Women’s Soccer Topples Villanova for Nick Bochette’s First Win at Temple

Wednesday, February 17

Villanova, PA

2:00 P.M.

Temple University

1-1-0, 0-1-0

Villanova

0-2-0, 0-0-0

Temple

Villanova

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Women’s Soccer Topples Villanova for Nick Bochette’s First Win at Temple

2.17.21 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's soccer (1-1, 0-1 AAC) landed its first win of the season with a dominant victory over the Villanova Wildcats, 3-0 at Higgins Soccer Complex. The win marks the first of head coach Nick Bochette's career with the Owls and the first for the program versus Villanova since their first meeting back in 1992.

How it Happened
> The Owls came out ready to play with a scoring attempt by captain Julia Dolan in the 2^nd minute that was just high of the goal.
> Villanova would answer with back to back shots from forward Allison Breed, but goalkeeper Kamryn Stablein was there with the stop.
> Breed and fellow forward Sam Rosette would go on to continue the search for the Villanova's first goal of the season with shots in the 14^th, 16^th, 20^th and 32^nd minutes, but Stablein stayed strong and showed no signs of giving up.
> After a back and forth, promising 45 minutes, the teams went into halftime scoreless.
> The Owls started off the second half with a flurry of shots from Emily Kavanaugh, Hailey Gutowski, Lexy Endres and Róisín McGovern.
> A second shot from Gutowski in the 53^rd minute, with an assist from Kavanaugh, found the back of the goal and put the Owls on the board.
> With momentum going its way, Gutowski continued the pressure with a shot in the 56^th minute, followed by freshman Eliza David, making her Temple debut, with another shot in the 57^th minute.
> It would be Emma Wilkins, on a pass from Djavon Dupree, who would find the goal again and put Temple up 2-0 in the 57^th minute.
> The Owls would go on to score yet again, this time with a solo shot from Kavanaugh, marking her first as an Owl in the 67^th minute.
> Villanova started to bring the pressure with four shots on goal, but Stablein remained rock solid with some incredible saves.
> Transfer Teri Jackson would try to add one more to the scoreboard for the Owls, but would come up just short.
> As the clock started ticking down, Villanova fought back with three more shots on goal, but Stablein, who finished with nine saves for her first shutout as an Owl, had no intention of giving giving up a goal.

Up Next
> The Owls fly down to sunny Tampa to take on USF on Sunday, Feb. 21. The conference matchup is set for 1 pm and will be streamed on ESPN+.