Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 20
Storrs, Conn.
7:00 P.M.
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Men's Soccer Set for AAC Road Battle at No. 13/20 UConn
10.17.18 | Men's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple University men's soccer team continues their conference schedule when they head to No. 13/20 UConn to face the Huskies on Saturday, Oct. 20. The match is set to kick-off at 7:00 p.m. at Morrone Stadium in Storrs, Conn.
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Last Time Out
> The Owls fell on the road to ACC opponent Pitt, 3-2. Despite a resilient second half performance marked by two come from behind goals for the Owls, Pitt's first half penalty kick conversion combined with two goals within four minutes in the second half were enough to give them the win.
> Temple's scoring was dominated by two Owls, as freshman Elias Hellgren Villegas netted his first collegiate goal off of an assist by junior Lukas Fernandes, followed by a Fernandes goal received from Villegas. The Cherry and White created chances up until the last play of the game, but the clock ran down before they were able to find the equalizer needed to keep them in the match.
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Scouting the Owls
> Temple enters the match with an overall record of 4-7-3. They are 1-2-1 within the American, with just three conference battles remaining this season. The league win for the Cherry and White came over otherwise AAC undefeated UCF, handing the nationally recognized Knights one of just two losses this entire season on Sept. 21.
> Fernandes continues to be an offensive force for the Owls, adding three more points on Monday to extend his team-leading total to 14. He now has five goals and four assists on the year, and continues to play a vital role within the Temple offensive unit. Freshman Jalen Campbell and sophomore Justin Hahn have also contributed to the Cherry and White offense, each compiling six points from two goals and two assists apiece.
> Junior Nick Sarver was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll this week for his tremendous efforts in Temple's 3-2 OT loss at USF last Friday. He posted a career-high three point game from his right back position, netting Temple's equalizer early in the match and assisting their other goal. Aside from leading the offense in points for the day, Sarver also played a critical role in the Temple back four that thwarted many of USF's 25 shots.
> Junior Simon Lefebvre is a constant in net for the Owls, playing 1109:51 in his 12 games between the posts this season. He has earned a goals against average of 1.22, saving 40 of the shots that have come his way. Temple's total goals against average (1.14) and saves (49) are good for the fourth best in the conference.
> The Owls have not lost a match by anything but a one-goal deficit all season, shutting out or allowing just one goal in 11 matches this season. They have also found a recent offensive flare, netting eight of their 14 total goals in the last four matches.
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Scouting the Huskies
> UConn has proved to be a dominating power across the American this year, sitting undefeated at the top of the conference at 2-0-2 while compiling an overall record of 8-2-2 this season. The Huskies earned the number 13 spot in the latest Top Drawer Soccer polls and maintain their postition in the United Coaches Poll national top 25 at No. 20.
> The Huskies are coming off of a 3-2 non-conference win over Boston College on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The squad remains unbeaten in their last eight contests, with their most recent loss occurring on Sept. 2 to Indiana University.
> Abdou Mbacke Thiam leads the nationally ranked UConn offense with 22 points from nine goals and four assists. Thiam ranks second in the AAC in shots (54), shots per game (4.50), points (22), points per game (1.83), goals (9), goals per game (.75) and game winning goals (5). Dayonn Harris is another impactful player up top for the Huskies, contributing three goals and four assists for 10 points this season.
> Senior defender Jacob Hauser-Ramsey has been a pivotal force for the UConn defensive unit this season, and was recently named AAC defensive player of the week for the fourth time this season. He was vital in UConn's 0-0 draw at No. 19 UCF last week, along with the back line that held the nation's third-ranked scoring offense to its third shutout of the season.
> Joining Hauser-Ramsey in the conference weekly recognition is goalkeeper Austin Aviza, who earned a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after the tie at UCF. Aviza's goals against average of 0.79 is good for second best in the conference, earning four shutouts and saving 0.750 percent of shots that came his way in his 955:16 minutes of action this season.
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All-Time Series
> The Owls will battle for their first win over the Huskies, as they have compiled a 0-6-1 record since they first faced each other in 2013. The squads most recently met in 2017, when UConn earned a 2-0 victory in their respective conference openers at the Temple Sports Complex.
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Last Time Out
> The Owls fell on the road to ACC opponent Pitt, 3-2. Despite a resilient second half performance marked by two come from behind goals for the Owls, Pitt's first half penalty kick conversion combined with two goals within four minutes in the second half were enough to give them the win.
> Temple's scoring was dominated by two Owls, as freshman Elias Hellgren Villegas netted his first collegiate goal off of an assist by junior Lukas Fernandes, followed by a Fernandes goal received from Villegas. The Cherry and White created chances up until the last play of the game, but the clock ran down before they were able to find the equalizer needed to keep them in the match.
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Scouting the Owls
> Temple enters the match with an overall record of 4-7-3. They are 1-2-1 within the American, with just three conference battles remaining this season. The league win for the Cherry and White came over otherwise AAC undefeated UCF, handing the nationally recognized Knights one of just two losses this entire season on Sept. 21.
> Fernandes continues to be an offensive force for the Owls, adding three more points on Monday to extend his team-leading total to 14. He now has five goals and four assists on the year, and continues to play a vital role within the Temple offensive unit. Freshman Jalen Campbell and sophomore Justin Hahn have also contributed to the Cherry and White offense, each compiling six points from two goals and two assists apiece.
> Junior Nick Sarver was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll this week for his tremendous efforts in Temple's 3-2 OT loss at USF last Friday. He posted a career-high three point game from his right back position, netting Temple's equalizer early in the match and assisting their other goal. Aside from leading the offense in points for the day, Sarver also played a critical role in the Temple back four that thwarted many of USF's 25 shots.
> Junior Simon Lefebvre is a constant in net for the Owls, playing 1109:51 in his 12 games between the posts this season. He has earned a goals against average of 1.22, saving 40 of the shots that have come his way. Temple's total goals against average (1.14) and saves (49) are good for the fourth best in the conference.
> The Owls have not lost a match by anything but a one-goal deficit all season, shutting out or allowing just one goal in 11 matches this season. They have also found a recent offensive flare, netting eight of their 14 total goals in the last four matches.
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Scouting the Huskies
> UConn has proved to be a dominating power across the American this year, sitting undefeated at the top of the conference at 2-0-2 while compiling an overall record of 8-2-2 this season. The Huskies earned the number 13 spot in the latest Top Drawer Soccer polls and maintain their postition in the United Coaches Poll national top 25 at No. 20.
> The Huskies are coming off of a 3-2 non-conference win over Boston College on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The squad remains unbeaten in their last eight contests, with their most recent loss occurring on Sept. 2 to Indiana University.
> Abdou Mbacke Thiam leads the nationally ranked UConn offense with 22 points from nine goals and four assists. Thiam ranks second in the AAC in shots (54), shots per game (4.50), points (22), points per game (1.83), goals (9), goals per game (.75) and game winning goals (5). Dayonn Harris is another impactful player up top for the Huskies, contributing three goals and four assists for 10 points this season.
> Senior defender Jacob Hauser-Ramsey has been a pivotal force for the UConn defensive unit this season, and was recently named AAC defensive player of the week for the fourth time this season. He was vital in UConn's 0-0 draw at No. 19 UCF last week, along with the back line that held the nation's third-ranked scoring offense to its third shutout of the season.
> Joining Hauser-Ramsey in the conference weekly recognition is goalkeeper Austin Aviza, who earned a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after the tie at UCF. Aviza's goals against average of 0.79 is good for second best in the conference, earning four shutouts and saving 0.750 percent of shots that came his way in his 955:16 minutes of action this season.
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All-Time Series
> The Owls will battle for their first win over the Huskies, as they have compiled a 0-6-1 record since they first faced each other in 2013. The squads most recently met in 2017, when UConn earned a 2-0 victory in their respective conference openers at the Temple Sports Complex.
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