Women’s Soccer Ties Towson, 0-0

Friday, September 15

Towson, Md.

3:00 PM

Temple University

3-3-1

Towson

3-4-2

OT 3

OT 4

Temple

Towson University

Photo by: Nguyen Ho

Women’s Soccer Ties Towson, 0-0

9.15.17 | Women's Soccer

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TOWSON, Md. - In a defensive battle, Temple (3-3-1) ended up getting its first draw of the season, 0-0 against Towson (3-4-2). For the second straight match, the Owls' defense came up huge and held their opponent scoreless. Temple created a lot of chances on offense as well and attempted 15 shots throughout the course of the match.

Keys to the Match
>Sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Basileo kept the Owls in the match in the first half with three saves to keep Towson scoreless.
>The Owls were aggressive in the second half and outshot the Tigers, 7-6.
>In the 98th minute of the first overtime, Basileo made a huge save to keep Towson off the scoreboard.
>The Owls outshot the Tigers 3-1 in the final overtime period but could not get a goal.

Match Notes
>Temple kicked 13 corners in the match which was a season high, showing how aggressively the Owls played throughout the contest.
>Basileo was sensational in the net and allowed zero goals for the second straight match. She now has a GAA of 0.33 for the season.
>Temple has held its opponents scoreless in back-to-back games for the first time since September, 2015.
>Temple outshot the Tigers 15-14 in the match.
>The Owls got 17 people into the game, continuing to show the tremendous depth the team has.

Quotable
"I think we played really well today, "said Temple head coach Seamus O'Connor. "It's unfortunate that we ended it in a tie, but our defense was great the whole match and the offense created a lot of great chances today."

"I am very pleased with Morgan Basileo," said O'Connor. "She communicated very well with the defense and made some great saves, especially the one at the end of the first overtime period."

Up Next
Temple looks for its third win in a row at home as the Owls take on Delaware State on Sunday, Sept. 17 with a 1 p.m. start time.