PRINCETON, N.J. — The 2023 Ivy League Men’s Soccer Tournament is set for this Friday and Sunday, November 10 & 12, live on ESPN+. Following four straight wins to end the season, Penn received the number one seed, and with that, the right to host the tournament. The tournament will take place at Dunning-Cohen Champions Field in Philadelphia.
After a thrilling regular season that saw seeding came down to the final weekend, second-seeded Harvard will take on third-seeded Yale in the opening game of the tournament at 3 p.m. on Friday, November 10. Then, top-seeded Penn takes on fourth-seeded Brown at 6:30 p.m. The championship match with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament on the line is scheduled for Sunday, November 12, at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
Friday’s Semifinal Schedule (Dunning-Cohen Champions Field)
#2 Harvard vs. #3 Yale at 3 p.m. EST - ESPN+
#1 Penn vs. #4 Brown at 6:30 p.m. EST - ESPN+
Sunday’s Championship (Dunning-Cohen Champions Field)
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 1 p.m. EST - ESPN+
Penn comes into the tournament off the back of four-straight wins to end the season. The Quakers (7-3-5 overall, 4-1-2 Ivy) are led by midfielder
Michael Hewes and forward
Stas Korzeniowski who combined for 13 goals and nine assists on the year. Penn ranked second in the Ivy League in goals-against average (0.71) in conference games.
Harvard enters the weekend with a 5-4-7 overall record and a 3-1-3 mark in conference play. The Crimson are led by forward
Alessandro Arlotti who led the team with six goals and six assists. Harvard's offense led the conference in goals per game, scoring 12 in seven Ivy League contests. Defenders
Jan Riecke and
Nik White lead the backline for Harvard.
Yale's
Eric Lagos and
Max Rogers lead the attack for the Bulldogs as each have tallied 12 points this season. The Bulldogs (8-5-3 overall, 3-1-3 Ivy) enter the tournament sporting one of the top goals-against averages in the league as
TJ Presthus leads the defense.
Brown clinched the fourth and final spot in the Ivy League Tournament just this past weekend. The Bears enter the weekend with a 5-4-7 overall record as well as an undefeated conference campaign of 2-0-5.
Kojo Dadzie has scored seven goals for the Bears this year to led the attack.
Previewing the first semifinal showdown, Harvard defeated Yale 3-1 back on October 14. On the other side of the bracket, Penn and Brown played to a 0-0 draw on the same day.
For ticketing, schedules and further information, visit the
Men's Soccer Tournament Central.