ITHACA, N.Y. — The Big Red returns home to Berman Field having picked up steam from back-to-back wins last week. Now tied for fifth in the Ivy League, Cornell hosts fourth-place Brown on Saturday, with both sides looking for a second conference win.
 
GAME INFORMATION
GAME #14: Cornell Big Red vs. Brown University Bears
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Charles F. Berman FIeld — Ithaca, N.Y.
2015 RECORDS: Cornell 3-9-1 (1-2 Ivy), 6-5-1 (1-1-1 Ivy)
LIVE STATS: CornellBigRed.com
STREAMING VIDEO: Ivy League Digital Network
 
ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell went 2-0 this past week, including the team's first Ivy League win of the season. Sophomore Eric Nuss scored in the 6^th minute to lift the Big Red to a 1-0 victory over Colgate on Tuesday before sophomore Allen Michael Capo's golden goal earned Cornell a 2-1 overtime win over Yale. … The wins came after the Big Red posted a dominant performance over Harvard, outshooting the Crimson, 18-5, despite losing 2-0. … Cornell took home the CU Inaria Cup in late September after playing Duquesne to a scoreless draw and beating Air Force, 2-1, in overtime. Junior Madison Heck netted a penalty kick goal to tie the game in regulation before taking the free kick that led to an Air Force own goal in overtime.
 
WORKING OVERTIME
Cornell is 2-1-1 in games that have needed extra time this season. The Big Red's only overtime loss came early in the season to Cleveland State, who scored on a penalty kick. Despite being a man down, Cornell held off Duquesne to preserve a scoreless double-overtime draw. Later that weekend, the Big Red rallied against Air Force to tie the game in regulation before snagging the win in overtime. In Ivy play, Yale evened the score in the 90^th minute, but Allen Michael Capo put away a perfectly placed cross from Zach Bialik for Cornell's second overtime win.
 
THE BERMAN ADVANTAGE
The Big Red is now 2-2-1 at the friendly confines of Berman Field this season, beating Air Force and Colgate and tying Duquesne on home soil. Cornell also took home the CU Inaria Cup and posted two shutouts at Berman Field.
 
YOUNG BLOOD
The Big Red has seen young players step into big roles this season. Freshmen Ryan Bayne has earned a spot on the backline, starting and playing nearly every minute of nine straight games. Classmates Ryan Watters and Walter Prince have seen their roles increase as well, seeing substantially more minutes as the season has progressed. A number of sophomores have also become key fixtures for Cornell, including Eric Nuss on the backline, Tommy Griffin in the midfield and Jonathan Cullom at forward. Nuss and Cullom each have a goal and an assist on the season, while Griffin has played an integral role down the middle, rarely leaving the field.  In addition, Cornell's goalkeepers are a freshman (Rhys Moller) and a sophomore (Mitchell Meyer).
 
RHYS'S CUP
Freshman goalkeeper Rhys Moller was named the CU Inaria Cup's Defensive MVP after saving a penalty kick in the draw with Duquesne to preserve the shutout, his first career clean sheet. He also made a pair of key saves in overtime when the Big Red was short a man. Moller made 13 stops and posted a .916 save percentage in the tournament. … Earlier in the season, Moller earned a spot in the Cornell record books, making 11 saves in his collegiate debut, a 1-0 loss to Lehigh. The 11 stops were tied for second-most in a single game by a Big Red keeper over the past 15 years.
 
HECK YEAH
Junior midfielder Madison Heck was chosen as the CU Inaria Cup's Offensive MVP after converting a penalty kick against Air Force to send the game to overtime. He also took the free kick that led to the Falcons' own goal and earned the Big Red the victory. Heck provided energy off the bench and helped ignite the Big Red attack throughout the tournament.
 
ABOUT HEAD COACH JARO ZAWISLAN
Zawislan, now in his seventh season at the helm of Big Red men's soccer, posted a winning record for four consecutive seasons entering 2015, earning him a spot among the top coaches in the Ivy League.  He has led Cornell to 10+ wins in two of the past three seasons and also directed the Big Red to its first Ivy League title since 1995 and first outright title since 1977 in 2012. The Class of 2015, under Zawislan, posted the second-most career wins (41) of any senior class in program history. Heading into 2015, Zawislan held a 51-29-10 coaching record at Cornell, good for a .622 winning percentage, the second best in school history … Zawislan is a graduate of Clemson University '93, where he was a four-year starter in goal. Before pursuing a career in coaching, he played professionally both in the United States and his native Poland. After spending time as an assistant coach at Stanford, Creighton and Syracuse, Zawislan was named Cornell's 11th head coach in 2009.
 
ABOUT BROWN
The Bears currently sit in fourth place in the Ivy League with a 1-1-1 conference record. Brown opened Ivy play with a 2-1 win over Columbia before tying Princeton, 1-1, and falling to Harvard, 1-0. Out of conference, the Bears have faced some of the nation's best, including current No. 4 Clemson (L, 3-1) and No. 25 Boston College (L, 1-0). … Freshman Jack Hagstrom has five goals on the season, including an overtime winner against Providence. Senior Will Cross, freshman Matthew Chow, junior Nate Pomeroy and senior Tariq Akeel each have two goals apiece. … Junior Erik Hanson (5-4-1) has seen the bulk of play in net for the Bears, posting a 1.26 goals-against average and a .745 save percentage.  Freshman Teo Norhagen (1-0) and sophomore Joey Cipicchio (0-1) have each played one game.
 
THE SERIES WITH BROWN
The Big Red's 1-0 win on goal from Eric Nuss last season moved Cornell to 20-37-5 all-time against the Bears. The last time Brown visited Berman Field, on Oct. 26, 2013, the Bears edged the Big Red, 1-0.
 
UP NEXT
Cornell approaches the home stretch of the season, traveling to Princeton for a 4 p.m. matchup on Saturday, Oct. 31.