ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cornell men's soccer team concludes its 2021 regular season on Saturday, Nov. 13 when it welcomes Columbia to East Hill. Cornell will honor its 10 seniors at the conclusion of the match.
 

Game Information:

Cornell vs. Columbia
SITE: Berman Field, Ithaca, N.Y.
TIME: 4:00 p.m
RECORDS: Cornell, 11-3-1, 4-2-0 Ivy League, Season stats
                   Columbia, 1-10-4, 0-4-2 Ivy League, Season stats
SERIES RECORD: Columbia leads, 34-24-9
BROADCAST: Ivy League Network on ESPN+
STATS: CornellBigRed.com
 

Big Red to Honor Memorable Senior Class:

• Cornell will honor its 10 member senior class at the conclusion of Saturday's match against Columbia. Of the 10, three are fifth-year seniors.
• Tyler Bagley, Harry Fuller and Charles Touche returned to Cornell for a fifth season of action, while Emeka Eneli, Nick Allen, Szabolcs Wiksell, Charlie Ferguson, Jonah Kagen, Tate Keir and Andrew Hevener make up the rest of the senior class.
• In total Cornell's senior class is responsible for 384 appearances, 229 starts, 60 goals and 57 assists.
 

Protect Home Turf:

• Cornell has not lost a game at home since Nov. 3, 2018, a 2-1 loss to Dartmouth to close the 2018 season 2-5 at Berman Field.
• Since then, Cornell has been dominant at home to the tune of a 12-0-2 record with ties coming against Brown (Oct. 26, 2019) and Syracuse (Sept. 21, 2021).
• The Big Red has out-scored its opponents 38-11 at home over the last two seasons.
 

Last Time Out:

• Cornell improved to 11-3-1 on the season and 4-2 in the Ivy League with a 2-1 double overtime victory over Dartmouth last Saturday.
• Cornell's fifth-years proved to be too potent, contributing all of the Big Red's points in the game.
• Fifth-year forward Charles Touche opened the scoring off an assist from fifth-year midfielder Harry Fuller in the 63rd minute.
• Dartmouth tied the game at 1-1 in the 80th minute to force overtime.
• Fifth-year midfielder Tyler Bagley scored the game-winning goal in the 101st minute off assists from Fuller and senior forward Emeka Eneli.
 

Big Red by the Numbers:

• Cornell has the #3 scoring offense in the country with 2.60 goals per game. The Big Red top the nation in shots on goal per game with 8.73.
• Cornell men's soccer ranks #5 in points per game (7.53) and #10 in total goals (39).
• The Big Red lead the Ivy League in goal margin at +1.33 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 #2 nationally in points per game (2.20), #2 in total points (33), #5 in goals (13) and #7 in goals per game (.87).
• Bagley leads the Ivy League in points and goals, while ranking fifth in assists.
• Emeka Eneli's seven goals rank tied for fourth in the Ancient Eight and his seven assists rank fourth.
 

About Columbia:

• Columbia is 1-10-4 on the season with its lone win coming in its season opener, 2-0, over George Washington.
• Sebastian Gunbeyi is the team-leader in points with five, contributing a goal and two assists in Columbia's last two matches. Jake Novoshelski has two goals and an assist to his name, but has not appeared for the Lions since Oct. 23.
• In total, 10 different players have scored for Columbia this season.
• Michael Collodi has been Columbia's primary goalkeeper this season making 13 starts. Collodi has 72 saves, a .774 save percentage and a 1.54 goals against average.
• Columbia ranks #189 in the country in scoring offense average .73 goals per game.
• The Lions rank #126 in goals against average, with its opponents scoring 1.573 goals per game.
• Collodi is #11 nationally averaging 5.14 saves per contest.
 

The Series vs. Columbia:

• Columbia leads the all-time series against Cornell with a 34-24-9 record. Cornell won the last meeting against the Lions, 4-0, on Nov. 16, 2019. Griffin Garrard, George Pedlow, John Scearce and Brady Dickens did the scoring for the Big Red while Ryan Bayne and Brandon Morales collected assists.
 

Defensive Darlings:

• Jonah Kagen, Tate Keir, Henry Hylbert and Kisa Kiingi are the primary starters in Cornell's back line. 
• Kagen has made 14 starts for the Big Red while Hylbert has started in all 12 matches he's played. Kiingi and Keir have made 11 and 10 starts respectively.
• 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.
• Mateo Rodriguez, Connor Drought and Nick Allen are the primary reserves on the back line.
• Goalkeeper Brady McSwain has started all 15 of Cornell's matches thus far making 49 saves. McSwain owns a .721 save percentage and a 1.24 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 (13), while Fuller has five to his name. Eisner is sixth on the team in points with two goals and two assists. Serrano has contributed a pair of assists.
• Alioune Ka, Griffin Garrard, Kurt Lehmkuhl and Brandon Morales are the primary reserves.
 

Fast Forwards:

• Emeka Eneli has started all 15 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. 
• Eneli has seven goals and is tied for first on the team with seven assists. Eneli's 21 points is a career-high for the senior.
• Touche is fifth on the team in points with two goals and three assists, while Goncalves has one goal and an assist to his name.
 

Up Next:

• Cornell hopes to hear its named called during the NCAA Tournament selection show at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15. Princeton locked up the automatic bid into the tournament leaving Cornell hoping for an at-large berth. The Big Red are #28 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, leaving them with a strong feeling towards earning a big with a win over Columbia on Saturday. Cornell has not reached the NCAA Tournament since 2012.