Temple University Athletics

Saturday, October 16
Tulsa, Okla.
8:00 PM

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#8 Tulsa

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Men’s Soccer Ready to Face No. 8 Tulsa

10.14.21 | Men's Soccer

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's soccer team is set to travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to face the No. 8 ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane. This will be the second time Temple has faced a top-ten ranked opponent this season after opening the season against No. 10 Seton Hall.

LAST TIME OUT: USF 3, @ TEMPLE 0
> The Owls fell to the USF Bulls 3-0 at the Temple Sports Complex.
> Forward Aly Camara saw a new season-high in minutes played with 38.

THE OWL POST
> Five out of six goal scorers for Temple are international players. Nigel Griffith and Mike Eijgendaal pace the squad with two apiece.
> Tyquan Stroud and Kyle Hellmann both added assists against Princeton. The Owls have seven players who have dished out at least one helper.
> Goalkeeper Liam Cummings has truly come into his own recently for the Cherry and White. The sophomore had his first career clean sheet against the Princeton Tigers last week, making eight saves. He has faced 14 shots on goal last week, making 11 saves.
 
SCOUTING TULSA
> The Golden Hurricane are having a fantastic season. They are currently 9-1 and ranked No. 8 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
> Tulsa was undefeated until last week, where they fell to UCF 3-2 in its first loss of the season.
> Alex Meinhard and Malik Henry-Scott have been among the best players in the country this season. Both have scored seven goals this season, ranking in the top 20 in goals per game nationally.
> Goalkeeper Alex Lopez has also impressed. The keeper ranks second among goalkeepers in the conference in save percentage (.771) and total saves (27).
> Tom McIntosh leads the Golden Hurricane in his 27th season. McIntosh has a career record of 269-187-54, he is the longest-tenured men's soccer coach in the American. He has taken Tulsa to ten NCAA tournaments in his career, most recently in 2016.
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. TULSA
> The Owls and Golden Hurricane are meeting for the tenth time.
> Temple is 3-2-4 against Tulsa
> The two sides met thrice last season, going 1-1-1. Temple and Tulsa met in the AAC tournament semi-finals last, tying 1-1 with the Golden Hurricane advancing on penalty kicks.

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