ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell prepares for its final regular season road game this weekend when it travels to Hanover, N.H. for an Ivy League clash with Dartmouth.
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Game Information:
Cornell at Dartmouth
SITE: Burnham Field, Hanover, N.H.
TIME: 1:00 p.m
RECORDS: Cornell, 10-3-1, 3-2-0 Ivy League, Season stats
          Dartmouth, 2-10-1, 0-4-1 Ivy League, Season stats
SERIES RECORD: Dartmouth leads, 39-29-5
BROADCAST: Ivy League Network on ESPN+
STATS: DartmouthSports.com
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Last Time Out:
• Cornell was defeated by Princeton last week by a score of 2-1.
• Princeton scored the first two goals of the game, with Cornell adding a goal in the final minutes.
• A red card forced the Big Red to play with 10 men for a majority of the contest.
• Junior midfielder Griffin Garrard scored for Cornell in the 88th minute of action.
• Despite the loss, Cornell put 12 shots on goal on 14 total shots, facing a strong effort from the Princeton goalkeeper.
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Big Red by the Numbers:
• Cornell has the #3 scoring offense in the country with 2.64 goals per game. The Big Red top the nation in shots on goal per game with 8.86.
• Cornell men's soccer ranks #5 in points per game (7.57) and #13 in total goals (37).
• The Big Red lead the Ivy League in goal margin at +1.35 per game and have 10 more goals scored than the next highest team.
• Senior Tyler Bagley has been among the best players in the country this season, ranking #2 nationally in points per game (2.21), #3 in total points (31), #7 in goals (12) and #7 in goals per game (.86).
• Bagley leads the Ivy League in points and goals, while ranking fourth in assists.
• Emeka Eneli's seven goals rank tied for third in the Ancient Eight and his six assists rank tied for fourth.
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About Dartmouth:
• Dartmouth enters this weekend 2-10-1 overall with an 0-4-1 mark in Ivy League play.
• The Big Green own wins over Vermont and UAlbany this season and have tied Columbia in league play.
• Dartmouth opened its season with a gauntlet of tough opponents, facing then-ranked #3 Washington and #1 Georgetown.
• Bern Jenkins and Matt Pickering lead the team in scoring with two goal apiece, while Louis Weisdorf is the team-leader in assists with two.
• Costi Christodoulou has been the recent starter in goal for Dartmouth with a 1-2-1 record, making 11 saves in four starts. Christodoulou has posted a 1.18 goals against average and a .688 save percentage.
• Dartmouth sits at the bottom of the Ivy League table with nine goal scored this season along with 22 conceded.
• At .69 goals per game, Dartmouth's offense ranks #191 in the country, while its defense is #131 with a 1.626 goals against average.
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The Series vs. Dartmouth:
• Dartmouth leads the all-time series with Cornell, 39-29-5. Cornell won the last meeting between the two sides on Nov. 9, 2019 by a score of 3-1. Brandon Morales, Griffin Garrard and John Scearce did the scoring for the Big Red, while Brady McSwain earned his second career win in goal.
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Defensive Darlings:
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Jonah Kagen,
Tate Keir,
Henry Hylbert and
Kisa Kiingi are the primary starters inÂ
Cornell's back line.Â
• Kagen has made 13 starts in 14 matches for the Big Red. Hylbert has started in all 12 matches he's played.
• Hylbert is fourth on the team in goals with four. Kagen has a goal and two assists to his name. Kiingi and Keir each have one assist.
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Mateo Rodriguez and
Connor Drought are the primary reserves.
• Goalkeeper
Brady McSwain has started all 14 of Cornell's matches thus far making 47 saves. McSwain owns a .723 save percentage and a 1.24 goals against average.
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Midfield Maestros:
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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. Eisner is fifth on the team in points with two goals and two assists. Serrano has contributed a pair of assists.
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Alioune Ka,
Griffin Garrard,
Kurt Lehmkuhl and
Brandon Morales are the primary reserves.
• Eisner is fifth on the team in points with six, while Ka is sixth with five points.
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Fast Forwards:
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Emeka Eneli has started all 14 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.Â
• Eneli has seven goals and is second on the team in assists with six. Eneli's 20 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 and an assist to his name.
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Up Next:
• Cornell will conclude the regular season and honor its seniors at home against Columbia at 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 13.
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