Field Hockey Set to Close Regular Season Against Quinnipiac, Lehigh

Friday, November 1

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 PM

Temple University

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Saige Leone

Field Hockey Set to Close Regular Season Against Quinnipiac, Lehigh

10.31.24 | Field Hockey

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PHILADELPHIA – Field hockey will round out its regular season with a pair of games at Howarh Field this weekend. The Owls play Quinnipiac Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. and Lehigh Sunday at noon. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Promotions
Sunday vs. Lehigh - Senior Day, Sock Giveaway
Come join us on Sunday to celebrate our seniors. Ther first 100 fans into Howarth Field will get a pair of Temple Field Hockey socks!

Links
Quinnipiac - ESPN+ | Live Stats | International Feed
Lehigh - ESPN+ | Live Stats | International Feed

Scouting the Owls

Temple enters the game 9-7 overall and has a 4-2 record in the BIG EAST.
The Owls have clinched a spot in the BIG EAST tournament and can finish as high as the No. 2 seed, depending on how games in the conference play out on Friday.
Isabella Ospitale has a 1.14 goals against average.
Temple has four players with four or more goals this season, as Tess Muller and Devin Kinzel each have six with Peyton Rieger tallying five and Alizé Maes recording four. All four Owls have at least 13 points this year.
With two games to play in the regular season, TU has scored 36 goals, already its second-highest total in the last nine seasons. 12 different players have found the back of the cage.

Scouting Quinnipiac

The Bobcats are 2-15 overall and 0-6 in the BIG EAST. Their record doesn't tell the story of how they have played in conference, with a pair of one goal BIG EAST setbacks, most recently an overtime game against Old Dominion.
Francisca Eschoyez has been the primary offensive option for Quinnipiac with 10 of the team's 21 goals on the season. Lucia Donati and Lucia Pompeo have three tallies apiece
Christina Torres has played all but 60 minutes in goal this season and has a 2.95 goals against average.
Nina Klein enters her first season with the Bobcats as head coach. She previously worked primarily with the defenders and goalkeepers.

All-Time Series
The teams have met seven times with Temple leading the series 4-3, winning the last three in a row. The series has been close with three of the last four games separated by one goal.

Scouting Lehigh
The Mountain Hawks enter the weekend 6-9 overall with a 1-4 record in the Patriot League.
Julia Gatelein tops the team with nine goals out of the 26 Lehigh has scored this season. Riley Thurston has three with six more players scoring a pair.
Jenny Canoni has a 2.59 goals against average, starting all 15 games for the Mountain Hawks.
Kelsi Lykens is in her second season as the head coach at Lehigh with a record of 15-17 in Bethlehem. She previously started the program at New Haven and led the Chargers to a 10-win season within four years.

All-Time Series
Temple is 15-6-3 all-time against Lehigh, winning two in a row.

Up Next
Temple plays in the semifinals BIG EAST Tournament on Friday, November 8. Game time from Providence, R.I. will be determined following play on Friday.