Field Hockey to Continue League Play, Host Lafayette for Senior Day

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team will split its time this weekend between home and road play, heading to No. 15 Old Dominion to continue league play and hosting Lafayette for senior day.

Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 7-7 (3-2 BIG EAST) and on a three-game slump, dropping two con-conference matchups and a game to No. 9 Liberty.
> Temple is fourth in the league standings, with Liberty at the top and Old Dominion tied for second place with UConn.
> The Cherry and White is 2-5 at Howarth Field, with four losses coming against top-25 programs. The team has fared better on the road, going 5-2 and recording three of its five shutouts.
> The Temple offense has spread the love, with eight Owls scoring so far this season. Julianne Kopec leads the team with five while Grace Angelella, McKenna Burkhardt, Kerrie Lorenz, and Tess Muller round out the multiple goal scorers with two.
> Graduate transfer Megan Ragusa is a force in the cage, recording 45 of the team's 51 saves and posting five clean sheets to rank second in the conference. Ragusa has allowed 22 goals for a 0.676 save percentage and enters the weekend 27th in the nation with a 1.57 GAA.
> The last time the Owls defeated a ranked opponent was in 2016 when the team topped No. 13 ODU 2-1 in overtime.

Scouting Old Dominion
> The Monarchs are 11-3 (4-1 BIG EAST) on the season and are on a two-game winning streak.
> All three of the team's losses have come against ranked teams, with ODU topping three teams in the top-25.
> Old Dominion has outscored its opponents 34-24, and Marlon de Bruijne's 10 goals lead the team.
> Two Monarchs have seen time in the cage, with Cam MacGillivray seeing the bulk of the minutes. Her 1.71 GAA is 32nd in the NCAA and her save percentage (0.696) is fifth in the conference.

Series History
> This is the 31st meeting between the two teams, with the Monarchs holding a 25-4-1advantage.
> The Owls dropped both of the matchups last season, both in a one-goal decision.
> The last time Temple defeated Old Dominion was in a 2-1 overtime victory at home. The Cherry and White upset the No. 13th ranked Monarchs, with Rachael Mueller netting
the game-winner in the seventh minute of the overtime period.

Scouting Lafayette
> The Leopards are 11-3 (3-1 Patriot League) and will face Lehigh Friday night before coming to North Broad.
> The team has won six of its last seven heading into the weekend, dropping the matchup against Penn State 3-1 on Oct. 15.
> Lafayette is ninth in the nation in scoring average (2.90) and eighth in scoring margin (1.84), with Audrey Sawyer's nine goals leading the team.
> 11 Leopards have found the back of the cage this season and the team has outscored its opponents 41-15.
> In the cage, four keepers have seen time with Hailey Abbott seeing the majority of play. Her 1.01 GAA is eighth in the NCAA, while her 0.767 save percentage is 16th,

Series History
> Temple and Lafayette have met 25 times, with the Owls holding a commanding 22-11-2 advantage.
> The teams last met in a 2019 2-1 overtime loss for Temple on the road.
> The Owls are 3-2 in the last five matchups and this is the first matchup at Howarth Field since 2017.

Field Hockey to Continue League Play, Host Lafayette for Senior Day

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Players Mentioned

Grace Angelella

McKenna Burkhardt

Julianne Kopec

Kerrie Lorenz

Tess Muller

Megan Ragusa

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