Temple University Athletics
Field Hockey Hosts Play For A Cure Game Against UMass
10.11.07 | Field Hockey
Oct. 11, 2007
PHILADELPHIA- The Temple field hockey team (10-5, 1-1 A10) will begin a three-game homestand on Friday, October 12 against, fellow Atlantic 10 Conference member, Massachusetts (7-6, 2-0 A10). The game will take place on Geasey Field at 3:00 p.m. and will be in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.
The Temple field hockey coaching staff will be wearing pink shirts and the team will be wearing pink wrist bands to honor those with breast cancer. The team would like spectators to wear something pink as a tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Temple field hockey team will be selling pink ribbons during the game for $1 each, all proceeds will go toward Breast Cancer Awareness.
The Cherry and White have been in competition with UMass since 1976. The Minutewomen lead the all-time series 28-8. In the past seven meetings with UMass, Temple has proven to be a strong competitor. The Owls currently are holding an advantage on the Minutewomen, 4-3, and each of the seven games has only been a one goal differential.
In last year's meeting with the Minutewomen the Owls recorded a 2-1 win in overtime. Following a scoreless first 35 minutes that had Temple with a 6-1 shot advantage, Temple's Charise Young scored just 58 ticks into the second stanza. The Owls held the lead till the 63rd minute mark when UMass' Katelyn Orlando found Cher King for the game's equalizer.
UMass came close to ending the overtime play when Lauren Gillespie fired a shot off a penalty corner, but it ended up going just wide of the cage. Despite failing on their first penalty corner of the overtime just moments before, Temple's Mary Catherine Kinneman set up Alli Lokey for the contest's decisive goal. The win gave Temple its first seven game winning streak since 1991.
Temple currently leads UMass in shots (213), points (89), goals (30), assists (29), saves (89), and penalty corners (118). UMass is currently tied for first in the league with Richmond. Temple goalie Erin Hanshue is ranked eighth in the nation in save percentage (.809), while Lokey is ranked 15th for points per game (1.87).
Temple will be selling breast cancer awareness "Be Wise For The Cure" t-shirts for $10 at the game. TU Athletics supports the fight against breast cancer and hopes to raise as much money as possible. The money raised during the month of October will be presented in the form of a check to "Susan G. Komen for the Cure" at the Penn State football game on Nov. 10.
