ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cornell men's soccer team returns to Charles F. Berman Field on Tuesday, September 21 for a 7 p.m. match against regional rival Syracuse.
 

Game Information:

Cornell vs. Syracuse
SITE: Charles F. Berman Field, Ithaca, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cornell 4-1-0, 0-0 Ivy League, Season stats
                     Syracuse, 4-3, 1-1 ACC, Season stats
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 7-0
BROADCAST: Ivy League Network on ESPN+
STATS: CornellBigRed.com
 

Last Time Out:

• Box Score
• Cornell came away victorious against Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, defeating the Knights by a final score of 3-1.
• Tyler Bagley, Harry Fuller and Emeka Eneli each scored for the Big Red, with an assist to Charles Touche on Eneli's goal.
• Cornell took just eight shots all game, but held a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal.
 

About The Big Red:

•  Cornell finished the 2019 season with a record of 10-5-2 overall and 3-2-2 in the Ivy League. The Big Red placed third in the Ivy League, its best finish since 2012 when Cornell won the conference championship.
•  Cornell returns 17 players from the 2019 season while adding 19 newcomers into the program. The Big Red returns 9,282 minutes played of a possible 16,525.
•  Junior Connor Drought (second team), senior Emeka Eneli (honorable mention), and fifth year Harry Fuller (honorable mention) return as All-Ivy League selections in 2019. Fifth year Charles Touche (first team) and senior Tate Keir (second team) were All-Ivy League selections in 2018.
•  Cornell was chosen to finish second in the Ivy League for the 2021 season in the preseason media poll. The Big Red garnered 97 points with one first place vote to finish behind Yale.
•  Seniors Emeka Eneli and Jonah Kagen were named co-captains for the 2021 season.
 

Big Red in the Rankings:

• Cornell ranks No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches Northeast Region behind New Hampshire. The Big Red received 32 points in the receiving votes section of the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll for Sept. 21, the only Ivy League program doing so.
• The Big Red rank ahead of Penn, Princeton and Yale in the regional rankings.
 

Defensive Darlings:

• Kisa Kiingi, Jonah Kagen, Mateo Rodriguez, Henry Hylbert and Nick Allen each drew starts in the Big Red back line last week
• Hylbert scored the game-winning goal against UC Santa Barbara in double OT on a header in the 102nd minute.
• Goalkeeper Brady McSwain has started all four of Cornell's matches thus far making 18 saves. McSwain owns a .692 save percentage and a 1.52 goals against.
 

Midfield Maestros:

• Tyler Bagley, Harry Fuller, Wilson Eisner and Lalo Serrano drew starts in Cornell's midfield last week.
• Bagley is the team leader in goals (6), while Fuller has three to his name. 
• Brandon Morales has been the main substitute in the midfield and recently made a start at forward against High Point. Morales is tied for the team lead in assists with two.
 

Fast Forwards:

•  Emeka Eneli has started all five matches at forward for the Big Red, with Charles Touche making four starts
•  Eneli has scored two goals and is tied for the team-high in assists with two.
•  Griffin Garrard. Alioune Ka and Matthew Goncalves have also seen time at the forward position, with Ka and Goncalves each owning one goal.
 

About Syracuse:

• Syracuse received nine votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, but is not ranked regionally.
• The Orange are 4-3 with wins over Binghamton (7-0), Virginia (3-1), Niagara (2-0) and Drexel (2-0). 
• Sophomore Deandre Kerr leads the team with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. Colin Biros leads the team with four assists. Curt Calov is second on the team in scoring with four goals.
• Lucas Daunhauer has started the last four games for Syracuse, making eight saves with a .571 save percentage and a 1.65 goals against.
 

The Series vs. Syracuse:

• In a series that dates back to 1921, Cornell owns a 40-27-7 record against the Orange all-time. The teams last met in 2019 when Syracuse defeated the Big Red in overtime, 3-2. George Pedlow and Ryan Bayne scored goals for the Big Red.
 

Up Next:

• Cornell plays just once next week, a home match against Marist College at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 25.