ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell resumes non-conference play on Tuesday, Oct. 8 with a 7 p.m. match against Colgate. Colgate arrives in Ithaca with a 2-5-4 record, having lost each of its last two matches. Tuesday's match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 

Game Information

Cornell vs. Colgate
SITE: Berman Field
TIME: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Cornell 5-3, 0-1 Ivy League;
                    Colgate 2-5-4, 1-2-1 Patriot League
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 59-23-7
STREAMING: ESPN+
STATS: CornellBigRed.com

LAST TIME OUT
Cornell men's soccer dropped its Ivy League opener on Saturday, Oct. 5, falling to Penn by a final score of 3-2 from Rhodes Field. The Big Red found late momentum in the 79th minute on a goal from junior Tyler Bagley, but were unable to complete the comeback effort. Junior Vardhin Manoj got Cornell on the scoreboard first with a goal in the 10th minute of action.

Cornell out-shot Penn by a 14-7 margin, but trailed in shots on goal to the Quakers, 5-4. Sophomore Emeka Eneli and senior John Scearce led the team with three shots each.

ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell owns a 5-3 overall record in 2019 following wins over then No. 16-ranked Michigan State (2-1, OT), Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0), Canisius (2-0), Siena (1-0) and Akron (3-2, 2OT). The Big Red is 2-0 at home and 3-3 when facing teams on the road.

Junior Harry Fuller is the team leader in points (10) and goals (4), while also chipping in with two assists. Tied for the team-high in assists is first year Brandon Morales with two through his first six collegiate matches and senior George Pedlow. Morales also tallied a goal in Cornell's win over Akron. Cornell has distributed the goal scoring this season with seven different goal scorers. Senior Ryan Bayne, junior Tyler Bagley, sophomore Emeka Eneli, Fuller, Pedlow, Morales and first year Will Citron have done the scoring for Cornell.

In goal, senior Ryan Shellow has started each of the last seven matches and possesses a 5-2 record to show for it. Shellow has a 1.24 goals against average and owns a .640 save percentage alongside three shutouts so far in 2019.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST COLGATE
In a series that dates back to the 1921 season, Cornell leads the all-time series with Colgate, 59-23-7. Cornell came away on top in the sides' last meeting on Oct. 9, 2018 by a final score of 2-0. The Big Red got goals from Eneli and Scearce en route to its fifth consecutive victory over the Raiders. Colgate last defeated Cornell in 2008, but haven't bested the Big Red in Ithaca since 1991 (2-0). Overall, Colgate is 8-30-6 when facing Cornell on the road.

ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Colgate is 2-5-4 in 2019 with wins coming against Monmouth (1-0) and Army (1-0). The Raiders have faced a number of tough opponents in 2019 with an 0-1-2 record against ranked teams. Colgate tied both Portland and New Hampshire, 0-0, in double overtime. The Raiders are helmed by 15th-year head coach Erik Ronning who boasts a 131-109-54 record as the program's leader. Colgate returned five of 11 starters from a year ago, while welcoming 13 newcomers to the squad.

First year forward Drew Fischer leads the team in scoring with six points on two goals and two assists. Fischer has been held off the score sheet over Colgate's recent matches with no points since the 1-0 victory over Monmouth on Sept. 14. Edward Bass is tied for the team-high in goals scored with two, having scored in two of Colgate's last three matches.

Goalkeeper Jacob Harris has started every match for the Raiders in 2019 with a 1.09 goals against average and a .750 save percentage (39 saves). Harris has helped lead the Raiders to four shutouts this season.

UP NEXT
Ivy League play resumes on Saturday, Oct. 12 when Cornell welcomes Harvard to East Hill for a 4 p.m. match from Berman Field. Harvard has yet to find the win column thus far in 2019 with an 0-5-1 record. The Crimson lost its last match against Yale, 3-1, and will face UMass Lowell on Tuesday prior to meeting the Big Red. Harvard is led in scoring by Duncan Southerland, who in three games has amassed five points (two goals, one assist). Alfred Perez is tied for the team-high in goals scored with two.  Harvard has a young crop of goalkeepers, playing a pair of first years in Oskar Nilsson and Bobby Harraka. Nilsson owns the better numbers of the two with a 2.70 goals against average and a .781 save percentage.