Ewald Scores Twice, Owls Win First of Season

Wednesday, October 4

Philadelphia, PA

7:00 PM

Temple University

1-5-3, 1-2-1

FAU

2-5-3, 1-3-0

Fla. Atlantic

Temple

Ewald Scores Twice, Owls Win First of Season

10.4.23 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Bryan Green earns first win as Temple head coach.

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's soccer team claimed their first win of the season with a 3-0 triumph over FAU on Wednesday night at the Temple Sports Complex. Felix Ewald scored twice and Aaron Markowitz scored once to lead the Cherry and White. The win was the first for Bryan Green as Temple head coach.

How it Happened
> Temple controlled the offense early, taking the first three shots of the game before Markowitz found the net for his first goal of the season. Juan Zepeda picked up an assist.
> Ewald scored with 90 seconds left in the first off an assist from Ferran Vera Filella.
> Ewald scored again in the 58th minute on his second shot attempt of the game.
> The Temple defense held FAU without a shot over the final 30:07.

Game Notes
> Ewald becomes the first Owl to score multiple goals in a game this season. He leads the team with three goals and seven total points, all coming in the last three games.
> Vera Filella dished the assist in his season debut after missing the first eight games due to injury.
> The Owls have scored six times in their last three games. They averaged less than one goal per game over the first six.
> Andrew Kempe made four saves and recorded his first clean sheet for Temple.

Up Next
> The Owls will have the weekend off, returning to play at No. 18 Syracuse next Tuesday.