Temple University Athletics
Sunday, October 2
Philadelphia, Pa.
1:00 P.M.
Temple University
3
vs
2
Drexel
Photo by: Robin Hsiao
Field Hockey Tops Drexel on Rain-Soaked Sunday
10.2.22 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team topped Drexel 3-2 on a rainy Sunday afternoon, with Tess Muller scoring her first game-winner of the year. The Owls are now 9-3 (2-1 BIG EAST) on the season, surpassing last season's win total (8) and winning the most games since 2014 (9).
Recapping the Game
> Drexel struck first, converting a penalty corner at the 10-minute mark and taking a 1-0 advantage to the second frame.
> The Owls would find the equalizer 10 minutes later, with McKenna Burkhardt scoring her first of the day.
> The teams went into halftime knotted up, but Burkhardt converted a penalty stroke at the 40-minute mark to go up 2-1.
> The Dragons evened the game with six minutes left on the clock, converting their second corner of the day.
> Temple was able to score the go-ahead goal, drawing a corner as the clock expired and Muller converting the attempt.
Statistically Speaking
> Burkhardt scored a pair of goals for the second time this season, and scored her second penalty stroke of the year.
> Temple narrowly outshot the Dragons 8-7, putting six on frame.
> Burkhardt led the team with three shots while Annie Judge assisted on two goals.
> The Owls outcornered Drexel 6-2.
Quotable
> "Being able to score three goals is always nice, but overall seeing us fight back was really cool. Last weekend wasn't great but I think we needed it. There's an opportunity to learn from failure and we took it on the chin and kept moving forward. We have some tough opponents coming up so now we'll focus on them." – head coach Michelle Vittese
Next Up
> Temple will close out a four-game homestand next weekend with Providence on Friday afternoon.
Recapping the Game
> Drexel struck first, converting a penalty corner at the 10-minute mark and taking a 1-0 advantage to the second frame.
> The Owls would find the equalizer 10 minutes later, with McKenna Burkhardt scoring her first of the day.
> The teams went into halftime knotted up, but Burkhardt converted a penalty stroke at the 40-minute mark to go up 2-1.
> The Dragons evened the game with six minutes left on the clock, converting their second corner of the day.
> Temple was able to score the go-ahead goal, drawing a corner as the clock expired and Muller converting the attempt.
Statistically Speaking
> Burkhardt scored a pair of goals for the second time this season, and scored her second penalty stroke of the year.
> Temple narrowly outshot the Dragons 8-7, putting six on frame.
> Burkhardt led the team with three shots while Annie Judge assisted on two goals.
> The Owls outcornered Drexel 6-2.
Quotable
> "Being able to score three goals is always nice, but overall seeing us fight back was really cool. Last weekend wasn't great but I think we needed it. There's an opportunity to learn from failure and we took it on the chin and kept moving forward. We have some tough opponents coming up so now we'll focus on them." – head coach Michelle Vittese
Next Up
> Temple will close out a four-game homestand next weekend with Providence on Friday afternoon.
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