Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 6
Conshohocken, Pa.
3:00 P.M.
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Villanova
(0-5, 0-5BIG EAST)
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Photo by: Don Felice
Fourth Quarter Goal Lifts Field Hockey Past Villanova
3.6.21 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team snapped its four-game losing streak Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 win over Villanova on the road. Senior Taylor Alba scored the lone goal, the second of her career. With the win, the Owls improve to 2-4 (1-4 BIG EAST) while the Wildcats fall to 0-5 (0-5 BIG EAST).
Recapping the Game
> Both teams played evenly through the first half, with Villanova taking all three shots heading into the break.
> Temple had a chance to get on the board in the third quarter on a goal from Taylor Alba, but a goal was negated by a dangerous play call and the score remained knotted at 0-0 going into the final quarter.
> Alba scored the goal with an assist from Cassie Romanczuk, drawing the Wildcat keeper out of the cage to score in an open net.
Statistically Speaking
> Three shots was all the Owls needed to find the win, Alba firing two and Veronika Novakova firing one. Alba's shots were both on target.
> The Owls were narrowly outshot 4-3, but held the advantage in shots on goal (2-1).
> Cristina Carotenuto recorded one save, and the Cherry and White defense defended five penalty corners.
Quotable
> "Today was a battle with Villanova, as to be expected. Villanova used their speed to their advantage and really caught us on our heels. We're happy we were able to work through the speed of the game and are looking forward to some improvements for tomorrow." – Temple head coach Susan Ciufo
Next Up
> The Owls will close out the first home-and-home weekend series against Villanova Sunday afternoon, hosting the Wildcats at 12 p.m. at Howarth Field.
Recapping the Game
> Both teams played evenly through the first half, with Villanova taking all three shots heading into the break.
> Temple had a chance to get on the board in the third quarter on a goal from Taylor Alba, but a goal was negated by a dangerous play call and the score remained knotted at 0-0 going into the final quarter.
> Alba scored the goal with an assist from Cassie Romanczuk, drawing the Wildcat keeper out of the cage to score in an open net.
Statistically Speaking
> Three shots was all the Owls needed to find the win, Alba firing two and Veronika Novakova firing one. Alba's shots were both on target.
> The Owls were narrowly outshot 4-3, but held the advantage in shots on goal (2-1).
> Cristina Carotenuto recorded one save, and the Cherry and White defense defended five penalty corners.
Quotable
> "Today was a battle with Villanova, as to be expected. Villanova used their speed to their advantage and really caught us on our heels. We're happy we were able to work through the speed of the game and are looking forward to some improvements for tomorrow." – Temple head coach Susan Ciufo
Next Up
> The Owls will close out the first home-and-home weekend series against Villanova Sunday afternoon, hosting the Wildcats at 12 p.m. at Howarth Field.
Team Stats
TEM
VU
Goals
1
0
Shots
3
4
Shots on Goal
2
1
Saves
1
1
Corners
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
37
30
Scoring Plays
ALBA, Taylor
Assisted By: ROMANCZUK, Cassie
shot by 27 save and deflected shot went
53:55
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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