Field Hockey Looks to Bounce Back With Pair of Home Games

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team will look to bounce back from two-straight losses with a pair of home games this weekend. The Owls (7-3, 1-1 BIG EAST) will host Georgetown and Drexel for the second and third games in a four-game homestand.

SCOUTING TEMPLE
> The Owls are on a two-game skid for the first time this season, dropping a 3-2 double overtime heartbreaker at Villnova Friday night before being shutout by Penn on Sunday.
> Temple has outscored its opponents 29-12, scoring eight more goals than last season's total through just 10 games. The Cherry and White has scored 5+ goals four times this season.
> 12 Owls have scored so far, with McKenna Burkhardt's six leading the team.
> Molly Frey has been a force in goal, posting 27 of the team's 30 saves. She entered the weekend with a 0.692 save percentage and a 1.16 GAA to rank 17th in the NCAA. Her win-loss percentage (0.700) is 21st.
> The Cherry and White mounted a tremendous comeback effort in its 6-3 league opening win, clawing back from a 3-0 deficit at the half with six unanswered goals. Four of Temple's six goals came in a six-minute span during the third quarter.

SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
> Georgetown is 3-7 (0-2 BIG EAST) on the season and comes to North Philadelphia on a four-game losing streak.
> The Hoyas are just 1-4 on the road, last winning a game 1-0 at Saint Francis.
> The team has been outscored by its opponents 32-16, ranking last in the conference in goals per game (1.60).
> Vivienne Trumpbour leads the team's offensive effort, recording four goals and three assists.
> Ciara Weets has been in the cage nearly every minute this season, ranking eighth in the NCAA in saves per game (6.60).

SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Georgetown have met 14 times in series history, with the Owls holding a 9-5 advantage.
> The Owls dropped the last game in the series, and is 2-3 in the last five games.
> The teams have played back to back games in D.C., with the Hoyas last making the trip to North Broad in 2018.
> The last four games in the series have been decided by just one goal, and the 2019 meeting was a 2-1 overtime victory for Temple.

SCOUTING DREXEL
> Drexel is 6-3 entering the weekend and will open league play at Delaware Friday afternoon.
> The Dragons are on a four-game winning streak heading into league play, last losing at Yale on September 11.
> The team has been outscored by its opponents 20-21, with Eline de Leva's four goals leading the team.
> Megan Hadfield has seen all of the Dragons' minutes in the cage, recording 53 saves and one shutout.

SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Drexel have 34 times in the series history, with the Owls holding a 21-12-1 advantage.
> The Cherry and White has won the last three games in the series, last falling to Drexel 1-2 in double overtime in 2018.
> Four of the last five and eight of the last 10 matchups between the teams have been decided by just one goal.

Field Hockey Looks to Bounce Back With Pair of Home Games

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Players Mentioned

McKenna Burkhardt

Molly Frey

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