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Sunday, March 21
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1:00 P.M.
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Photo by: Liz Musick
Field Hockey Faces Delaware in Sunday Road Test
3.20.21 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA - After going 2-0 last weekend in the first two of a three-game non-conference tune-up, Temple field hockey will face Delaware on the road for a Sunday afternoon road test.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 4-5 on the season, going 2-0 last weekend after getting a chance for a tune-up with a pair of non-conference games.
> Temple topped Monmouth 2-1 for its second-straight overtime game and defeated head coach Susan Ciufo's alma mater Drexel 1-0.
> In the first RPI rankings of the season, the Cherry and White came in at No. 24. The team improved to No. 17 with its defeat of then-No. 16 Monmouth.
> Graduate student Veronika Novakova leads the team with two goals, scoring the game-winner in the season opener and the game-tying goal against ODU. Six other Owls have found the back of the cage this season.
> Novakova leads the team in shots with 15, while Claire Thomas ranks second with 12.
Scouting Delaware
> Delaware is 1-1 on the season, dropping a 3-2 overtime decision in its season opener to Saint Joseph's and defeating Towson 4-0 in its CAA opener.
> Six Blue Hens have scored through two games, with Femke Strein firing a team-leading eight shots.
> In the cage, Lizzie Gaebel has allowed just three goals for a 1.42 GAA and recorded nine saves for a .750 save percentage.
Series History
> This will be the 36th meeting between the two teams, with the Blue Hens holding a 21-12-1 series advantage.
> Delaware is on a two-game winning streak, with the last matchup coming in 2016.
> Temple's last win over the Blue Hens came in 2014 when the No. 16 Owls earned a 5-1 in Philadelphia.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 4-5 on the season, going 2-0 last weekend after getting a chance for a tune-up with a pair of non-conference games.
> Temple topped Monmouth 2-1 for its second-straight overtime game and defeated head coach Susan Ciufo's alma mater Drexel 1-0.
> In the first RPI rankings of the season, the Cherry and White came in at No. 24. The team improved to No. 17 with its defeat of then-No. 16 Monmouth.
> Graduate student Veronika Novakova leads the team with two goals, scoring the game-winner in the season opener and the game-tying goal against ODU. Six other Owls have found the back of the cage this season.
> Novakova leads the team in shots with 15, while Claire Thomas ranks second with 12.
Scouting Delaware
> Delaware is 1-1 on the season, dropping a 3-2 overtime decision in its season opener to Saint Joseph's and defeating Towson 4-0 in its CAA opener.
> Six Blue Hens have scored through two games, with Femke Strein firing a team-leading eight shots.
> In the cage, Lizzie Gaebel has allowed just three goals for a 1.42 GAA and recorded nine saves for a .750 save percentage.
Series History
> This will be the 36th meeting between the two teams, with the Blue Hens holding a 21-12-1 series advantage.
> Delaware is on a two-game winning streak, with the last matchup coming in 2016.
> Temple's last win over the Blue Hens came in 2014 when the No. 16 Owls earned a 5-1 in Philadelphia.
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