No. 25 SMU Downs Men's Soccer, 2-1

Saturday, October 7

Temple Sports Complex

7:00 p.m.

Temple University

5-6-1

SMU

8-2

SMU

Temple

Photo by: Carli Showmaker

No. 25 SMU Downs Men's Soccer, 2-1

10.7.17 | Men's Soccer

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PHILADELPHIA – Temple men's soccer (5-6-1, 1-2 American) fell to No. 25 SMU (8-2, 2-1) on Saturday in its third American Athletic Conference match of the season.

Keys to the Match
>The Mustangs scored the first goal of the match in the 20th minute courtesy of Jared Rice, his first goal of the season.
> In the 48th minute senior Divin Fula Luzolo tied the game with a shot from about 30 yards out, darting the ball into the far post. Assisted by freshman Alan Camacho Soto, it was his first goal of 2017.
> SMU's Mauro Cichero scored the game-winner for the Mustangs in the 79th minute. He headed a cross from Emil Cuello into the top right corner of the net.
> Temple had several opportunities in the second half, but was not able to find the net for the tying goal..

Match Notes
> The Owls out shot the Mustangs 12-11 in the loss.
> Sophomore Michael Samnik logged four total saves in his fifth start.
> In 2016, Temple snatched a 1-0 victory at SMU, this year the Mustangs won by the same margin on the Owls' turf.

Quotable
> "I thought we played well, but I think we just have to regroup. I was not pleased with the first half, so we changed formation to add more help to offense. We came out into the second half with some great chances, but you cant make mistakes against a conference opponent." - Head coach David MacWilliams

Up Next
> The Owls will be back in action on Saturday Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. when the squad continues conference play against Cincinnati at the Temple Sports Complex.