Temple Women’s Soccer Falls to Towson, 2-0

Thursday, September 2

Towson, Md.

7:00 PM

Temple University

0-2-2, 0-0-0

Towson

2-1-2, 0-0-0

Temple

Towson

Photo by: Cody Glenn

Temple Women’s Soccer Falls to Towson, 2-0

9.2.21 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Towson, Md. – Temple women's soccer (0-2-2, 0-0-0 AAC) dropped to Towson (2-1-2, 0-0-0 CAA) with a final score of 2-0 on Thursday night. A dominant second half performance from the Tigers led to a two goal advantage to secure the win.

How it Happened

Just five minutes into regulation, goalkeeper Kamryn Stablein made back-to-back saves, including a penalty kick stop to slow the Tigers momentum and keep the game scoreless.
The Owl's first strong scoring opportunity of the night came just before the half. In the 43^rd minute, Phoebe Hollin and Emily Kavanaugh executed a give and go to set Hollin up just inside the box for a shot on goal. Hollin was unable to convert, missing the net wide.
Hailey Gutowski entered the second half as an offensive force, finding an opportunity in the 57^th minute. Gutowski looked for the go-ahead goal, but Towson goalkeeper Riley Melendez was able to come up with the save to hold the Owls scoreless.
Just five minutes later, Towson broke the deadlock off a free kick sent in by Demi Pierre. Stablein made the initial save, but the deflection back into the box found the foot of Jasmine Hamid who one-timed the ball into the top left corner of the net for the 1-0 advantage.
In the 79^th minute, Lexy Endres looked to answer back, shifting around her defender and firing a shot at the net. Melendez made the save, deflecting the ball back out to the foot of Kyla Tucker who was able to finish but the goal was called back, as the refs signaled the Owls offsides.
The Tigers offense did not let up and with two minutes remaining, Nia Christopher snuck behind her defender to find herself one on one with Stablein. Christopher shifted around Stablein, tapping the ball into the back of the net to secure the 2-0 win.

From Coach
"There is no doubt that we moved forward from our last two games," Nick Bochette said. "Defensively, we did exactly what we set out to do. We held our ground and limited their key players until the very end. Offensively, we were way more dangerous tonight than we have been in the past. It hurts because we didn't come away with the result we wanted and we are disappointed, but this is the most progression that I have seen so far."

Up Next

The Owls will take on Rider at the Temple Sports Complex on Saturday, Sept. 4. The non-conference matchup is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.