Temple University Athletics
Thursday, October 28
Philadelphia, Pa.
7:00 PM
Temple University
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USF
Women’s Soccer to Host No. 23 South Florida for Senior Night
10.26.21 | Women's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's soccer will close out league play on Thursday night as they welcome No. 23 South Florida for senior day. The matchup is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
The Owls
The matchup between the Owls and the Bulls marks the ninth time the teams have met in program history with a contest record of 1-7-0. The teams' last meeting came in 2020-21, where the Owls dropped to South Florida, 2-0 in the Cherry and White's second conference match of the season. Temple's first program win over USF came in 2018, where the Owls forced No. 19 USF into double overtime, defeating the bulls, 1-0 off a 105th minute Gabi Johnson goal.
The Owls
- The Owls faced a long week on the road, traveling to both Dallas, Tx. and Orlando, Fla. to face No. 16 SMU and UCF in conference play. The Owls put up a hard fight, but ultimately dropped to both teams, leaving the Cherry and White 5-7-3 (2-5-0 AAC) on the season.
- Kamryn Stablein picked up 20 saves in the two-game week to total 91 saves on the year. In just two seasons with the Owls, the Orwigsburg, Pa. native has already broken into Temple's career save record, recording 151 saves to sit at No. 10 in Temple history.
- The offensive duo of Emily Kavanaugh and Hailey Gutowski remain team leaders, making Temple women's soccer history as the only two players to earn Offensive Player of the Week honors from the AAC in the same season.
- The standout pair leads the offense in points and goals, totaling 28 points and 12 goals as a unit. Kavanaugh has recorded seven goals and one assist for 15 points while Gutowski has added five goals and three assists for 13 points.
- Veteran defender Marissa DiGenova will enter her last game as an Owl, seeing time in 76 matches over her five year career. After earning time in the upcoming match, DiGenova will be tied for No. 3 in Temple history for career games played, with 77.
- First-seeded South Florida enters the match with a contest record of 10-3-2 (5-1-1 AAC), most recently earning the 2-0 win over Cincinnati on Thursday night.
- The Bulls are led by 2020 First Team All-American, Sydney Nasello, one of the most renowned players in the conference. Nasello leads the AAC in nearly every statistical category, including points (24), points per game (1.60), goals (10) and goals per game (0.67).
- Behind Nasello sits sophomore Lucy Roberts, recording two goals and one assist for five points.
- All-American goalkeeper Sydney Martinez has grabbed 53 saves for a 0.803 save percentage, only allowing 13 goals on the season.
- Last year, the Bulls clinched the AAC title and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the sixth time since 2010. The squad posted a 3-0 win over Central Connecticut State in the first round, but their season came to a close after facing a 2-0 loss to No. 7 Texas A&M.
The matchup between the Owls and the Bulls marks the ninth time the teams have met in program history with a contest record of 1-7-0. The teams' last meeting came in 2020-21, where the Owls dropped to South Florida, 2-0 in the Cherry and White's second conference match of the season. Temple's first program win over USF came in 2018, where the Owls forced No. 19 USF into double overtime, defeating the bulls, 1-0 off a 105th minute Gabi Johnson goal.
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