Emma C. Marion
Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Coming off an exhilarating final-minute win over Bryant in final weekend’s season opener, the Brown soccer workforce is about to open up Ivy League play this Friday night time with a visit to Harvard Stadium to tackle the Crimson. Kickoff is about for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
ABOUT THE GAME
Brown (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) at Harvard (1-0, 0-0 Ivy)
Friday, September 22, 2023, 7 p.m.
Stay Stats | Video: ESPN+ | Audio: BrownBears.com/Audio
Sport Notes: Brown Notes | Harvard Notes
Brown Soccer Report: Episode 2
Matchup Historical past
2023 BROADCASTS
This season, all of Brown’s video games, dwelling and away, will likely be streamed dwell on ESPN+, aside from the Bears’ away contest at Penn on Friday, October 27 which will likely be nationally televised dwell on ESPNU.
There will likely be a brand new format this season relating to radio/audio protection of all Brown soccer video games. All 10 video games will now not air on the radio and can as an alternative function dwell audio broadcasts via the Brown Audio Community on BrownBears.com/Audio. The audio broadcast for all video games could be accessed on-line via the audio hyperlinks on the workforce’s schedule, in addition to in your telephone via The Varsity Community app.
OPENING KICKOFF
• Brown and Harvard will look to start out the season 2-0 after opening week wins.
• Brown took down Bryant 29-25 of their season opener, scoring the game-winner on a 4-yard cross to Dillon Golden with 13 seconds left.
• Harvard scored the sport’s first 38 factors en path to a 45-13 rout of the College of St. Thomas final Friday. The Crimson scored the sport’s first 38 factors and had three scoring performs of 69+ yards, together with a 96-yard pick-six.
• This marks the third consecutive matchup at Harvard between the 2 faculties to be contested on a Friday night time.
• Harvard has received the final 11 matchups total and the final 11 matchups at Harvard Stadium, with the Bears final street triumph coming again in 1998.
WILLCOX RAKES IN THE HONORS
• Senior quarterback Jake Willcox was a driving pressure behind Brown’s huge season-opening win at Bryant. He completed the sport 36-for-49 passing, setting a brand new career-high with 357 passing yards, surpassing his earlier benchmark of 356 by one yard, which he had set final season towards Bryant. His three landing passes tied a career-high.
• Trailing by three with just below a minute remaining, Willcox went 4-for-6 for 76 yards on the Bears’ closing drive, capping it with a four-yard TD cross to tight finish Dillon Golden.
• He was named the Ivy League Offensive Participant of the Week, a Gold Helmet recipient from the New England Soccer Writers Affiliation, and was named to the Honor Roll for the FedEx Floor FCS Nationwide Awards.
THE GOLDEN RECEPTION
• Sophomore tight finish Dillon Golden’s first profession landing with 13 seconds left proved to be the game-winner, serving to Brown defeat Bryant 29-25.
• Golden completed his rookie yr of 2022 with eight catches for 46 yards in 9 video games.
AIRING IT OUT
• Brown was the one workforce within the Ivy League to cross for greater than 300 yards on opening weekend, throwing for 357.0.
• The 357.0 passing yards per recreation common ranks No. 1 in FCS, with most different groups having performed not less than three video games this season.
STARTING STRONG
• Wes Rockett acquired Brown’s drives off to nice begins final week by averaging 23.5 yards per kick return, together with a career-long 37-yard return on the opening kickoff.
His 23.5 yards per kick return rank second within the Ivy League and twenty sixth in FCS.
FIRST IN FIRST DOWNS
• Brown picked up 27 first downs in its season opening recreation to steer the league via one week.
RUSHING ATTACK
• Stockton Owen led Brown within the season opener with 52-yard dashing, tying his career-high he set final season vs. Harvard.
• Franzoni rushed for 31 yards on 9 carries at Bryant.
• DeLucia led the Bears with a mean of 4.0 yards per carry final season. He ranked second with 29.67 dashing yards per recreation.
SPREADING THE WEALTH
• Brown had 11 completely different gamers catch as cross final week at Bryant.
• Brown has had not less than 10 completely different receivers catch a cross in 9 of the final 11 video games total.
• Graham Walker had seven catches for 72 yards at Bryant, together with a key 30-yard reception within the closing minute to arrange the game-winning landing.
• Wes Rockett had 123 yards receiving (on 8 catches) and 94 kick return yards had been every the second-highest totals of his profession.
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