Big Defensive Effort Leads Field Hockey Past UConn in League Opener

Friday, September 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 P.M.

Temple University

UConn

Photo by: Christian Angelini

Big Defensive Effort Leads Field Hockey Past UConn in League Opener

9.15.23 | Field Hockey

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team opened its conference slate with a 1-0 win over UConn Friday afternoon, topping the Huskies for the third-straight year. This marks the first time in program history that the Owls have defeated UConn for three straight years.

Recapping the Game
> Neither team had any offensive momentum in the first quarter, with the majority of play occurring between the 25s.
> The Huskies drew three corners in the second frame, but all four shots were cleared by the Temple defense.
> The Owls' defense cleared five corners in the third quarter, defending five shots.
> Tess Muller found the go-ahead goal on a second chance play on a corner attempt, sending it in on a pass from Julia Bunch at the 52-minute mark.

Statistically Speaking
> The Huskies outshot the Owls 9-5, putting four on target. Molly Frey made all four saves.
> Muller led the team with three shots, while Agustina Tucceri fired two.
> UConn outcornered Temple 8-1, with the Owls converting their lone attempt on a second-chance play.

Quotable
> "Defensively we were great. We defended the goal line on the DPC and Molly Frey made some good saves. Getting on those rebounds in the second and third phase attack is very important, and we were able to quickly switch from corner defense to circle defense very well. I'm proud of the group and we'll celebrate, but we'll come back to work tomorrow. We've got to take one game at a time and just stay in the present." – head coach Michelle Vittese

Next Up
> The Owls will hit the road for the first of a pair of road games, heading to Bethlehem, Pa. to face Lehigh on Sept. 17.