Temple University Athletics
Friday, October 4
Philadelphia, Pa.
5 p.m.
Temple University
vs
UConn
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Field Hockey to Host UConn
10.2.19 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA- The Temple field hockey team will have a light week on the books, with UConn being its lone match of the weekend. Following tonight's contest, the Owls will hit the road for a four-game road-stretch before return to Howarth Field to close out October play. Tonight's game is the first American Conference Pow6rful Minds game of the 2019-20 season, with the conference seeking to promote awareness of mental health issues and resources available to student-athletes with the goal of ending the stigma related to seeking help and promoting success through a healthy, powerful mind.
Scouting Temple
> Temple is on a two match losing streak, falling to Providence at Penn last weekend. The Owls were tied 1-1 with the Quakers heading into the fourth quarter, but mid-way through the fourth Penn scored the game-winner.
> The team is 0-2 in Big East play, having yet to score a goal this season against conference opponents. The last time Temple won a conference contest was in October 2016, with a 3-2 victory over Quinnipiac.
> Junior Dani Batze leads the team in goals with three, while Claire Thomas and Kerrie Lorenz ranking second with two goals apiece. Both Batze and Thomas have scored two game-winners for the Owls.
Scouting UConn
> UConn is 9-1 on the season, going 2-0 in Big East play. The team defeated eight of its nine ranked opponents, including a 3-0 win over then-No. 6 Harvard and a 2-1 overtime win over then-No. 6 Princeton.
> The Huskies have conceded just nine goals this season, conceding just three in their last five matches.
> UConn is tied for seventh in the nation in goals per game, averaging 3.3. The team is also ranked No. 3 in save percentage, recording 50 saves for a .847 save percentage.
Series History vs. UConn
> Temple and UConn are meeting for the 17th time in series history, with the Huskies holding a 13-2-1 series advantage.
> The last meeting between the two teams was in 2018, with UConn earning a 7-0 victory.
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Scouting Temple
> Temple is on a two match losing streak, falling to Providence at Penn last weekend. The Owls were tied 1-1 with the Quakers heading into the fourth quarter, but mid-way through the fourth Penn scored the game-winner.
> The team is 0-2 in Big East play, having yet to score a goal this season against conference opponents. The last time Temple won a conference contest was in October 2016, with a 3-2 victory over Quinnipiac.
> Junior Dani Batze leads the team in goals with three, while Claire Thomas and Kerrie Lorenz ranking second with two goals apiece. Both Batze and Thomas have scored two game-winners for the Owls.
Scouting UConn
> UConn is 9-1 on the season, going 2-0 in Big East play. The team defeated eight of its nine ranked opponents, including a 3-0 win over then-No. 6 Harvard and a 2-1 overtime win over then-No. 6 Princeton.
> The Huskies have conceded just nine goals this season, conceding just three in their last five matches.
> UConn is tied for seventh in the nation in goals per game, averaging 3.3. The team is also ranked No. 3 in save percentage, recording 50 saves for a .847 save percentage.
Series History vs. UConn
> Temple and UConn are meeting for the 17th time in series history, with the Huskies holding a 13-2-1 series advantage.
> The last meeting between the two teams was in 2018, with UConn earning a 7-0 victory.
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