Men's Soccer Set to Battle Memphis

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's soccer team (2-9-2) will travel to Tennessee to face the Memphis Tigers (4-8-1) Wednesday at 8pm.

LAST TIME OUT: UCF 3 @ TEMPLE 0
> Temple fell to the UCF Knights 3-0.
> Kyle Hellmann set a season-high in both shots and shots on goal with three each.
> Gyuwon Chong also set a career-high in shots with two.

THE OWL POST
> Hellmann now leads the team in shots with 12.
> Mike Eijgendaal holds his lead in shots on goal (7).
> Amir Cohen was named to the Philly Soccer Six Weekly Honor Roll after scoring his first goal of the season against Penn.

SCOUTING MEMPHIS
> Memphis has had a roller coaster season, but are currently clinging to fourth place in the American.
> The Tigers opened the year losing six of their first seven matches. They then proceeded to win three straight including an overtime victory over No. 10 SMU. They have since lost their last two matches.
> Maximillian Galizzi has led the charge for the Tigers this season. He has scored seven goals and passed for three assists. He ranks top five in the AAC in several key statistical categories, including points, goals, and shots.
> Richard Mulrooney is the head coach of Memphis in his eighth season. Mulrooney has a record of 48-63-16 during his run with Memphis.

SERIES HISTORY vs. MEMPHIS
> The Owls and Tigers are meeting for the 12^th time.
> Temple has a 6-3-2 record against Memphis. It's best winning percentage against any team in the AAC.
> Prior to last match, Temple and Memphis had a staggering seven straight overtime matches go to overtime.

Men's Soccer Set to Battle Memphis

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Gyuwon Chong

Amir Cohen

Mike Eijgendaal

Kyle Hellmann

Temple University Athletics