ITHACA, N.Y. - The no. 20-ranked Cornell men's soccer team takes a trip to the Garden State this weekend for an important Ivy League clash against league-leading Princeton.
 

Game Information:

Cornell at Princeton
SITE: Sherrerd Field, Princeton, N.J.
TIME: 4:00 p.m
RECORDS: #20 Cornell, 10-2-1, 3-1-0 Ivy League, Season stats
                    Princeton, 9-5-0, 4-0-0 Ivy League, Season stats
SERIES RECORD: Princeton leads, 52-39-13
BROADCAST: Ivy League Network on ESPN+
STATS: GoPrincetonTigers.com
 

Last Time Out:

• Cornell went 2-0 last week, defeating Binghamton (2-1) and Brown (4-0).
• The Big Red's clean sheet against Brown was Cornell's third of the season.
• Cornell saw an early 1-0 deficit against Binghamton on Tuesday before scoring two unanswered goals. Sophomore defender Henry Hylbert scored the game-tying goal in the 36th minute of action and freshman midfielder Wilson Eisner scored the game-winning goal in the 49th.
• Senior forward Emeka Eneli, Hylbert, and fifth-year midfielder Tyler Bagley (x2) did the scoring against Brown.
• Junior goalkeeper Brady McSwain made five saves last week, improving his save percentage to .724 and his goals against average to 1.19.
 

Hylbert Earns Ivy League Rookie of the Week:

• Sophomore defender Henry Hylbert was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for Oct. 25 following a two-goal performance last week, scoring once in each of Cornell's games.
• With four goals, Hylbert is having one of the best offensive season by a Cornell defender in program history.
• Hylbert is Cornell's second Rookie of the Week this season (Wilson Eisner, Oct. 11).

Big Red in the National Rankings:

• Cornell jumped four spots in the United Soccer Coaches poll to #20 this week. It's the fourth consecutive week that the Big Red has been ranked nationally.
• It's the first week Cornell has appeared in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings, checking in at #21.
• The Big Red is ranked #24 in the latest NCAA Men's Soccer RPI rankings released on Monday, Oct. 25.
• Cornell ranks #2 in the United Soccer Coaches Northeast Region behind New Hampshire.
 

Big Red by the Numbers:

• Cornell has the #2 scoring offense in the country with 2.77 goals per game. The Big Red top the nation in shots on goal per game with 8.62.
• Cornell men's soccer ranks #5 in points per game (7.85) and #7 in total goals (36).
• The Big Red lead the Ivy League in goal margin at +1.54 per game and have 11 more goals scored than the next highest team.
• Senior Tyler Bagley has been among the best players in the country this season, ranking #1 nationally in points per game (2.38), #2 in total points (31), #6 in goals (12) and #5 in goals per game (.92).
• Bagley leads the Ivy League in points and goals, while ranking fourth in assists.
• Emeka Eneli's seven goals rank tied for second in the Ancient Eight and his five assists rank fifth.
 

About Princeton:

• The Tigers are 9-5 this season with an unblemished 4-0 mark in Ivy league play.
• Princeton's nine wins include triumphs over Colgate, Fairfield, Saint Joseph's, Penn State, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Lehigh, Harvard and Fordham.
• Princeton ranks #111 in the NCAA RPI, with its signature win being over #44 Penn St.
• The Tigers rank #50 nationally in scoring offense (1.79 gpg) and #48 in goals against average (.991).
• Princeton's offense is paced by Kevin O'Toole, who leads the team in goals (7), assist (7) and points (21).
• Jack Roberts is the lead goalkeeper with a .95 goals against average and a SV% of .686.
 

The Series vs. Princeton:

• Princeton leads the all-time series against Cornell, 52-39-13. The teams played to a 1-1 draw in the last meeting on Nov. 2, 2019. JP Scearce scored the 67th minute equalizer.
 

Defensive Darlings:

• Jonah Kagen, Tate Keir, Henry Hylbert and Kisa Kiingi are the primary starters in Cornell's back line. 
• Kagen has made 12 starts in 13 matches for the Big Red. Hylbert has started in all 11 matches he's played.
• Hylbert is fourth on the team in goals with four. Kagen has a goal and two assists to his name.
• Goalkeeper Brady McSwain has started all 13 of Cornell's matches thus far making 42 saves. McSwain owns a .724 save percentage and a 1.19 goals against average.
 

Midfield Maestros:

• Tyler Bagley, Harry Fuller, Wilson Eisner and Lalo Serrano have been Cornell's consistent starting four in the midfield all season.
• Bagley is the team leader in goals (12), while Fuller has five to his name. 
• Kagen has the ability to shift up into the midfield as well, along with Alioune Ka, Griffin Garrard and Kurt Lehmkuhl.
• Eisner is fifth on the team in points with six, while Ka is sixth with five points.
 

Fast Forwards:

• Emeka Eneli has started all 13 games up front for the Big Red and has been joined by Charles Touche, Matthew Goncalves, Danny Lokko and Brandon Morales in the starting lineup this season. 
• Freshman Danny Lokko moved into the starting XI last week earning starts against Binghamton and Brown.
• Eneli has seven goals and is second on the team in assists with five. Eneli's 19 points is a new career-high for the senior.
• Touche is sixth on the team in points with one goal and three assists, while Goncalves has one goal to his name.
 

Up Next:

• Cornell travels to Dartmouth (2-9-1) next week for a 1 p.m. match in Hanover, N.H.