Temple University Athletics
EBERSOLE'S LATE GOAL LIFTS MEN'S SOCCER TO VICTORY OVER RICHMOND
10.31.04 | Men's Soccer
RICHMOND, VA -- It may not have been sudden victory, but it felt like that for the Temple men's soccer team when junior Nick Ebersole finished a touch pass from junior Tony Donatelli in front of the Richmond goal with just 27 seconds to play in the contest to lead the Owls to a 1-0 win in an Atlantic 10 Conference match Sunday afternoon.
With the win,
Donatelli took a pass in front of the Spider net and fired a shot on
Senior keeper Patrick Hannigan made five saves in the contest to notch his sixth shutout of the season. He has only been scored upon once over the last 511 minutes.
The game was extremely physical with each team receiving four yellow cards. The Owls played a man-down the final 10 minutes as freshman Stephen Bristow, the team's leading scorer (11 points), picked up his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. Bristow will now have to sit out the team's regular season finale at
If Temple defeats Saint Joseph's and Dayton, currently second in the A-10 standings, falls at rival Xavier (Nov. 6, 7:00 p.m.), the Owls will finish in second place and earn an all-important bye in the A-10 Tournament. Currently in third place in the A-10 race, the lowest the Owls can end up is fourth in the six-team field.
