Women’s Soccer Heads to Rutgers for the Second Match of the Season

Sunday, August 22

Piscataway, N.J.

7:00 PM

Temple University

Rutgers

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Women’s Soccer Heads to Rutgers for the Second Match of the Season

8.20.21 | Women's Soccer

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PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's soccer looks to bounce back this Sunday, Aug. 22 as they travel to Rutgers for the second match of the season. The non-conference matchup will be broadcast live at 7 p.m. from Yurcak Field on BTN+.

Game Preview

Both the Owls and the Scarlet Knights have one game under their belt as Rutgers advanced to 1-0 and Temple fell to 0-1.
Temple is 1-3-2 all-time against Rutgers with the teams' last meeting in 2013. The Owls came up short against the Scarlet Knights with a final score of 2-0.

The Owls

Temple's season opener resulted in a 3-0 loss at Maryland on Thursday, Aug. 19.
Despite the Terps early lead, the Owls pushed the tempo in the second half. A strong offensive possession started by a Hailey Gutowksi on a run down the left wing led to a corner in the 51^st minute. Emily Kavanaugh connected with the ball in front of the cage but sent it just over the crossbar, leaving the Owls scoreless for the remainder of the game.
Last year, Temple posted a final record of 4-5-1 (2-5-1 AAC) in the condensed season, finishing seventh in the AAC.
Temple returns leading scorers Lexy Endres (6), Gabriela Johnson (5), Hailey Gutowski (5) and Roisin McGovern (4).

Scouting Rutgers

In the first game of the 2021 season, Rutgers shutout Farleigh Dickinson with a final score of 6-0. Frankie Tagliaferri led the team in points, tallying one goal and two assists for the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers finished the 2020-21 season with a 9-3-4 record (Big Ten 6-2-3).
The Scarlet Knights advanced to the NCAA tournament for the ninth straight year. In the second round, Rutgers tied Clemson 1-1 in a double overtime performance, with Clemson ultimately advancing after a 5-3 showing in penalty kicks.
The successful season secured Rutgers the second-place spot in the 2021 Big Ten preseason coaches' poll and placed three players on the Big Ten Players to Watch list in Amirah Ali, Gabby Provenzano and Frankie Tagliaferri.
Three-time All-American and leading scorer Ali returns for the Scarlet Knights, recording 15 points on seven goals and one assist in the 2020-21 season.