Men's soccer opens Ivy play at Columbia

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's soccer team will open Ivy League play this Saturday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at Columbia.

The Bears have taken on a number of challenging nonconference opponents and will look to turn that experience into Ivy success. The Lions have done the same, but have really struggled as of late. After winning its first game of the season, Columbia has gone 0-4-2 in its previous six.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Scouting the Bears (2-5-0):

Brown has scored 13 goals through its first seven games, good for 1.86 goals per game. Derek Waleffe leads the team in both goals and points with four and nine respectively.
Paul Elliott has a team-high three assists and has added one goal as well for five points, second on the team.
In 2019, the Bears went .500 in Ivy League play with a 2-2-3 mark.

Scouting the Lions (1-4-2):

Columbia has struggled to get its offense going in the early season. The Lions have been shutout in five of their seven games, recording a total of only four goals.
Those four goals have come from four different players with Ryan Kipness and Jake Novoshelski leading the team at three points after each have chipped in an assist as well.
On the other side of things, Colombia's defense has been stout, allowing only six goals. Michael Collodi has started six games at keeper and has posted a .52 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.

Series History:

Brown leads the all-time series at 35-18-6. Columbia has had the Bears' number in the most recent three matchups with the Lions claiming the victory in all three.
In 2019, Columbia opened up a 2-0 lead after 43 minutes of play, but Brown would score two goals in the second half to tie the game at two in the 60^th minute. The Lions would eventually prevail after John Denis put in the rebound off a penalty kick save.

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Players Mentioned

Paul Elliott

Derek Waleffe

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