Women's Soccer Falls to Saint Joseph's 2-0 in Big 5 Battle

Friday, August 25

Philadelphia, Pa.

5:00 PM

Temple University

1-2-0

Saint Joseph's

2-0-0

Temple

Saint Joseph's

Photo by: Nguyen Ho

Women's Soccer Falls to Saint Joseph's 2-0 in Big 5 Battle

8.25.17 | Women's Soccer

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - In a hard-fought Big 5 battle, Temple (1-2) ended up falling short 2-0 to undefeated Saint Joseph's (2-0). The game was held at Sweeney Field at Saint Joseph's campus in Philadelphia, Pa.

Keys to the Match

> Temple came firing out of the gate, taking four shots in the first 20 minutes and holding Saint Joseph's to only one.

> In the 54th minute of the second half, SJU's Lauren Dimes scored the first goal of the match off an assist from Brittany Hartwell-Miller.

> In the 84th minute of the match, Hannah Racis scored for the Hawks on an assist from Lindsay Walder.

Match Notes

> The Owls came out aggressively in the first half, attempting eight corner kicks and eight shots.

> Late in the first half, goalkeeper Jordan Nash made a stop that put her at 200 career saves. She finished the game with a season-high seven saves, and now sits tied for sixth all-time in career saves with 204.

> For the third time this season, the Owls have seen 17 or more of their players enter the game, continuing to show the tremendous depth that the team has.

Quotable
> "We're doing a great job of outplaying our opponents in the first half and creating chances for our team to score," said Temple head coach Seamus O'Connor. "We just have to take the next step and finish those chances."

Up Next
> Temple heads back home this Sunday, Aug. 27 for a match against Lehigh with a start time of 6 p.m.