Scoreless Streak Ends as Women’s Soccer Falls at Central Connecticut State, 1-0

Saturday, September 23

New Britain, Conn.

7:00 PM

Temple University

4-4-1

Central Connecticut State

4-5-0

Temple

Central Connecticut

Photo by: Nguyen Ho

Scoreless Streak Ends as Women’s Soccer Falls at Central Connecticut State, 1-0

9.23.17 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Temple women's soccer saw its scoreless streak end at 358 minutes on a goal by Central Connecticut State's Danielle Pearce and the visiting Owls (4-4-1) fell to the Blue Devils (4-5), 1-0, on Saturday night.

Keys to the Match
> Temple had the better of play in the first half with eight shots and three on goal, but were unable to find the bacl of the net.
> Held to just three shots in the first half, CCSU came out strong offensively in the second half. Pearce had a shot in the 51^st minute that Temple goalkeeper Morgan Basileo (3 saves) made a strong save on.
> Pearce's lone goal came in the 59^th minute on a three-on-two breakaway. It was assisted on a nice feed in the box by Kelly Halligan.
> Temple out-shot CCSU, 13-9, but Blue Devil goalkeeper Ashley Cavanaugh (5 saves) was up to the challenge.
> Kerri McGinley had the best chance for the Owls to tie the match, but her shot in the 79^th minute was deflected wide left.

Match Notes
> The scoreless streak was the longest by a Temple team since the start of the 2014 season when that Owl squad had a 401 minute streak.
> Sophomore defender Emily Keitel, who leads the team in assists (3), was held out of the match due to injury.

Quotable
>"I was pleased with the first half. The girls created a lot of chances, but we need to put them away when we create them. The second half was a good battle back and forth. I was pleased with the work rate and how hard we worked and the number of chances they created. Hopefully next game we will respond and add the finishing touch" – Temple head coach Seamus O'Connor