ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell women's soccer concludes its three-game road trip inside the Empire State this evening when the Big Red battle Binghamton at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
Game Information
SITE: Bearcats Sports Complex – Vestal, N.Y. (natural surface)
TIME: Wednesday, Sept. 14 – 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Cornell (1-4-1, 0-0 Ivy League), Binghamton (2-4-1, 0-0 America East)
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 6-5-3
BROADCAST: ESPN+
STATS: GoBearcats.com
About the Big Red
• Cornell had its six-game scoring streak snapped with being shutout at Syracuse on Sunday. The streak was the longest streak since
Rob Ferguson joined the Big Red coaching staff in 2019.
• The six-game scoring streak was Cornell's longest since a seven-game stretch, which spanned the final game of 2013 and the first six games of 2014.
• Cornell opened the 2022 campaign with goals in its first five games, marking the first time since 2014 (six games), in which the Big Red were not been shutout in its first five matches.
• Senior forward
Ashley Durik leads the team with five points (two goals, one assists). Junior forward
Laken Gallman is tied with Durik for the team lead in goals with two.
• Senior goalkeeper
Nicole Shulman has started all six games for the Big Red this season, posting a 1-2-1 record with a 2.22 goals-against average and a .500 save percentage.
Tough Road Ahead
• Prior to Monday's contests, Cornell had the 66th-hardest future schedule among Division I teams, based on the cumulative win percentage of the teams the Big Red has yet to play.
• Of the 10 teams remaining on Cornell's 2022 schedule, the opponents are a combined 31-17-13. Even though the .615 win percentage ranks 66th among Division I schools, the figure is eighth amongst non-Power Five schools. Santa Clara (.672), Yale (.667), Columbia (.659), Delaware (.654), Saint Mary's (.637), BYU (.633), and Pepperdine (.615) are ahead of the Big Red.
• After Sunday's matches, the Ivy League had the fifth-highest win percentage for its future opponents (.606), trailing the ACC (.802), SEC (.743), Pac-12 (.690), and Big Ten (.662). The West Coast Conference is sixth with a .598 win percentage.
Good Company
• Cornell is currently a part of one of the winningest conferences in Division I soccer so far this season.
• The Ivy League, through games played on Sept. 11, has the highest win percentage of a non-Power Five conference and ranks fourth overall with its .670 clip. Only the ACC (.806), SEC (.748) and the Pac-12 (.714) have higher win percentages. The Big Ten is fifth with a .662 percentage.
Bearcats Scout
• Binghamton snapped its four-game winless streak on Sunday with a 4-1 victory against Fairleigh Dickinson. Maya Anand, Peyton Gilmore and Allison Falvo scored three of the Bearcats' four goals in the first nine minutes while Victoria McKnight added an insurance marker in the 17th minute.
• Anand leads Binghamton in goals (3) and points (7) in seven appearances this season. Gilmore and McKnight are the other players with multiple goals scored.
• Nicole Scott and Kaitlyn Williams have split time in goal this season. Scott has started six of Binghamton's seven matches, but has an 0-2-0 record. Williams has made one start and has the goalkeeper of record the remaining five times (2-2-1). Both goalkeepers have save percentages north of .800, with Scott owning a .844 figure, while Williams is at .811.
Series vs. Binghamton
• Despite owning a 6-5-3 advantage in the series, Cornell is seeking to snap its four-game winless streak to the Bearcats (0-3-1). Eight of the 14 matches between the two programs have been decided by one goal or less.
• Cornell's last victory over its Central New York rival came in a 1-0 win on Sept. 18, 2016 in Vestal. Then-freshman Kennedy Yearby scored in the 76th minute for the Big Red, while goalkeeper Kelsey Tierney recorded a two-save clean sheet.
Looking Ahead
Cornell returns to Berman Field for a match on Saturday against St. John's. First touch between the Red Storm and Big Red is slated for 1 p.m. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.
