Temple University Athletics
Friday, November 1
Orlando, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
Temple University
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Southern Methodist
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Women's Soccer Set to Face SMU in the American Athletic Conference Tournament
10.30.13 | Women's Soccer
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Women's soccer is set to face SMU in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The match will kick off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. If the Owls defeat the Mustangs, they will play the #1 seed UCF, the regular season conference championships, on Sunday. Fans can follow the live stats by clicking on the link above.
TEMPLE NOTES...
The Owls finished the season 6-11-1, 1-8-0, finishing ninth in the conference. The Owls were picked to finish dead last in the conference in the preseason by the coaches, but they finished ahead of Houston. The Owls started the season with a 4-0 start, the best start in program history.
Goalkeeper Shauni Kerkhoff has recorded seven shutouts on the season, playing every single minute for the Owls. She has a goals allowed average of 1.25 with 92 saves and a .800 save percentage. She has been on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll two times for her strong play this. She ranks third in the conference with save percentage, fifth in goals against average and is first in total saves.
The Owls have featured a balanced scoring attack, with nine different players scoring goals and 13 players recording points. Ingrid Mello, Alyssa
Kirk and Erin Lafferty are tied for the team lead with three goals each, and Kelly Farrell and Elaine Byerley each have two goals as well. Farrell and Lafferty are tied for the team lead in points with seven.
The Owls are 4-5-1 away from Ambler Sports Complex.
Of the 24 players that have participated in a game this season for the Owls, only three are upperclassmen
SMU NOTES...
The Mustangs finished the regular season with a record of 8-8-1, 3-5-1. They finished non-conference play with a record of 5-3. After starting conference play 2-2, they went 1-3-1 in their last five games to end the season.
Head Coach Chris Petrucelli is one 16 college coaches all time to have over 350 career wins. He ranks ninth among Division I coaches all-time.
SMU is outscoring opponents 30-20, and outshooting them 226-188.
Shelby Redman leads the team in points with 11, scoring three goals with five assists. Redman's eight goals have her leading the team in that category. Courtney Smith leads the team in assists with 10, and she also has three goals. Taylor Barg has four goals and three assists, while
Kelsey Gorner has five goals and one assist. Kayla Utley is the only player to start all 16 games. Eight other players have scored goals.
Goalkeeper Lauryn Bodden has played in 13 games, with Shannon Moroney appeared in eight games. Bodden has allowed 11 goals for an average of 1.02. She has recorded 35 saves for a .761 save percentage for a 4-4-1 record with three shutouts. Moroney has allowed 9 goals for a 1.38 average. She has made 22 saves for a .710 save percentage for a 4-4-0 record with one shutout. Bodden and Moroney have combined for two shutouts.
ALL-TIME SERIES...
SMU picked up its first American Athletic Conference victory by defeating Temple 1-0 at the Ambler Soccer Field.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Women's soccer is set to face SMU in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The match will kick off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. If the Owls defeat the Mustangs, they will play the #1 seed UCF, the regular season conference championships, on Sunday. Fans can follow the live stats by clicking on the link above.
TEMPLE NOTES...
The Owls finished the season 6-11-1, 1-8-0, finishing ninth in the conference. The Owls were picked to finish dead last in the conference in the preseason by the coaches, but they finished ahead of Houston. The Owls started the season with a 4-0 start, the best start in program history.
Goalkeeper Shauni Kerkhoff has recorded seven shutouts on the season, playing every single minute for the Owls. She has a goals allowed average of 1.25 with 92 saves and a .800 save percentage. She has been on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll two times for her strong play this. She ranks third in the conference with save percentage, fifth in goals against average and is first in total saves.
The Owls have featured a balanced scoring attack, with nine different players scoring goals and 13 players recording points. Ingrid Mello, Alyssa
Kirk and Erin Lafferty are tied for the team lead with three goals each, and Kelly Farrell and Elaine Byerley each have two goals as well. Farrell and Lafferty are tied for the team lead in points with seven.
The Owls are 4-5-1 away from Ambler Sports Complex.
Of the 24 players that have participated in a game this season for the Owls, only three are upperclassmen
SMU NOTES...
The Mustangs finished the regular season with a record of 8-8-1, 3-5-1. They finished non-conference play with a record of 5-3. After starting conference play 2-2, they went 1-3-1 in their last five games to end the season.
Head Coach Chris Petrucelli is one 16 college coaches all time to have over 350 career wins. He ranks ninth among Division I coaches all-time.
SMU is outscoring opponents 30-20, and outshooting them 226-188.
Shelby Redman leads the team in points with 11, scoring three goals with five assists. Redman's eight goals have her leading the team in that category. Courtney Smith leads the team in assists with 10, and she also has three goals. Taylor Barg has four goals and three assists, while
Kelsey Gorner has five goals and one assist. Kayla Utley is the only player to start all 16 games. Eight other players have scored goals.
Goalkeeper Lauryn Bodden has played in 13 games, with Shannon Moroney appeared in eight games. Bodden has allowed 11 goals for an average of 1.02. She has recorded 35 saves for a .761 save percentage for a 4-4-1 record with three shutouts. Moroney has allowed 9 goals for a 1.38 average. She has made 22 saves for a .710 save percentage for a 4-4-0 record with one shutout. Bodden and Moroney have combined for two shutouts.
ALL-TIME SERIES...
SMU picked up its first American Athletic Conference victory by defeating Temple 1-0 at the Ambler Soccer Field.
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