Women’s Soccer Set to Travel to Nearby Saint Joseph’s This Thursday

PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's soccer (0-2-3, 0-0-0 AAC) looks for their first win of the season as they take on city foe, Saint Joseph's (0-4-2, 0-0-0 A10) this Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The match will be played at Sweeney Field and broadcast live on ESPN+.

The Owls

Temple women's soccer dropped to 0-2-3 (0-0-0 AAC) on the season after a 0-1-1 performance last week. The Owls fell to Towson on the road, 2-0, and tied Rider at home, 1-1, in a hard fought, double overtime match.
Emily Kavanaugh notched the lone goal of the week after capitalizing on a corner kick sent in by Marissa DiGenova. After a scramble from both teams, Kavanaugh was able to sneak a shot past the Rider goalkeeper for the equalizer.
The Owls are led offensively by Kavanaugh and Erin Theiller, each recording one goal on the season.
Kamryn Stablein, the AAC Goalkeeper of the Week last week, had another stellar performance on Saturday, making back-to-back double overtime saves on a Rider fast break opportunity to preserve the draw and save the game.
After recording 12 saves on the week, Stablein now has 30 saves on the season and a .811 save percentage, leading the conference in both categories.

Saint Joseph's

Saint Joseph's enters the match with an overall record of 0-4-2 (0-0-0 A10) after finishing the 2020-21 season 3-8-2 (2-5-1 A10).
Saint Joseph's returns Izzy Greene and Aleksa Peev, the 2020-21 leading point scorers for the Hawk squad. Greene tallied four goals and one assist for a total of nine points while Peev trailed close behind with six points on two goals and two assists.
Sophomore goalkeeper Katie Cappelletti has recorded 37 saves and a .841 save percentage in just six games, entering the week ranked third in in both saves (37) and saves per game (6.17) in the Atlantic 10.

Game Preview

Temple is 5-13-3 all-time against the Hawks with the teams' last meeting coming in 2018. The Owls fell to the Saint Joseph's, 2-1, after the Hawks netted the go-ahead goal with just 10 seconds remaining in regulation to secure the win.