Temple University Athletics
Saturday, April 10
Dallas, TX
8:00 PM
Temple University
at
SMU
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Men’s Soccer Concludes Regular Season with Visit to SMU
4.9.21 | Men's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple men's soccer team will head to Dallas for their final match of the 2020-21 regular season. The team is coming off their second straight win last week, defeating Memphis 3-2 (OT) for their first overtime win of the season. The 8 p.m. match will be streamed on ESPN+.
THE OWL POST
> This will be the third match Temple has played in eight days.
> Earlier this season, Temple secured one of their best wins in history against SMU. The Owls claimed victory over the previously undefeated No. 2 ranked Mustangs 2-0 for their highest-ranked win in program history.
>Temple has exceeded last season's total for conference wins, with four.
> Through nine games, junior Jalen Campbell leads the team in both points (8) and is tied for the team lead in goals (3) with sophomores Mike Eijgendaal, and Amir Cohen. Freshman Nigel Griffith leads Temple with three assists.
LAST TIME OUT: TEMPLE 3 @ MEMPHIS 2 (OT)
> Temple defeated Memphis 3-2 in overtime to avenge a double-overtime loss in February.
> Eijgendaal set the tone early for the Owls, with the earliest score of the season for Temple, less than four minutes into the match.
> Senior Pierre Cayet found Griffith for his second goal of the year in the 61st minute.
> Cohen hit the golden goal in overtime to give the Owls consecutive wins for the first time this year.
> Temple and Memphis have gone to overtime in four straight games.
SCOUTING SMU
> SMU has had one of the most up and down seasons in recent American Athletic Conference history.
> The Mustangs started the season ranked high, and quickly became the highest-ranked team in conference history at No. 2. SMU defeated their first three opponents by a combined score of 14-0 before being outmatched by the Owls.
> Since losing to Temple, SMU is 2-3. Most recently the Mustangs defeated Tulsa 3-0.
> Papa N'doye and Skage Simonsen lead an offense that is at the top of the American in all major categories.
> Kevin Hudson is in his sixth season at the helm for SMU, posting a 71-26-10 career record.
SERIES HISTORY vs. SMU
> Temple is 2-6-1 against SMU all-time.
> In last season's finale, the Owls nearly knocked off No. 11 SMU in an overtime thriller.
> The Owls victory earlier this season over the Mustangs broke a four-game losing streak.
THE OWL POST
> This will be the third match Temple has played in eight days.
> Earlier this season, Temple secured one of their best wins in history against SMU. The Owls claimed victory over the previously undefeated No. 2 ranked Mustangs 2-0 for their highest-ranked win in program history.
>Temple has exceeded last season's total for conference wins, with four.
> Through nine games, junior Jalen Campbell leads the team in both points (8) and is tied for the team lead in goals (3) with sophomores Mike Eijgendaal, and Amir Cohen. Freshman Nigel Griffith leads Temple with three assists.
LAST TIME OUT: TEMPLE 3 @ MEMPHIS 2 (OT)
> Temple defeated Memphis 3-2 in overtime to avenge a double-overtime loss in February.
> Eijgendaal set the tone early for the Owls, with the earliest score of the season for Temple, less than four minutes into the match.
> Senior Pierre Cayet found Griffith for his second goal of the year in the 61st minute.
> Cohen hit the golden goal in overtime to give the Owls consecutive wins for the first time this year.
> Temple and Memphis have gone to overtime in four straight games.
SCOUTING SMU
> SMU has had one of the most up and down seasons in recent American Athletic Conference history.
> The Mustangs started the season ranked high, and quickly became the highest-ranked team in conference history at No. 2. SMU defeated their first three opponents by a combined score of 14-0 before being outmatched by the Owls.
> Since losing to Temple, SMU is 2-3. Most recently the Mustangs defeated Tulsa 3-0.
> Papa N'doye and Skage Simonsen lead an offense that is at the top of the American in all major categories.
> Kevin Hudson is in his sixth season at the helm for SMU, posting a 71-26-10 career record.
SERIES HISTORY vs. SMU
> Temple is 2-6-1 against SMU all-time.
> In last season's finale, the Owls nearly knocked off No. 11 SMU in an overtime thriller.
> The Owls victory earlier this season over the Mustangs broke a four-game losing streak.
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