Women's soccer hosts Penn with chance to clinch Ivy Championship

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown women's soccer team will take on Penn this Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. as the Bears look to repeat as Ivy League Champions. The game will also serve as the team's Senior Night with the nine-player senior class being honored pregame.

A lot is at stake Saturday night as the Bears attempt to become back-to-back Ivy League Champions for the first time since they won nine in a row from 1982-90. Brown will also look to win its sixth conference game for the second consecutive season, a feat it has not accomplished since the 1983-84 seasons. A win will clinch the Bears at least a share of the Ivy title and would guarantee them the conference's auto bid into the NCAA Tournament.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets online at BrownBears.com/tickets prior to their arrival at Stevenson-Pincince Field. Brown Athletics has moved to completely contactless ticketing, so fans should either download their digital tickets to display on a mobile device or print them at home prior to arrival.

Scouting the Bears (10-3-0, 5-0-0 IVY):

In their five Ivy games this season, the Bears have outscored their opponents 13-2. The closest of the five was a 1-0 decision at Harvard, but all others have been decided by at least two goals.
Brittany Raphino and Ava Seelenfreund lead the Ivy League in points in conference games this season with 12 and nine respectively. They are also first and second in goals with Raphino at five and Seelenfreund at four.
Kayla Thompson is second in the league in conference games in goals against average (.40), save percentage (.895), and shutouts (3).

Scouting the Quakers (9-3-2, 3-2-0 IVY):

Penn is currently on a three-game winning streak. The Quakers have scored 11 goals over those games against just one allowed.
Penn's 3-2 conference mark is a result of wins over Cornell, Dartmouth, and Yale, and losses against Harvard and Columbia.
On the season, Mia Shenk leads the Quakers with six goals and three assists for 15 points. Sizzy Lawton and Lauren Teuschl are tied for the team lead of seven assists. Laurence Gladu has been solid in goal, posting a .93 goals against average, .838 save percentage, and five shutouts.

Series History:

Brown leads the all-time series against Penn at 17-13-4. The Bears owned most of the early meetings, going 10-1-1 from 1979-98. Then the Quakers had the edge from 1999-2014 as the Bears went just 4-11-2. Since 2015, Brown has regained the advantage going 3-1-1.
In 2019, Brown beat the Quakers 1-0 in double overtime when Abby Carchio scored on a penalty kick in the 110^th minute. The Bears outshot Penn in the matchup, 27-12. Thompson made five saves in goal for her eighth shutout of the season.