Women’s Soccer Ties Penn 1-1 in Home Opener

Friday, August 27

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:00 PM

Temple University

0-1-1, 0-0-0

Penn

0-0-1, 0-0-0

Penn

Temple

Photo by: Cody Glenn

Women’s Soccer Ties Penn 1-1 in Home Opener

8.27.21 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's soccer (0-1-1, 0-0-0 AAC) opened its home slate with a draw against Penn (0-0-1, 0-0-0 IVY) on Friday night. The match was highlighted by a stellar performance from goalkeeper Kamryn Stablein, recording 15 saves on 16 shots on goal.

How it Happened

After 30 minutes of back-and-forth play, midfielder Erin Theiller capitalized off a free kick sent in from Lexy Endres in the midfield. Theiller rushed into the box, one-timing the ball into the back left corner of the net for the go-ahead goal.
Temple continued to dominate the pace into the second half and recorded four unanswered shots.
Brooke Kane started it off for the Owls, rifling the ball from outside the box in the 52^nd minute. The shot sailed slightly over the cage, just missing the net. This attempt was followed by shots from Hailey Gutowski, Emily Kavanaugh and Endres. Gutowksi and Kavanaugh took shots on goal, but Penn's keeper, Laurence Gladu came up big with two saves. Endres trailed, missing the cage wide.
The Owls defense held the Quakers scoreless until the 67^th minute of regulation. Ginger Fortenot found the equalizer for Penn off an assist from Lauren Tesuschl.
Stablein was a force in goal for the Owls, with eight of her 15 saves coming after the 67^th minute to keep the game at a draw.

From the Coach
"I think we moved forward from last week for sure. We are not satisfied but tonight was a clear step forward for us. Penn is a good team, coming from a great league. We turned some of our opportunities into really good chances and were excited to keep pushing the pace." - Head Coach Nick Bochette

Up Next
The Owls will take on Binghamton this Sunday, Aug. 29 at the Temple Sports Complex. The matchup is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.