PHILADELPHIA- Temple's Alli Lokey and Talia Ruth both scored goals on penalty strokes to help Temple defeat Cornell, 2-1 on an overcast Saturday afternoon at Geasey Field. The win levels the Owls' record at 5-5, while the loss drops the Big Red's record to 2-6 overall.
Lokey scored the only goal of the first half in the 33rd minute, giving the Owls a 1-0 lead at intermission. Ruth sealed the win for the Owls with the second penalty stroke goal of the contest in the 68th minute. It looked as if Temple would shut out Cornell until Danielle Dunn scored on a penalty corner with 45 seconds remaining in the contest.
Temple net minder Erin Conroy recorded 14 saves in the game, while Cornell goalie Lori Blutinger had seven saves.
The Big Red out-shot the Owls, 17-13, while the Owls dominated in penalty corners owning a 12-4, advantage.
Temple (5-5) will host Georgetown on Friday, October 8 as part of Homecoming Week activities. The game is schedule to start at 3:00 p.m. On Saturday (Oct.9) the Owls will host Richmond at noon in a rematch of last season's A- 10 Championship game.
