Men's Soccer Defeats Soccer Six Rival Villanova, 2-1

Friday, September 4

Ambler Soccer Complex

3:30 PM

Temple University

VILLANOVA

Men's Soccer Defeats Soccer Six Rival Villanova, 2-1

9.4.09 | Men's Soccer

Noone fuels scoring dishing two assists, ties TU career record

Ambler, Pa. – The Temple men's soccer team opened their season Friday afternoon at Ambler Sports Complex with a 2-1 win over cross-town rival Villanova. Senior J.T. Noone wasted no time dishing assists, setting up classmate Francois Sagna for the game's first tally, and sophomore Tyler Witmer for the eventual game winner.

Eleven minutes into the 2009 season, Noone set Sagna up one-on-one with Wilcats keeper Chris Bresnahan. The crafty senior chipped the ball perfectly over Bresnahan's to put the Owls up early.

The Cherry and White would go into halftime with a 1-0 lead, out-shooting their opponents 5-4.

Early into the second, Noone dished a ball in deep to a streaking Witmer who blasted a sharp angle shot above the head of Bresnahan, banking off of the crossbar into the back of the net for a 2-0 TU lead.

Noone's two assists put him in a five-way tie for first all-time in Temple history with 20.

Head coach David MacWilliams commented after the game that, “I think we were sporadic at times, I think we played well at times, and at times we didn't play so well. I don't think we're as fit as we need to be which is something we will work on. I thought we played a real good Villanova team, they're well coached and in the end it was a good result for us.”

Owls' keeper Bret Mollon made six saves in the contest, allowing only one goal late in the second half.

Temple is back in action on Sunday when they take on Lafayette at Ambler Sports Complex; game time is set for 1:00 p.m.