Field Hockey Looks to Bounce Back in League Play

PHILADELPHIA - After dropping its first conference game of the season in a tough 1-0 loss at Georgetown last weekend, the Temple field hockey team will look to bounce back with a pair of road games. The Owls will continue BIG EAST play at Providence Friday afternoon before getting a quick non-conference tuneup at Lehigh on Sunday.

Scouting Temple
> The team dropped its first conference win of the season last week at Georgetown, falling 1-0 after the Hoyas scored an early second-half goal.
> Temple is tied for second in the league standings, with Liberty being the only team undefeated in BIG EST play.
> The Cherry and White has lost only once on the road, posting two shutouts and allowing just five goals.
> The Temple offense has spread the love , with seven Owls scoring so far this season. Julianne Kopec leads the team with five while Kerrie Lorenz and Tess Muller round out
the multiple goal scorers with two.
> Graduate transfer Megan Ragusa is a force in the cage, recording 36 of the team's 40 saves and posting a league-leading four clean sheets.
> Ragusa has allowed just 12 goals for a 0.750 save percentage and ranks 13th in the nation with a 1.13 GAA.

Scouting Providence
> The Friars are 5-7 on the season and have won just one league game, topping Georgetown 2-1.
> The team is on a three-match skid, with its last win coming over against the Hoyas, and is tied for fifth in the conference standings.
> Providence leads the league in saves per game, averaging 6.75 on 81 total saves.
> The Friars are fifth in the conference in penalty corners (62), averaging 5.17 per game.

Series History
> This will be the 12th meeting between the teams, with Providence holding a narrow 6-5 advantage.
> The Owls took the last matchup 1-0, snapping a six-game losing streak dating back to 2015.
> Five of the last six games have been decided by just one goal, with four going to overtime situations.

Scouting Lehigh
> Lehigh will see back-to-back games this weekend, hosting American on Saturday before hosting the Owls on Sunday.
> The Mountain Hawks are 8-3 (3-0 Patriot League) entering the weekend, winning their last four games.
> The team leads the nation in penalty corners per game (8.55), and is eighth in goals per game (3.27).
> Sarah Bonthius and Lenke Havas both lead the team in goal with eight each, while Maddie Kahn has posted 48 saves and allowed 11 goals for a 1.54 GAA.

Series History
> Temple and Lehigh have met 21 times in series history, with the Owls holding a 13-5-3 advantage.
> The Cherry and White is on a five-game winning streak. The last time Lehigh defeated Temple was in 2003.
> The teams haven't met since 2008 when Temple topped the Mountain Hawks 5-0 at home.
> The last time the matchup to be in Bethlehem, Pa. was in 2007, with Temple taking home a 3-1 win.

Field Hockey Looks to Bounce Back in League Play

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Players Mentioned

Julianne Kopec

Kerrie Lorenz

Tess Muller

Megan Ragusa

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