Weekend Preview: Yale’s trip to Penn highlights local slate

Yale midfielder Joseph Sessa celebrates a goal vs. Cornell. (Rich Barnes/Getty Images)

A clash with national implications is set for Saturday, as Yale hits the road for an Ivy League clash against Penn.

That's one of two important Ivy showdowns that highlight the local slate, as the defending national champions will search for their seventh straight win. The other is Brown, which will aim to turn its season around some against Princeton.

Meanwhile, Vermont will try to keep its roll going against a fellow New England foe under the lights, UMass opens Colonial Athletic Association play and Holy Cross looks to build off a big win.

With only one full month left in the regular the season, conference play is heating up. These five matchups are sure to entertain.