The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Penn men's soccer falls to Brown

The Good: Penn's offensive performance

Penn completely outplayed Brown for most of the match, outshooting the Bears 15-3 in the second half and overtime. Junior midfielder Duke Lacroix continued his offensive success with his seventh goal of the season Saturday night. Lacroix entered the game tied for most points in the Ivy League and second in the conference in goals scored. The team has scored a goal in four straight matches.

The Bad: Long-range goals

Penn allowed two goals from outside the 18-yard box against Brown. Granted, the shots scored by brown’s Daniel Taylor and Voltaire Escalona were well-placed, well-stricken attempts, but the Penn defense was not able to put anybody in front of the deep shots. The Quakers will need to find a way to defend deep attempts before the upcoming matches with Princeton and Harvard.

The Ugly: Calendar Enthusiasm

The Quakers were just one day away from a complete calendar year between losses in the Ivy League. The team lost on November 3, 2012, to Princeton, and a win against Brown on Saturday would have marked one full rotation of the Earth around the Sun between Penn men’s soccer defeats in Ivy League play. For those tracking such outlandish statistics, the loss came as a record-book junkie’s disappointment.