Men's Soccer Faces Monmouth and American

PHILADELPHIA- The Temple University men's soccer team concludes its three-game homestand on Thursday, Aug. 29, when it hosts the Monmouth Hawks. Following this match, the Owls will hit the road to face the American Eagles on Monday, Sep. 2. The Owls currently hold a 1-0-1 record, having played to a 1-1 draw against Army and securing a 3-2 victory over Villanova on Sunday night.
Scouting Temple

Senior Xavier Rimpel set a career-high with four points in Sunday night's match against Villanova with one goal and two assists. This performance led him to be named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Freshman Charlie Votel scored the first goal of his Owl career in Temple's match against Villanova. This strong start earned him the AAC Freshman of the Week.
The Owls have split goalkeeping duties so far this season as Flannan Riley recorded five saves in Temple's match against Army and Andrew Kempe hauled in six against Villanova.
Kemali Green has played in all 180 minutes through two games. His strong presence on defense earned him a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll.

Scouting Monmouth

The Hawks enter Thursday's matchup with a 1-0-0 record, defeating Fairfield 4-0 on Aug. 23.
Freshman Jasen Bottini finished the match with two goals with one in the 33^rd minute and the other in the 35^th.
Monmouth's defense held Fairfield to five shots and four shots on goal.
Head coach Robert McCourt is entering his 21^st season as the head coach for the Monmouth Hawks. Last season, Monmouth recorded an 8-4-6 record, advancing to the second round of the CAA tournament.
Monmouth allowed the fewest goals in the CAA last season, allowing 15.

Series History versus Monmouth
The Owls faced Monmouth for the first time in program history last season in a 0-0 draw.

Scouting American

The Eagles recorded a 6-5-5 record last season, falling in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.
Through two matches, AU is 0-1-1, drawing 0-0 against California Baptist and falling to No. 17 Hofstra 4-1.
American scored 30 goals last season, while on average scoring 1.875 goals per game, the highest mark in the Patriot League.
Junior goalkeeper Matthew Tibbetts recorded 41 saves last season. He led the conference in saves per game averaging 3.42.
Head Coach Zach Samol is entering his sixth season as the head coach for the American Eagles. His overall record is 30-31-20.

Series History against American
The Owls have a 14-3-2 head-to-head record against the Eagles.

Men's Soccer Faces Monmouth and American

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Players Mentioned

Kemali Green

Andrew Kempe

Flannan Riley

Xavier Rimpel

Charlie Votel

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Men's Soccer Faces Monmouth and American

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Players Mentioned

Kemali Green

Andrew Kempe

Flannan Riley

Xavier Rimpel

Charlie Votel

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