Men's soccer plays Princeton Saturday in first home Ivy contest

Saturday, October 9

Providence, R.I.

7:00 PM

Brown University

Princeton University

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Men's soccer plays Princeton Saturday in first home Ivy contest

10/8/2021 12:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's soccer team will play its first home Ivy League game of the season this Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. against Princeton.

Both teams began conference play with wins last weekend and now sit at the top of the league with Cornell at three points.

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 (3-5-0, 1-0-0 IVY):

Brown stopped a four-game skid with its 1-0 win over Columbia last Saturday. Derek Waleffe scored the game-winner in the 39^th minute off a corner from Charlie Adams.
Max Waldau recorded his first shutout of the season with four saves.
After his fifth goal of the season, Waleffe now leads the team with 11 points.
The Bears will look to start league play at 2-0 for the first time since 2009. They finished Ivy play that year with a 5-2 mark and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Scouting the Tigers (4-5-0, 1-0-0 IVY):

Princeton has started the season similarly to Brown, pairing a few impressive wins with a couple tough losses.
Last Saturday, the Tigers started Ivy play with a 3-2 overtime win over Dartmouth. This Wednesday, they suffered a 2-0 road loss at Temple.
A pair of Tigers sit atop the team with five points. Francis Akomeah-Sirleaf has two goals and one assist, while Daniel Diaz Bonilla has scored once and assisted three times.
Jack Roberts has started eight of the team's nine games in goal and has posted a 1.04 goals against average and a .640 save percentage in the process.

Series History:

Brown leads the all-time series over Princeton at 36-22-10. Since 2000, the Bears lead 10-5-5.
In 2019, the two sides played to a 1-1 overtime draw. The Bears scored first in the 14^th minute, but the Tigers would tie things up late with an 87^th minute equalizer. Princeton took 10 shots in the two overtime periods, but the Brown defense stood strong.