#3 Princeton Heads to Penn for Regular Season Finale

Saturday, November 8

Philadelphia, Pa.

5:00 PM

Princeton University

Penn

#3 Princeton Heads to Penn for Regular Season Finale

November 06, 2025 | Men's Soccer

#3 Princeton (12-1-2) vs. Penn (8-3-4)
November 8 (Sat.) | 5:00 p.m. | Philadelphia, Pa.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – After winning the Ivy League Championship on Saturday and securing the no. 1 seed in the upcoming Ivy League Tournament, the #3 Princeton men's soccer team will travel to close out the regular season at Penn on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Rhodes Field.

Last Time Out
Princeton most recently solidified its place at the top of the Ivy standings with a 1-0 win over Dartmouth last Saturday. Sam Vigilante scored the lone goal of the contest for the second of his career.

In The Rankings
Princeton was ranked #1 in the NCAA committee's top-16, announced on October 17.

The Tigers rank second in the nation in RPI, just behind #1 Maryland.

In the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll, the Tigers were ranked no. 3, marking the highest ranking in program history.

The Tigers sit at third nationally in won-lost-tied percentage.

Difficult to score against, Princeton leads the nation in save percentage, tallying 0.920.

The Tigers also rank second in the nation in goals allowed average (0.267) and shutout percentage (0.733).

Samuels' Saves
Samuels has been in goal for all 15 of the Tigers' matchups this season, allowing just four goals on the season. With ten shutouts, he's tied for first in the nation.

The junior Burlingame, Calif. native ranks third nationally and first in the Ivy League in goals-against average with 0.268.

Samuels also ranks second in the country in save percentage, tallying an impressive 0.918.

For his dominant first half of the season, Samuels was named to the MAC Hermann Midseason Watch List last Friday. Joining him on the list is senior defender Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch.

Offensive Leaders
Ittycheria leads the Tigers and ranks second in the Ivy League with eight goals on the season, scoring four game-winners along the way.

Junior Bardia Hormozi has 14 points on the season for a squad second-best, scoring five goals and notching four assists on the way.

Senior defender Jack Jasinski also has three goals and four assists for 10 points this season.

Hungry Tigers
The defending Ivy League Tournament Champions will host the tournament this year after clinching the no. 1 seed. In 2024, the Tigers went 12-7 and made their 12th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance.

The Tigers returned 24 players this season, accounting for 70% (21 of 30) goals and 85% of assists (24 of 28). Of the 24 returners, 11 are seniors.

Keeping an Eye Out
Key returning seniors Ittycheria, Whitchurch and Jasinski were named United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch in their respective positions this preseason.

Whitchurch was named to the preseason MAC Hermann Watch List, again appearing on the midseason list announced October 10. The centerback was one of just four defenders and 31 players to be selected nationally to the Midseason Watch List.

His leadership on the back line helped Princeton to a goals-against average of 1.16 in 2024, and he was named to the First Team All-Ivy and the Ivy League All-Tournament Team.

Jasinski led the Tigers in assists with nine last season, putting him third in the Princeton record book for assists in a single season. With four already this season, he now holds fourth in career assists with 20.

Jasinski and Ittycheria were both named to the 2024 Second Team All-Ivy.

Called Up
Ittycheria was drafted by D.C. United in the 2025 MLS Superdraft. He was selected in the second round as the 40th overall pick after leading the Tigers in goals in both 2024 and 2023.

In 2024, Ittycheria logged nine goals and one assist. Three of those goals came during the Ivy League Tournament, for which he was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This preseason, Ittycheria was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer Second Team.

Captains
Whitchurch and Jack Hunt were named captains to lead the 2025 squad. Hunt, a midfielder from Coronado, Calif., was a 2024 All-Ivy Honorable Mention. Both captains hail from California, with Whitchurch coming from San Diego.

About the Newcomers
Princeton welcomes seven talented newcomers in the class of 2029 this season in Tyler Vilet, Ben Manfroy, Frederik Sadjak, Jackson Martin, Tyler Austin, Ryker Joutz and Giacomo Gabrielli.

Martin has three goals on the season already, while Sadjak has four starts.

About Coach Barlow
Head coach Jim Barlow is in his 29th season as the men's soccer head coach and has accumulated 234 career wins with the Tigers, the most for any soccer coach in Princeton history, men's or women's. Barlow was also named the 2021 Ivy League Coach of the Year.

Scouting Penn
Penn is 8-3-4 on the season and 3-1-2 in Ivy play. Most recently, Penn downed Yale 3-0 at home in Rhodes Field. Jack Wagoner had a brace in the match.

Patrick Cayelli leads the Quakers and the Ivy League with nine goals and eight assists on the season for 26 points. Romeo Dahlen is behind him with six goals.

Phillip Falcon III has been in goal for a majority of the Quakers' games this season, allowing just five goals across his 10 games for a GAA of 0.50 with a save percentage of 0.868.

Princeton is 48-49-11 all-time against Penn, with the series dating back to 1914. The last meeting between the two sides came in the Ivy League Tournament final, where the Tigers downed the Quakers 3-1 to win the 2024 Ivy League Tournament Championship. The loss marked Penn's second home loss since 2021, which was also a Princeton victory as the Tigers won the Ivy Championship.

The last regular season meeting was a 1-0 Penn victory in Roberts Stadium last season.