Temple University Athletics
Friday, October 3
Providence, R.I.
5 p.m.
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Providence
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Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
#14 Field Hockey Begins BIG EAST Play at Providence on Friday; Hosts #9 Penn State on Sunday
10.2.14 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA - Coming off a 2-0 week and a move upward in the national rankings, #14 Temple field hockey will look to keep the momentum going as the Owls travel to Providence (7-3) on Friday at 5:00 p.m. for their first BIG EAST Conference game of the season. Temple (7-3) will return home to face #9 Penn State (8-2) on Sunday at noon.
The Owls were picked to finish third of the six teams in the BIG EAST this season, while the Friars were picked to finish fourth. Providence is off to a strong start at 7-3 after going 8-10 last season, and the Friars bring a five-game win streak into Friday's BIG EAST opener. Temple is 3-0 all-time against Providence, and won 3-1 at home against the Friars in 2013.
Penn State owns a 30-2-1 advantage in the all-time series with Temple, but the Owls upset the Nittany Lions last season. Temple earned a 3-0 shutout win on the road on Sept. 6, 2013 against then-#6 Penn State, and the Owls moved into the national rankings at #11 the following week. The Nittany Lions are 8-2 so far and will play at Drexel on Friday before facing Temple on Sunday. Four of Penn State's wins have been against Top 20 teams (Old Dominion, Virginia, Princeton and Michigan State).
Temple is coming off a 2-0 week after home wins against Kent State and American. The Owls shut out Kent State, 5-0, and held off American by a score of 3-2. The Owls moved up a spot this week to #14 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, released on Sept. 30. They have been ranked as high as #13 this season and have now been ranked for four straight weeks after not being ranked in the preseason poll.
OF NOTE...
• The Owls swept the BIG EAST Conference weekly awards, with Lizzy Millen earning her third BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week Award so far this season, and Amber Youtz earning her first BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Award for 2014.
• Youtz was also named the Corvias/ECAC Division I Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week.
• Youtz, a senior forward and All-American in 2013, recorded her fifth career hat trick against Kent State, and followed it up with a goal and an assist in the win vs. American for nine total points on the week.
• Millen made seven saves vs. Kent State before exiting the game with a 4-0 lead, and then made six more saves against American the following day...She currently ranks sixth in NCAA Division I with a saves percentage of .831 and leads the BIG EAST in saves and saves per game, while ranking second in goals against average.
• Two of the Owls' three losses are to teams ranked in the Top 5 (#2 Maryland and #4 Duke), and the third was a 1-0 overtime loss to Drexel.
• With 10 goals so far in 2014, Youtz has now scored 52 goals as an Owl to move into fourth place all-time...Her 125 career points also rank fourth all-time.
• The NCAA released its second RPI of the season on Sept. 30, and Temple's RPI is 12th in the nation.
• Temple was named Team of the Week by PhilaFieldHockey.com after its 2-0 week against Kent State and American.
• Five different players scored for Temple in a 5-1 win vs. Delaware on Sept. 12...Sophomore Katie Foran was the team leader in points with one goal and two assists.
• Junior forward Tricia Light recorded her first career hat trick with three goals in a 6-1 win at Rutgers on Sept. 5, and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Game Notes l Providence Live Stats l Penn State Live Stats l Penn State Webcast
The Owls were picked to finish third of the six teams in the BIG EAST this season, while the Friars were picked to finish fourth. Providence is off to a strong start at 7-3 after going 8-10 last season, and the Friars bring a five-game win streak into Friday's BIG EAST opener. Temple is 3-0 all-time against Providence, and won 3-1 at home against the Friars in 2013.
Penn State owns a 30-2-1 advantage in the all-time series with Temple, but the Owls upset the Nittany Lions last season. Temple earned a 3-0 shutout win on the road on Sept. 6, 2013 against then-#6 Penn State, and the Owls moved into the national rankings at #11 the following week. The Nittany Lions are 8-2 so far and will play at Drexel on Friday before facing Temple on Sunday. Four of Penn State's wins have been against Top 20 teams (Old Dominion, Virginia, Princeton and Michigan State).
Temple is coming off a 2-0 week after home wins against Kent State and American. The Owls shut out Kent State, 5-0, and held off American by a score of 3-2. The Owls moved up a spot this week to #14 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, released on Sept. 30. They have been ranked as high as #13 this season and have now been ranked for four straight weeks after not being ranked in the preseason poll.
OF NOTE...
• The Owls swept the BIG EAST Conference weekly awards, with Lizzy Millen earning her third BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week Award so far this season, and Amber Youtz earning her first BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Award for 2014.
• Youtz was also named the Corvias/ECAC Division I Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week.
• Youtz, a senior forward and All-American in 2013, recorded her fifth career hat trick against Kent State, and followed it up with a goal and an assist in the win vs. American for nine total points on the week.
• Millen made seven saves vs. Kent State before exiting the game with a 4-0 lead, and then made six more saves against American the following day...She currently ranks sixth in NCAA Division I with a saves percentage of .831 and leads the BIG EAST in saves and saves per game, while ranking second in goals against average.
• Two of the Owls' three losses are to teams ranked in the Top 5 (#2 Maryland and #4 Duke), and the third was a 1-0 overtime loss to Drexel.
• With 10 goals so far in 2014, Youtz has now scored 52 goals as an Owl to move into fourth place all-time...Her 125 career points also rank fourth all-time.
• The NCAA released its second RPI of the season on Sept. 30, and Temple's RPI is 12th in the nation.
• Temple was named Team of the Week by PhilaFieldHockey.com after its 2-0 week against Kent State and American.
• Five different players scored for Temple in a 5-1 win vs. Delaware on Sept. 12...Sophomore Katie Foran was the team leader in points with one goal and two assists.
• Junior forward Tricia Light recorded her first career hat trick with three goals in a 6-1 win at Rutgers on Sept. 5, and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Game Notes l Providence Live Stats l Penn State Live Stats l Penn State Webcast
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