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Men's Soccer Weekly Release - Week 4
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- It was a week of low scoring games and far-reaching road trips for the Ivy League men's soccer teams, with Brown and Cornell proving to be the big winners as both squads posted 2-0-0 records. The Bears recorded a 2-1 win over No. 24 Indiana and followed that up with a 2-0 shutout at Boston Univ., while Cornell downed Saint Joseph's, 3-1, and Canisius, 1-0, at home.
Yale earned its first win of the season with a 2-1 overtime triumph against Sacred Heart. After suffering its first loss of the season to Villanova by the score of 1-0, No. 22 Penn bounced back with an emphatic 3-1 win at Georgetown. Dartmouth turned in a strong showing at the Bradley University Tournament, beating the hosts, 2-1, and then dropping an overtime thriller, 3-2, to No. 16 Creighton. A pair of ties highlighted Harvard and Princeton's weeks, with No. 6 Harvard earning a 0-0 tie at New Mexico and Princeton recording a 1-1 tie versus Georgetown. Columbia dropped close matches to Fordham, 2-0, and Saint Peter's, 2-0.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore defender Eric Robertson (San Antonio,
Texas) led Brown to a pair of impressive wins over the weekend by
anchoring the Bears' stingy defense. On Friday night,
Robertson helped Brown to a 2-1 win over No. 24 Indiana. Against
the Hoosiers, who were averaging two goals per game entering the
contest, Robertson proved instrumental in shutting down
All-American candidate Will Bruin. Bruin entered
the game with four goals in four games played, but could only
muster one shot in Brown's thrilling 2-1 upset win. Then on
Sunday, Robertson helped the Bears record a 2-0 shutout win versus
BU. Robertson played the full 90 minutes against both Indiana and
BU.
Robertson is the second consecutive Brown Bear to earn Ivy
League Player of the Week honors, following in the footsteps of
goalkeeper Paul Grandstrand, who was named the
League's player of the week on Sept. 13. After seeing action
in just three games last year, Robertson has started in all six
games for Bruno this season. He has helped the Bears to a six game
unbeaten streak to start the season by leading a defensive unit
that has only given up one goal. In addition, Brown's victory
over Indiana was its first win over a ranked opponent since
defeating then seventh ranked Harvard in overtime by the score of
3-2 on Oct. 10, 2007.
Robertson's Weekly
Stats
2-2 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 0 Pts., 0 Shots, 0 SOG, 0 GWG, Team:
2-0-0
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman forward Stephen Baker (Fairport, N.Y.)
led the No. 22 Penn Quakers to a 3-1 win at Georgetown on Sunday
afternoon, scoring what proved to be the game-winning goal while
also adding the insurance tally. Baker's two-goal second half
salvo ensured the Red and Blue did not suffer back-to-back defeats
for the first time this season. Just 2:31 after the Quakers tied
the match, Baker put the finishing touch on a three-man combination
play on the game-winning goal that stunned the Hoyas. Then, in the
83rd minute, Baker broke in alone and beat the oncoming goalkeeper
for his second of the game. Baker also started in Penn's
narrow 1-0 loss to Villanova on Friday and led the team with four
shots, including two on goal.
Baker has reached the six-goal plateau for the season, including
two game winners, and his offensive outburst to start his
collegiate campaign is a big reason the Quakers are 5-1-0. His six
strikes through six games in 2010 are equal to the team high over
17 games in '09. It is the second time in three weeks Baker
has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week, having also
earned the honor, along with Player of the Week accolades, on Sept.
6.
Baker's Weekly
Stats
2-1 GP/GS, 2 G, 0 A, 4 Pts., 10 Shots, 6 SOG, 1 GWG, Team:
1-1-0
HONOR ROLL
Chase Aaronson, Cornell, Jr., F (Palm Springs,
Calif.)
2-0 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts., 5 Shots, 3 SOG, 1 GWG, Team:
2-0-0
Travis Cantrell, Penn, So., M/F (Downingtown,
Pa.)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts., 4 Shots, 2 SOG, 0 GWG, Team:
1-1-0
Kevin Dzierzawski, Dartmouth, So., M (Oakland
Township, Mich.)
2-1 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts., 1 Shot, 1 SOG, 1 GWG, Team: 1-1-0
Andy Hackbarth, Yale, Jr., M (Bend, Ore.)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 2 Pts., 4 Shots, 3 SOG, 1 GWG, Team:
1-0-0
Austin Harms, Harvard, Jr., GK (Corona del Mar,
Calif.)
2-2 GP/GS, 200:00 min., 2 GA, 0.900 GAA,12 SVS, .857 SV% 1 SHO,
0-1-1
Sean Lynch, Princeton, Sr., GK (Oceanside,
N.Y.)
2-2 GP/GS, 200:00 min., 3 GA, 1.350 GAA, 11 SVS, .786 SV%, 0
SHO, 0-1-1
Colin Skelly, Dartmouth, Fr., M (Wrightstown,
Pa.)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 2 Pts., 3 Shots, 1 SOG, 0 GWG, Team:
1-1-0
THE UPCOMING WEEK
The upcoming week marks the final full week of non-conference play
before Ivy League games begin to comprise part of the schedule. The
week begins on Tuesday, Sept. 21 with Yale looking to build
momentum coming off its first win of the season - a 3-2 overtime
defeat of Sacred Heart. Columbia's week also starts on
Tuesday as the Lions look to snap a two-game losing skid when they
play host to Seton Hall.
Both Brown and Cornell will be trying to extend unbeaten streaks
in the days ahead. The Big Red, who play host to Syracuse on Sept.
22, have won two games in a row. Brown has been in form since
opening the season, using a stingy defense and some opportune goal
scoring to establish a 4-0-2 record in the early going. The Bears
travel north on Sept. 25 to play at Vermont in their only contest
of the week. The Big Green return home from a 1-1 road trip to play
New Mexico in its only game of the week, also scheduled to take
place on Sept. 25.
Princeton and Penn will both play matches against Adelphi and
Richmond as part of the Princeton Tournament on Sept. 24 and 26,
while Harvard travels to Stony Brook on Sept. 24 before playing at
cross-town rival Boston Univ. on Sept. 26.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, September
21
Yale at Quinnipiac -- 4 pm
Seton Hall at Columbia -- 7 pm
Wednesday, September
22
Seton Hall at Cornell -- 7 pm
Friday, September
24
Long Island at Columbia -- 5 pm
1 - Penn vs. Adelphi -- 6:30 pm
Harvard at Stony Brook -- 7 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson at Yale -- 7 pm
1 - Richmond at Princeton -- 7:30 pm
Saturday, September
25
Brown at Vermont -- 1 pm
New Mexico at Dartmouth -- 7 pm
Sunday, September
26
1 - Penn vs. Richmond -- Noon
1 - Adelphi at Princeton -- 2:30 pm
Cornell vs. Binghamton -- 5 pm
Harvard at Boston Univ. -- 7 pm
1 - Princeton Tournament (Princeton, N.J.)
