the Cornell roster.

UP NEXT
Cornell returns to the road for another Ivy League contest, heading to New Haven, Conn., for a matchup against Yale on Saturday. Kick off is scheduled for 7 p.m.