ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell women's soccer team returns to Berman Field for the first time since Sept. 4 on Saturday when the Big Red hosts St. John's in a final tune-up before Ivy League play begins next weekend.

Game Information

SITE: Berman Field – Ithaca, N.Y. (natural surface)
TIME: Saturday, Sept. 17 – 1 p.m.
RECORDS: St. John's (3-2-2, 0-0 Big East), Cornell (1-4-2, 0-0 Ivy League)
SERIES RECORD: St. John's leads, 2-0-1
BROADCAST: ESPN+
STATS: CornellBigRed.com

About the Big Red

• Cornell had scored in six of its first seven games to open the 2022 campaign. The Big Red's eight goals through the first seven games are the most by a Cornell squad since 2015, when the team scored nine goals in its first seven contests.
 
• After scoring against Binghamton on Wednesday, it marked the 17th time in program history — since 1982 — that the Big Red have scored in at least six of its first seven games. After doing so in 10 of its first 13 years, the Big Red have accomplished the feat seven times in the last 27 years.
 
• Junior forward Laken Gallman has scored her Cornell-best three goals in her last four appearances. Senior forward Ashley Durik is right behind Gallman with her five points (two goals, one assists).
 
• Senior goalkeeper Nicole Shulman has started all seven games for the Big Red this season, posting a 1-2-2 record with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .645 save percentage.

Tough Road Ahead

• Following Wednesday's contests, Cornell had the 57th-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 nine remaining teams on Cornell's 2022 schedule, the opponents are a combined 30-14-12. Even though the .643 win percentage ranks 57th among Division I schools, the figure is fifth amongst non-Power Five schools. Santa Clara (.686), Yale (.669), Delaware (.664), and Columbia (.662) are ahead of the Big Red.
 
• After Wednesday's matches, the Ivy League had the fifth-highest win percentage for its future opponents (.615), trailing the ACC (.802), SEC (.743), Pac-12 (.702), and Big Ten (.668). The West Coast Conference (WCC) is sixth with a .597 win percentage.

Good Company

• Cornell is currently a part of one of the winningest conferences in Division I soccer this season.
 
• Through games played on Sept. 14, the Ivy League is one of seven conferences with a winning percentage north of .600. The Ivy League has the highest win percentage of any non-Power Five conference, ranking fourth with its .673 clip (28-11-10).
 
• Only the ACC (.806), SEC (.748) and Pac-12 (.722) have higher win percentages. The Big Ten is fifth with a .668 percentage.

Scouting the Red Storm

• St. John's comes into today's contest with a 3-2-2 record. The Red Storm lost its last game, 1-0, to Lehigh on Sunday. The loss snapped the Red Storm's three-game unbeaten streak.
 
• Today's match will be the Red Storm's final non-conference match as they head into Big East play next week.
 
• The road has been unkind for the Red Storm this season, as St. John's is seeking its first victory away from Belson Stadium. The Red Storm are 0-1-2 on the road in 2022, with the pair of ties coming against NJIT and Columbia.
 
• Jessica Garziano leads St. John's with her seven points (two goals, three assists) in as many games. Nicole Gordon and Ava Collins each have two goals, matching Garziano, to lead the Red Storm.
 
• Gina Muzi has started all seven games for St. John's in 2022, logging a 1.08 goals-against average and a .731 save percentage. She has been the Red Storm's goalkeeper of record in all matches, while logging a pair of clean sheets.

Series vs. St. John's

• Today marks the fourth all-time meeting between St. John's and Cornell. The Red Storm have the advantage in the series, 2-0-1.
 
• The match will be the Red Storm's first trip to Berman Field, as the previous three meetings have all occurred at Belson Stadium in Queens.
 
• It is the first time the teams are meeting since Sept. 21, 2019, when St. John's defeated the Big Red, 2-0.

Looking Ahead

Cornell will open Ivy League play next Saturday when the Big Red travels to Columbia. Kickoff from the Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium is slated for 6 p.m. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.