Temple University Athletics
Monday, August 30
Piscataway, N.J.
7:00 PM
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Men’s Soccer Poised to Battle Rutgers in Second Match of Young Season
8.29.21 | Men's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple men's soccer team (0-0-1, 0-0-0 AAC) continues a two-game road trip to New Jersey tomorrow as it faces the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten). The 7:00 p.m. match will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network+.
THE OWL POST
> Temple enters the game after drawing No. 10 Seton Hall 0-0 on Thursday. This extended a three-game undefeated streak against ranked opponents. Prior to last week, Temple defeated No. 2 SMU and No. 23 Tulsa.
> Forward Mike Eijgendaal led the Owls on offense. The Netherlands native fired a game-high three shots including one on goal.
> Eoin Gawronski stole the show for Temple. The keeper had six saves while pitching his third career shutout in just eight starts. In the first overtime period, he made a game-saving stop on a penalty kick chance.
> This will be the Owls' first trip to a Big Ten opponent since visiting Penn State on Sept. 27, 2016.
SCOUTING RUTGERS
> The Scarlet Knights posted a 4-4-1 record in 2020-21, good for fifth in the Big Ten.
> Rutgers returns 2020-21 Second-Team All-Big Ten selection Ritchie Barry. Barry led the team in goals in 2020-21 (4).
> Jim McElderry leads the Scarlett Knights in his third season. McElderry came to Rutgers from Fordham after guiding the Rams for 16 seasons. Under his watch, Rutgers had one of their best starts ever in 2019 (6-0-2). He has posted an 11-12-4 record during his time in Piscataway, N.J.
SERIES HISTORY vs. RUTGERS
> Temple is 24-18-2 in the all-time series against Rutgers.
> The Owls and Scarlet Knights faced each other for 13 years as members of the Atlantic-10 conference from 1982-1995.
> The two sides last met to open the season in 2019. The Owls fell by a score of 1-0.
> With 44 matches, Rutgers is the 7th most played opponent all-time for Temple. They are the most played opponent in program history outside the state of Pennsylvania.
THE OWL POST
> Temple enters the game after drawing No. 10 Seton Hall 0-0 on Thursday. This extended a three-game undefeated streak against ranked opponents. Prior to last week, Temple defeated No. 2 SMU and No. 23 Tulsa.
> Forward Mike Eijgendaal led the Owls on offense. The Netherlands native fired a game-high three shots including one on goal.
> Eoin Gawronski stole the show for Temple. The keeper had six saves while pitching his third career shutout in just eight starts. In the first overtime period, he made a game-saving stop on a penalty kick chance.
> This will be the Owls' first trip to a Big Ten opponent since visiting Penn State on Sept. 27, 2016.
SCOUTING RUTGERS
> The Scarlet Knights posted a 4-4-1 record in 2020-21, good for fifth in the Big Ten.
> Rutgers returns 2020-21 Second-Team All-Big Ten selection Ritchie Barry. Barry led the team in goals in 2020-21 (4).
> Jim McElderry leads the Scarlett Knights in his third season. McElderry came to Rutgers from Fordham after guiding the Rams for 16 seasons. Under his watch, Rutgers had one of their best starts ever in 2019 (6-0-2). He has posted an 11-12-4 record during his time in Piscataway, N.J.
SERIES HISTORY vs. RUTGERS
> Temple is 24-18-2 in the all-time series against Rutgers.
> The Owls and Scarlet Knights faced each other for 13 years as members of the Atlantic-10 conference from 1982-1995.
> The two sides last met to open the season in 2019. The Owls fell by a score of 1-0.
> With 44 matches, Rutgers is the 7th most played opponent all-time for Temple. They are the most played opponent in program history outside the state of Pennsylvania.
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