Temple University Athletics
Friday, November 7
Providence, R.I.
1 p.m.
Temple University
vs
Old Dominion (BIG EAST Semifinals)
Photo by: Bill Strockbine
#16 Field Hockey Set to Face #17 ODU in BIG EAST Semifinals on Friday
11.6.14 | Field Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - For a 12th year in a row and second year as part of the BIG EAST, Temple field hockey has earned a conference tournament berth. The 16th-ranked and third-seeded Owls (13-6) will face the 17th-ranked and second-seeded ODU Monarchs (11-7) in the BIG EAST Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 7 at 1:00 p.m. Providence College is serving as the host of the tournament, which also features top-seeded and #3 UConn as well as host and fourth-seeded Providence.
Both of Friday's semifinals as well as Sunday's championship game will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN). The BEDN is a partnership between the BIG EAST Conference and FOX Sports to create a conference-specific, year-round HD digital channel via FOX Sports' mobile application, FOX Sports GO. Fans can also watch BEDN on FOX Sports GO on the web at www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo. Gametracker live stats will also be available for all three games.
Four Temple players were honored by the conference this week, highlighted by the announcement of senior Amber Youtz as the 2014 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year in a vote by the league's six head coaches. This year marks the second time Youtz has earned such an honor, after also being named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2012. She was joined on this year's BIG EAST First Team by fellow seniors Nicole Kroener and Lizzy Millen, while junior Alyssa Delp earned BIG EAST Second Team honors.
Temple head coach Amanda Janney has taken the Owls to a conference tournament in all 10 years of her coaching career on North Broad Street. Under Janney's leadership, Temple has never finished below fourth place in the regular season in either the Atlantic 10 or the BIG EAST.
When Temple and ODU met a few weeks ago on Oct. 17 in Norfolk, the Monarchs came out on top by a score of 3-2. ODU took an early 2-0 lead in the first 13 minutes, but Temple bounced back with a pair of goals by Youtz and Delp to tie the score before halftime. The tie stood for 20 minutes of second-half action before ODU scored the game-winner on a corner.
HEADLINES
• Temple is making its 12th straight appearance in a conference tournament, and second straight appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament after 10 Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row.
• The #16 Owls are coming off a narrow loss to #4 UConn, 4-3 on Nov. 1...Temple led 3-2 for the majority of the second half before UConn scored twice in the final five minutes.
• Freshman Rachael Mueller scored twice against #4 UConn, and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
• Temple is nationally ranked for the ninth week in a row, coming in at #16 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, released on Nov. 4...The Owls have been ranked as high as #13 this season.
• Youtz leads all players in NCAA Division I with 26 goals and 60 points...She is also the active career leader in NCAA Division I with 68 career goals and 163 career points.
• Two weeks ago, Temple swept the BIG EAST Weekly Awards for a second time this season...Youtz was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the week for a third time, while junior defender Taylor Shronk earned her first BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honor, and was the first non-goalie to win that award this season.
• The NCAA released its seventh RPI of the season on Nov. 4, and Temple's RPI is #14 in the nation.
• Millen and Youtz are among 38 seniors across the nation selected to play in the NFHCA Division I Senior Game on Nov. 22 at Maryland...They are the ninth and 10th Owls in the last eight years to earn the honor.
• Millen currently ranks sixth in NCAA Division I with a save percentage of .787 and leads the BIG EAST in saves percentage while ranking third in saves per game...Her 404 career saves rank sixth all-time at Temple.
• Five of the Owls' six losses are to teams ranked in the Top 20 (#2 Maryland, #5 Penn State, #8 Duke, #19 Old Dominion and #4 UConn), and the fifth was a 1-0 overtime loss to Drexel.
• Youtz's 68 career goals rank in a tie for third all-time in program history...Her 163 career points rank fourth all-time and her 27 assists rank eighth all-time.
• Kroener currently ranks in a tie for fifth all-time in Temple program history with 29 career assists.
• Old Dominion is 11-7 overall, with all seven losses coming against teams ranked in the Top 20...The Monarchs upset #6 Virginia by a score of 1-0 on Oct. 19, two days after handing Temple a 3-2 loss...Most recently, ODU lost 5-1 to #1 North Carolina.
• Temple trails ODU by a wide margin in the all-time series, 20-1-1, with the Owls' lone win coming back in 1982...Temple lost 3-2 on Oct. 17 of this season and 1-0 to the Monarchs in 2013, but prior to that, the teams had not met since 2001.
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Both of Friday's semifinals as well as Sunday's championship game will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN). The BEDN is a partnership between the BIG EAST Conference and FOX Sports to create a conference-specific, year-round HD digital channel via FOX Sports' mobile application, FOX Sports GO. Fans can also watch BEDN on FOX Sports GO on the web at www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo. Gametracker live stats will also be available for all three games.
Four Temple players were honored by the conference this week, highlighted by the announcement of senior Amber Youtz as the 2014 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year in a vote by the league's six head coaches. This year marks the second time Youtz has earned such an honor, after also being named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2012. She was joined on this year's BIG EAST First Team by fellow seniors Nicole Kroener and Lizzy Millen, while junior Alyssa Delp earned BIG EAST Second Team honors.
Temple head coach Amanda Janney has taken the Owls to a conference tournament in all 10 years of her coaching career on North Broad Street. Under Janney's leadership, Temple has never finished below fourth place in the regular season in either the Atlantic 10 or the BIG EAST.
When Temple and ODU met a few weeks ago on Oct. 17 in Norfolk, the Monarchs came out on top by a score of 3-2. ODU took an early 2-0 lead in the first 13 minutes, but Temple bounced back with a pair of goals by Youtz and Delp to tie the score before halftime. The tie stood for 20 minutes of second-half action before ODU scored the game-winner on a corner.
HEADLINES
• Temple is making its 12th straight appearance in a conference tournament, and second straight appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament after 10 Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row.
• The #16 Owls are coming off a narrow loss to #4 UConn, 4-3 on Nov. 1...Temple led 3-2 for the majority of the second half before UConn scored twice in the final five minutes.
• Freshman Rachael Mueller scored twice against #4 UConn, and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
• Temple is nationally ranked for the ninth week in a row, coming in at #16 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, released on Nov. 4...The Owls have been ranked as high as #13 this season.
• Youtz leads all players in NCAA Division I with 26 goals and 60 points...She is also the active career leader in NCAA Division I with 68 career goals and 163 career points.
• Two weeks ago, Temple swept the BIG EAST Weekly Awards for a second time this season...Youtz was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the week for a third time, while junior defender Taylor Shronk earned her first BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honor, and was the first non-goalie to win that award this season.
• The NCAA released its seventh RPI of the season on Nov. 4, and Temple's RPI is #14 in the nation.
• Millen and Youtz are among 38 seniors across the nation selected to play in the NFHCA Division I Senior Game on Nov. 22 at Maryland...They are the ninth and 10th Owls in the last eight years to earn the honor.
• Millen currently ranks sixth in NCAA Division I with a save percentage of .787 and leads the BIG EAST in saves percentage while ranking third in saves per game...Her 404 career saves rank sixth all-time at Temple.
• Five of the Owls' six losses are to teams ranked in the Top 20 (#2 Maryland, #5 Penn State, #8 Duke, #19 Old Dominion and #4 UConn), and the fifth was a 1-0 overtime loss to Drexel.
• Youtz's 68 career goals rank in a tie for third all-time in program history...Her 163 career points rank fourth all-time and her 27 assists rank eighth all-time.
• Kroener currently ranks in a tie for fifth all-time in Temple program history with 29 career assists.
• Old Dominion is 11-7 overall, with all seven losses coming against teams ranked in the Top 20...The Monarchs upset #6 Virginia by a score of 1-0 on Oct. 19, two days after handing Temple a 3-2 loss...Most recently, ODU lost 5-1 to #1 North Carolina.
• Temple trails ODU by a wide margin in the all-time series, 20-1-1, with the Owls' lone win coming back in 1982...Temple lost 3-2 on Oct. 17 of this season and 1-0 to the Monarchs in 2013, but prior to that, the teams had not met since 2001.
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