Temple University Athletics
Field Hockey Faces Providence in Conference Opener Friday, Hosts Towson Sunday
9.19.18 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA - After Temple's original BIG EAST opener at Liberty was postponed to Sept. 25, the Owls will now host Providence in their conference opener. Temple will play Providence on Friday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., and Towson on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 12 p.m.
Promotions
> All Temple alumni are invited back on Sept. 23 for Alumni Day. There will be an alumni picture at halftime and free t-shirts for the first 100 alums.
Scouting Temple
> Temple is playing in just its second game since Sept. 9 after a Sept. 14 game at Liberty was postponed to Sept. 25 due to Hurricane Florence. The Owls have gone 1-5 so far, not including the result of their Sept. 21 game against Providence.
> The Owls' staff was completed on Sept. 18 with the official hiring of assistant coach Ross Gilham-Jones, a native of Great Britain. Gilham-Jones, who will primarily coach the team's attack, most recently spent almost a year coaching the WC Eagles club team out of Pottstown.
> Temple earned its first victory of the season at Lafayette on Sept. 7, winning 3-2. Redshirt senior Maris Stern scored on a penalty corner in the 63rd minute to break a 2-2 tie. In the Owls' other game that weekend, they lost 6-2 to Kent State after leading 2-0 at halftime.
> Junior Kathryn Edgar was named the Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week after recording two assists in the win at Lafayette along with tallying a defensive save in both games that week (at Lafayette and vs. Kent State).
 > With eight defensive saves in 2018, Temple leads all teams in NCAA Division I. Junior Becky Gerhart and sophomore Dani Batze have three defensive saves each and are tied for fourth in the nation.
> Senior Chloe Johnson made six saves at Lafayette and recorded 12 vs. Kent State, tying her second-most for a single game in her career. Johnson's 9.40 saves per game rank second among all players in NCAA Division I, and as a team the Owls rank third nationally with 9.17 saves per game.
Scouting Providence
> The Friars are 4-5 so far and coming off a lopsided, 8-0 win vs. LIU Brooklyn on Sept. 16. After starting the season 0-3, they won three straight before falling to nationally ranked teams Iowa and Old Dominion. The ODU game was the BIG EAST opener for Providence and the Friars lost 6-1 on the road.
> In their recent 8-0 defeat of LIU, five different players scored for the Friars. Providence's eight-goal victory marked the most goals in one game for the program since 2014.
> Providence went 11-8 last season and advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals where the Friars fell 3-0 to #1 UConn.
> The Friars returned 11 letterwinners including five starters from last season. Providence's starters include All-BIG EAST Second Team honorees Corrine Kenney and U21 US National Team selection Mikayla Michals.
> Head coach Diane Madl is in her 17th season with the Friars and has led the team to BIG EAST Tournament appearances in eight of the last 12 seasons.
Scouting Towson
> The Tigers are 1-6 so far with their lone win coming vs. LIU Brooklyn, 4-1. Towson also struggled in 2017, finishing 1-16 overall.
> Senior co-captain Katie McNeel is leading the team offensively with three goals and a team-high seven shots so far. Freshmen Ashleigh Bathras and Mackenzie Peacock have both spent time in the net this season and have a combined 17 saves.
> Towson welcomed 11 new players to the team in 2018 but did return leading scorer McNeel who posted six goals last year.
> The head coach for the Tigers, E. A. Jackson, is in her second season with the program.
Series History vs. Providence
> Temple leads the all-time series against Providence, 4-3. The Friars won last year's meeting on their home turf, 4-2.
Series History vs. Towson
> Temple leads the all-time series against Towson, 2-0. The two teams last met in 2015 with the Owls winning 9-0 in a neutral-site game at Maryland.
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Promotions
> All Temple alumni are invited back on Sept. 23 for Alumni Day. There will be an alumni picture at halftime and free t-shirts for the first 100 alums.
Scouting Temple
> Temple is playing in just its second game since Sept. 9 after a Sept. 14 game at Liberty was postponed to Sept. 25 due to Hurricane Florence. The Owls have gone 1-5 so far, not including the result of their Sept. 21 game against Providence.
> The Owls' staff was completed on Sept. 18 with the official hiring of assistant coach Ross Gilham-Jones, a native of Great Britain. Gilham-Jones, who will primarily coach the team's attack, most recently spent almost a year coaching the WC Eagles club team out of Pottstown.
> Temple earned its first victory of the season at Lafayette on Sept. 7, winning 3-2. Redshirt senior Maris Stern scored on a penalty corner in the 63rd minute to break a 2-2 tie. In the Owls' other game that weekend, they lost 6-2 to Kent State after leading 2-0 at halftime.
> Junior Kathryn Edgar was named the Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week after recording two assists in the win at Lafayette along with tallying a defensive save in both games that week (at Lafayette and vs. Kent State).
 > With eight defensive saves in 2018, Temple leads all teams in NCAA Division I. Junior Becky Gerhart and sophomore Dani Batze have three defensive saves each and are tied for fourth in the nation.
> Senior Chloe Johnson made six saves at Lafayette and recorded 12 vs. Kent State, tying her second-most for a single game in her career. Johnson's 9.40 saves per game rank second among all players in NCAA Division I, and as a team the Owls rank third nationally with 9.17 saves per game.
Scouting Providence
> The Friars are 4-5 so far and coming off a lopsided, 8-0 win vs. LIU Brooklyn on Sept. 16. After starting the season 0-3, they won three straight before falling to nationally ranked teams Iowa and Old Dominion. The ODU game was the BIG EAST opener for Providence and the Friars lost 6-1 on the road.
> In their recent 8-0 defeat of LIU, five different players scored for the Friars. Providence's eight-goal victory marked the most goals in one game for the program since 2014.
> Providence went 11-8 last season and advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals where the Friars fell 3-0 to #1 UConn.
> The Friars returned 11 letterwinners including five starters from last season. Providence's starters include All-BIG EAST Second Team honorees Corrine Kenney and U21 US National Team selection Mikayla Michals.
> Head coach Diane Madl is in her 17th season with the Friars and has led the team to BIG EAST Tournament appearances in eight of the last 12 seasons.
Scouting Towson
> The Tigers are 1-6 so far with their lone win coming vs. LIU Brooklyn, 4-1. Towson also struggled in 2017, finishing 1-16 overall.
> Senior co-captain Katie McNeel is leading the team offensively with three goals and a team-high seven shots so far. Freshmen Ashleigh Bathras and Mackenzie Peacock have both spent time in the net this season and have a combined 17 saves.
> Towson welcomed 11 new players to the team in 2018 but did return leading scorer McNeel who posted six goals last year.
> The head coach for the Tigers, E. A. Jackson, is in her second season with the program.
Series History vs. Providence
> Temple leads the all-time series against Providence, 4-3. The Friars won last year's meeting on their home turf, 4-2.
Series History vs. Towson
> Temple leads the all-time series against Towson, 2-0. The two teams last met in 2015 with the Owls winning 9-0 in a neutral-site game at Maryland.
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