Temple Women’s Soccer Records Second Straight Draw Against Binghamton

Sunday, August 29

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 PM

Temple University

0-1-2, 0-0-0

Binghamton

2-1-1, 0-0-0

Binghamton

Temple

Photo by: Cody Glenn

Temple Women’s Soccer Records Second Straight Draw Against Binghamton

8.29.21 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's soccer (0-1-2, 0-0-0 AAC) took on Binghamton (2-1-1, 0-0-0 AEC) on Sunday afternoon, battling the Bearcats in a hard fought, physical match resulting in a 0-0 draw. Despite a last-minute offensive push by the Owls, the game remained scoreless.

How it Happened:

In the first 45 minutes of play, Temple worked tirelessly as a unit on both ends of the field to maintain possession. A continuous offensive effort throughout the half allowed Temple the opportunity to fire off eight shots.
The back line held strong, limiting the Bearcats scoring opportunities to just four, none of which were on target.
As the Owls and the Bearcats battled it out in the second half, forward Sumaya Togba created Temple's first strong opportunity of the afternoon. In the 60^th minute of play, Togba broke through the Binghamton back line, getting a shot off, but missing wide.
In the 83^rd minute, the Bearcats responded with a scoring opportunity of their own. Maya Anand sent a laser towards the goal, but goalkeeper Kyla Burns was in place for the save, resulting in a deflection back into the box. The Bearcats scrambled to put the ball in the net, but ultimately were called offsides to keep the game scoreless.
Just two minutes later, Hailey Gutowksi sent a line drive to the bottom right corner, but goalkeeper Haylee Poltorak made the save to preserve the draw.
The Owls dominated as the match advanced to overtime, creating two opportunities to close the game. In the 98^th minute, Phoebe Hollin made a run down the field, bolting into the box with her defenders on her back. Hollin missed the net wide.
Temple got yet another opportunity off a corner in the 108^th minute. As the ball sailed into the box, Roisin McGovern made contact, sending a header right towards cage. Binghamton keeper Haylee Poltorak came up big, saving the game to ultimately end in a 0-0 draw.

From the Coach:
"We had great chances today, especially in overtime," Bochette said. "I still think we can make better choices and maximize our ability in the final third but its improvement from where we have been. Every one of these games helps us learn as a team and we are looking forward to Towson on Thursday."

Up Next:
The Owls will take on Towson this Thursday, Sept. 2 at Tiger Field. The matchup is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on FloSports.