Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 13
Tulsa, OK
8:00 PM
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Men’s Soccer Begins Three-Game Roadtrip with Visit to Tulsa
3.11.21 | Men's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA- The Temple Men's Soccer team will begin a three-week road stretch with a trip to Tulsa Saturday. This is the first away game for the Owls since they opened the season at USF on February 6th. The 8 p.m. match will be broadcast live on ESPN+ from the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium.
THE OWL POST
> The Owls snapped a three-game losing streak with a high-profile 2-0 victory over No. 2 SMU last week.
> Mike Eijgendaal has earned points in the last three matches. Four straight Temple goals have been scored by international players.
> Eijgendaal, Amir Cohen, and Jalen Campbell are tied for the team lead in goals with two.
> Eijgendaal and Sean Karani lead the team in assists, also with two.
> Last week three Owls garnered weekly awards from the American Athletic Conference. Eijgendaal won Offensive Player of the Week, Pierre Cayet was awarded Defensive Player of the Week, and Eoin Gawronski earned Goalkeeper of the Week.
LAST TIME OUT: #2 SMU 0, @ TEMPLE 2
> Temple defeated the second-ranked SMU Mustangs 2-0.
> Eijgendaal opened the scoring just over ten minutes into the match. Cayet widened the lead in the second half with a penalty kick goal.
> The Temple defense shutout SMU, the top offense in the nation. Prior to the Temple match, the Mustangs averaged a Division-I leading 4.67 goals per match.
> This was the highest-ranked win in Temple men's soccer history.
SCOUTING TULSA
> Tulsa was picked last to finish in the AAC Preseason Poll. They have since gone 2-1 and climbed to second in the AAC standings.
> The Golden Hurricanes kicked off the season on Feb. 6 with a victory over UCF. They then had two straight delayed matches before returning to action with 2nd win against the Knights.
> Last week No. 25 Tulsa fell to USF 2-1 in their first loss of the season.
> Forward Alex Meinhard has been one of the best players in the nation this season. The redshirt freshman leads the AAC in both goals and points per game.
SERIES HISTORY vs. TULSA
> Temple and Tulsa are meeting for the seventh time in series history. The teams are deadlocked at a record of 2-2-2.
> Last season The Owls and 'Canes tied 0-0 in double overtime.
> Before last season Temple won two straight.
THE OWL POST
> The Owls snapped a three-game losing streak with a high-profile 2-0 victory over No. 2 SMU last week.
> Mike Eijgendaal has earned points in the last three matches. Four straight Temple goals have been scored by international players.
> Eijgendaal, Amir Cohen, and Jalen Campbell are tied for the team lead in goals with two.
> Eijgendaal and Sean Karani lead the team in assists, also with two.
> Last week three Owls garnered weekly awards from the American Athletic Conference. Eijgendaal won Offensive Player of the Week, Pierre Cayet was awarded Defensive Player of the Week, and Eoin Gawronski earned Goalkeeper of the Week.
LAST TIME OUT: #2 SMU 0, @ TEMPLE 2
> Temple defeated the second-ranked SMU Mustangs 2-0.
> Eijgendaal opened the scoring just over ten minutes into the match. Cayet widened the lead in the second half with a penalty kick goal.
> The Temple defense shutout SMU, the top offense in the nation. Prior to the Temple match, the Mustangs averaged a Division-I leading 4.67 goals per match.
> This was the highest-ranked win in Temple men's soccer history.
SCOUTING TULSA
> Tulsa was picked last to finish in the AAC Preseason Poll. They have since gone 2-1 and climbed to second in the AAC standings.
> The Golden Hurricanes kicked off the season on Feb. 6 with a victory over UCF. They then had two straight delayed matches before returning to action with 2nd win against the Knights.
> Last week No. 25 Tulsa fell to USF 2-1 in their first loss of the season.
> Forward Alex Meinhard has been one of the best players in the nation this season. The redshirt freshman leads the AAC in both goals and points per game.
SERIES HISTORY vs. TULSA
> Temple and Tulsa are meeting for the seventh time in series history. The teams are deadlocked at a record of 2-2-2.
> Last season The Owls and 'Canes tied 0-0 in double overtime.
> Before last season Temple won two straight.
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