Field Hockey to Close Out Regular Season in Philly

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team will close out the regular season in the City of Brotherly Love, hosting UConn in its final BIG EAST game of the year and heading to Penn for the regular finale. The Owls are in the hunt to qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament, and either a win over the Huskies or a Georgetown loss will clinch the team's berth.

Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 7-9 (3-3 BIG EAST) and on a five-game slump.
> 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 2-6 at Howarth Field, with four losses coming against top-25 programs. The team has fared better on the road, going 5-3 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 48 of the team's 54 saves and posting five clean sheets to rank second in the conference. Ragusa has allowed 24 goals for a 0.667 save percentage and entered the weekend 27th in the nation with a 1.57 GAA.
> The last time the Owls defeated a ranked team was in 2016 when the team topped No. 13 ODU 2-1 in overtime at Howarth Field.

Scouting UConn
> The Huskies are 9-9 (5-1 BIG EAST) and tied for Old Dominion for second-place in the conference standings.
> The team dropped its last game, falling to 1-2 No. 20 UMass in double overtime last weekend.
> All of UConn's losses have come to ranked opponents and the team has topped three top-25 teams.
> The Huskies have outscored their opponents 37-29, with Sophia Ugo's eight goals leading the team.
> Cheyenne Sprecher leads the team's defensive effort in the cage, recording 94 saves for a 1.50 GAA and a 0.770 save percentage.

Series History
> This will be the 19th meeting between the teams, with UConn holding a 15-2-1 series advantage.
> The Owls are on a 14-game losing streak against the Huskies, with Temple's last victory in the series coming in a 5-1 decision in 1989.
> The teams have met every year since 2013 when the Owls joined the BIG EAST, and have met five times in the postseason.
> There was no regular-season matchup in the spring of 2021, but UConn topped Temple 4-0 in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament on its way to earning the tournament crown and an NCAA Championship berth.

Scouting Penn
> Penn is 6-7 (3-2 Ivy League) on the season and will head to the Big Apple to face Columbia Friday night.
> The Quakers are 3-2 in their last five matches entering the weekend, falling 1-0 at No. 23 Delaware last weekend.
> The team has been outscored by its opponents 20-33, allowing 2.62 goals per game.
> Nine Quakers have found the back of the net, six more than once this season, and Meghan Ward's five lead the team.
> Two goalies have seen time in the cage, with Sabien Paumen seeing the majority of the minutes. She has allowed 30 goals for a 2.43 GAA and recorded 63 of the team's saves for a 0.677

Series History
> Penn and Temple have met 54 times, with the Owls holding a commanding 33-19-2 advantage.
> The teams last met in 2019 and the Quakers have taken the last five meetings.
> The last time Temple won a matchup was a 4-1 victory at home in 2010.

Field Hockey to Close Out Regular Season in Philly

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Players Mentioned

Grace Angelella

McKenna Burkhardt

Julianne Kopec

Kerrie Lorenz

Tess Muller

Megan Ragusa

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