The women’s soccer team had a season to remember, finishing 13-2-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the Ivy League. The Quakers ended the season as conference co-champions, their first since 2010 and fourth all-time. Their only two losses came against ranked opponents.
The 13 wins are the second-highest in school history, the two losses are the second-fewest in program history, and the 12-game unbeaten streak tied the school record.
In this edition of By the Numbers, Penn Today plays extra time with the women’s soccer team.
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Number of players honored with United Soccer Coaches All-East Region distinction, the most in program history. Center back Camillia Nwokedi was named to the First Team; goalkeeper Kitty Qu, forward Emily Sands, and midfielder Allie Trzaska were Second-Team selections.
Number of Quakers who were All-Ivy selections. Qu, Nwokedi, and Sands were First-Team awardees, Trzaska was a Second-Team selection, and senior forward Sasha Stephens and junior midfielder Megan Lloyd garnered honorable mention honors. Nwokedi was also named conference Defensive Player of the Year.
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Number of career solo shutouts for Qu, the most in school history. She had nine solo shutouts this season.
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Number of minutes of gameplay Penn went without giving up a goal, from Sept. 9 against Navy to Oct. 20 against Yale.
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Number of game-winning goals scored by Sands, the most in the Ivy League and third-most in the nation.
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