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Nationally Ranked Temple Field Hockey Announces Challenging 2015 Schedule
5.7.15 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA - The nationally ranked Temple field hockey team, under the direction of first-year head coach Marybeth Freeman, has an extremely challenging schedule lined up for the 2015 season that includes six other nationally-ranked programs.
The Owls, coming off a 14-7 season that saw them ranked 14th in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll, will play a total of 19 regular-season contests. Five of those will be part of their BIG EAST Conference schedule, as Temple enters its third year as an associate member of the league.
"We're excited for our highly competitive 2015 season to get underway," said Freeman. "Coming off a successful spring season and with our new group coming in, this squad is up for the challenges this fall. In order to be better, we will continue to compete against other top teams in the country. Our schedule is set up to best prepare us for our conference tournament and beyond, however, we realize each game is vital to our overall team success. We're looking forward to our incredible parents, families, fans and alumni lining our sidelines and supporting us along the way. It'll help make it an exciting, and successful, 2015 season."
Coming off an appearance in the 2014 BIG EAST Championship game, Temple is looking to raise the bar yet again in the 2015 season. The Owls will open the fall slate with the annual Conference Cup Tournament which they will host along with Maryland. The Terrapins, ranked second in the final poll of last season, will be the Owls' first opponent in a 3:00 p.m. home contest on Friday, Aug. 28.
Saint Joseph's and Towson will play at Geasey Field later that day as well, and all four teams will head to College Park two days later for the second and final day of the tournament. Temple will face Towson in its second game, set for noon on Sunday, Aug. 30.
The Owls' third game on Sept. 4 pits them against another strong rival, as they travel to Penn State, ranked sixth at the end of last season. The rest of the month is well-balanced with home and away games, including a home contest against powerhouse Northwestern on Sept. 20. The Wildcats, who were ranked seventh in the final poll of last year, have not played the Owls since 1999.
Other September games include match-ups with local and regional rivals Saint Joseph's (at home on Sept. 7), Delaware (on the road Sept. 11) and Penn (at home Sept. 13).
The month of September concludes with road games at James Madison and American before the Owls begin BIG EAST play at Old Dominion on Oct. 2. The nationally ranked Monarchs got the best of the Owls in last season's regular season meeting, but Temple got revenge with a 2-1 win in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
Two-time defending national champ UConn will visit Geasey Field on Friday, Oct. 9 in Temple's BIG EAST home opener. The Owls narrowly lost at home to the Huskies in 2014, and suffered a second loss in the BIG EAST Championship to the eventual national champs.
The middle of October has Temple heading to BIG EAST rival Providence as well as local rival Drexel, and the Owls return home on Friday, Oct. 23 for their final home game against Georgetown. Temple has a senior class of 10 members for the 2015 season, all of whom will be honored that day.
The regular season concludes with a non-conference game at Lafayette on Oct. 25 as well as the BIG EAST finale at Villanova on Oct. 31. The four-team BIG EAST Tournament is set for Friday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 8, at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. The NCAA Tournament semifinals and championship game will be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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The Owls, coming off a 14-7 season that saw them ranked 14th in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll, will play a total of 19 regular-season contests. Five of those will be part of their BIG EAST Conference schedule, as Temple enters its third year as an associate member of the league.
"We're excited for our highly competitive 2015 season to get underway," said Freeman. "Coming off a successful spring season and with our new group coming in, this squad is up for the challenges this fall. In order to be better, we will continue to compete against other top teams in the country. Our schedule is set up to best prepare us for our conference tournament and beyond, however, we realize each game is vital to our overall team success. We're looking forward to our incredible parents, families, fans and alumni lining our sidelines and supporting us along the way. It'll help make it an exciting, and successful, 2015 season."
Coming off an appearance in the 2014 BIG EAST Championship game, Temple is looking to raise the bar yet again in the 2015 season. The Owls will open the fall slate with the annual Conference Cup Tournament which they will host along with Maryland. The Terrapins, ranked second in the final poll of last season, will be the Owls' first opponent in a 3:00 p.m. home contest on Friday, Aug. 28.
Saint Joseph's and Towson will play at Geasey Field later that day as well, and all four teams will head to College Park two days later for the second and final day of the tournament. Temple will face Towson in its second game, set for noon on Sunday, Aug. 30.
The Owls' third game on Sept. 4 pits them against another strong rival, as they travel to Penn State, ranked sixth at the end of last season. The rest of the month is well-balanced with home and away games, including a home contest against powerhouse Northwestern on Sept. 20. The Wildcats, who were ranked seventh in the final poll of last year, have not played the Owls since 1999.
Other September games include match-ups with local and regional rivals Saint Joseph's (at home on Sept. 7), Delaware (on the road Sept. 11) and Penn (at home Sept. 13).
The month of September concludes with road games at James Madison and American before the Owls begin BIG EAST play at Old Dominion on Oct. 2. The nationally ranked Monarchs got the best of the Owls in last season's regular season meeting, but Temple got revenge with a 2-1 win in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
Two-time defending national champ UConn will visit Geasey Field on Friday, Oct. 9 in Temple's BIG EAST home opener. The Owls narrowly lost at home to the Huskies in 2014, and suffered a second loss in the BIG EAST Championship to the eventual national champs.
The middle of October has Temple heading to BIG EAST rival Providence as well as local rival Drexel, and the Owls return home on Friday, Oct. 23 for their final home game against Georgetown. Temple has a senior class of 10 members for the 2015 season, all of whom will be honored that day.
The regular season concludes with a non-conference game at Lafayette on Oct. 25 as well as the BIG EAST finale at Villanova on Oct. 31. The four-team BIG EAST Tournament is set for Friday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 8, at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. The NCAA Tournament semifinals and championship game will be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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