ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's soccer team returns home on Tuesday, Sept. 24 for a 7 p.m. match against Siena. Siena (3-4-0, 0-0-0 MAAC) enters Tuesday's contest on a two-game winning streak following wins over Vermont (3-2) and Sacred Heart (3-0). Cornell is part two of a three-part road trip for the Saints, who travel to Canisius on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
 

Game Information

Cornell vs. Siena
SITE: Charles F. Berman Field
TIME: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Cornell 3-2, 0-0 Ivy League;
                    Siena 3-4, 0-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
SERIES RECORD: Tied, 1-0-0
STREAMING: ESPN+
STATS: CornellBigRed.com

LAST TIME OUT
The Cornell men's soccer team got back into the win column on Saturday, Sept. 21 with a 2-0 victory over Canisius from the Demske Sports Complex. Junior Harry Fuller led the program to victory in Buffalo, notching a brace with one goal in each half, increasing his season total to three goals, a team-high.
 
Cornell (3-2) out-shot the Golden Griffins by a final tally of 14-10 overall and 6-4 on shots on goal. Canisius (1-5) had its defense tested often on Saturday as Cornell's offensive attack was unrelenting, particularly during the second half of action.

ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell owns a 3-2 overall record in 2019 following wins over then No. 16-ranked Michigan State (2-1, OT), Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0) and Canisius (2-0). The Big Red have played just one match at home, as Saturday's match against Canisius marked its fourth road contest of the season. Last week, Cornell went 1-1 following a hard fought, 3-2 overtime loss to Syracuse and a 2-0 victory over Canisius.

Junior Harry Fuller is the team leader in points (7) and goals (3), while also chipping in with one assist. First year Brandon Morales is the team-leader in assists with two through his first five collegiate matches. Cornell has distributed the goal scoring this season with five different goal scorers. Senior George Pedlow, senior Ryan Bayne, sophomore Emeka Eneli, Fuller and first year Will Citron have done the scoring for the Big Red.

In goal, senior Ryan Shellow has started each of the last four matches and possesses a 3-1 record to show for it. Shellow has a 0.97 goals against average and owns a .733 save percentage, saving 11 of the 15 shots on goal he has faced in 2019. With Shellow in net, the Big Red have shut out two opponents this season.

HARRY FULLER NAMED IVY LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
After a 1-1 week that featured a road victory over Canisius, junior midfielder Harry Fuller has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday, Sept. 23.
 
Fuller has been a force to be reckoned with in 2019, leading the team in goals (3) and points (7) through five matches. On Saturday, Sept. 21, Fuller tallied both goals in a 2-0 win over the Golden Griffins of Canisius. All four of Fuller's shots were placed on goal that day as he narrowly missed a hat trick.
 
The London, England native first scored on a penalty kick in the 29th minute. Canisius' Killian Panis tackled senior John Scearce in the box to set up the PK chance for Fuller. It's the first penalty kick Cornell has attempted and converted in 2019.
 
Fuller kept the momentum going for Cornell in the second half, as he put the Big Red up 2-0 with his second goal in the 48th minute. Senior George Pedlow put a touch on the ball in the box and redirected it to Fuller, setting up the shot. Fuller used the pass from Pedlow to bury the ball in the top right corner of Canisius' goal.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST SIENA
Cornell and Siena have met just one time previously, a 1-0 victory over a Siena team that was receiving votes on Sept. 19, 2014. Conor Goepel scored the game-winning goal for the Big Red in the 84th minute of play. Goepel was the team-leader in goals that season with seven.

ABOUT THE SAINTS
Siena arrives in Ithaca with a 3-4 overall record and a 2-3 record on the road. The Saints have heated up as of late, winning two straight matches coming in to Tuesday's contest. Siena defeated Vermont (3-2) on Sept. 16 and Sacred Heart (3-0) on Sept. 21. This week, sophomore goalkeeper Greg Monroe was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, while sophomore Samuel Schwarz was named MAAC Rookie of the Week.

Alejandro Riquelme is the teams leading scorer with 10 points on two goals and six assists. Riquelme ranks No. 7 nationally in total assists and No. 11 in assists per game (0.71). Conor McGlynn is close behind Riquelme with nine points on three goals and three assists. As a team, the Saints have the No. 27-ranked offense in the country, averaging 2.00 goals per game.

In goal, Monroe is 2-4 with a 2.46 goals against average and a .659 save percentage. Monroe has made 29 saves on 44 attempts thus far in 2019. Winston Bennett started in the Saints last match, leading Siena to a 3-0 shutout over Sacred Heart. Bennett made three saves in the contest.

UP NEXT
Cornell hits the road to face reigning national runner-up Akron at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. The Zips are off to a tough start in 2019 with an 0-6 record. Akron will be fired up on Saturday, playing in its first home match since Sept. 2. In 2018, Akron was 5-3-1 in home games, but have historically been dominant in FirstEnergy Stadium, amassing a 100-10-11 record at home over the last decade. Head coach Jared Embrick is 94-36-13 in his seventh season at the helm and previously served as an assistant coach at Akron under current Columbus Crew head coach Caleb Porter.