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Temple Opens Conference Play Against Defending Champs FIU on Saturday
9.14.23 | Men's Soccer
MIAMI, Fla.- The Temple men's soccer team kicks off American Athletic Conference play on Saturday night when they travel to Miami to take on Florida International at 7:00pm. The Owls will face the defending conference champions with an 0-3-2 record so far this season.
News From the Nest
> Temple dropped its most recent match on Monday at St. John's. George Medill scored his first goal of the season in the first half, assisted by Rocco Haeufgloeckner and Juan Zepeda.
> All four of the Owls' goals this season have been scored by underclassmen. In addition to the sophomore Medill, freshmen Nikolai Zapolskikh, Gudmundur Neilsson, and Elias Betancourt have also found the back of the net.
> Draven Barnett leads all Temple field players with 355 minutes played so far this season. He is one of six Owls to start all five games.
Scouting the Panthers
>Â FIU is off to a 2-2-2 start to the season, with wins over Oregon State and VCU. They've played three ranked opponents, tying once and losing twice in their matchups with UCF, New Hampshire, and Akron.
> The Panthers received votes in the latest USC Poll. They were ranked in the Top 25 in each of the first two weeks.
>Â Junior forward Eduardo Mustre leads the Panthers with three goals and seven total points. Grad student goalkeeper Tyler Hogan has made 17 saves while allowing five goals.
Series History
>Â Temple's first meeting against FIU came last October in the Panthers' first season in the AAC. FIU won 3-0 in Philadelphia.
News From the Nest
> Temple dropped its most recent match on Monday at St. John's. George Medill scored his first goal of the season in the first half, assisted by Rocco Haeufgloeckner and Juan Zepeda.
> All four of the Owls' goals this season have been scored by underclassmen. In addition to the sophomore Medill, freshmen Nikolai Zapolskikh, Gudmundur Neilsson, and Elias Betancourt have also found the back of the net.
> Draven Barnett leads all Temple field players with 355 minutes played so far this season. He is one of six Owls to start all five games.
Scouting the Panthers
>Â FIU is off to a 2-2-2 start to the season, with wins over Oregon State and VCU. They've played three ranked opponents, tying once and losing twice in their matchups with UCF, New Hampshire, and Akron.
> The Panthers received votes in the latest USC Poll. They were ranked in the Top 25 in each of the first two weeks.
>Â Junior forward Eduardo Mustre leads the Panthers with three goals and seven total points. Grad student goalkeeper Tyler Hogan has made 17 saves while allowing five goals.
Series History
>Â Temple's first meeting against FIU came last October in the Panthers' first season in the AAC. FIU won 3-0 in Philadelphia.
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