Owls Close 2025 Slate with Road Contest at Providence

PHILADELPHIA – Following a thrilling 2-1 win over No. 14 Yale, the Temple University field hockey team will wrap up its 2025 slate with a road battle at Providence on Friday at 2 p.m.

Game 18 | at Providence (8-8, 1-5 BIG EAST)
Friday, Oct. 31 — 2 p.m.
Location: Lennon Family Field – Providence, R.I.
TV: Friars Live | Live Stats
Social Media: Twitter/X – @TempleFH | Instagram – @templefieldhockey

Scouting Temple

The Owls (11-6, 2-4 BIG EAST) look to finish the season strong after splitting a weekend against nationally ranked foes. Temple fell to No. 7 Liberty, 3-2, in a shootout before closing its home slate with a 2-1 Senior Day victory over Yale at Howarth Field.

With a goal against Yale, Peyton Rieger now has 25 points this season — the most by an Owl in a single campaign since 2015. The Woolwich, N.J., native leads the conference with four game-winning goals.

Temple's offense ranks among the best in the BIG EAST, sitting second in both points per game and goals per game while ranking 25th nationally in scoring (2.53 goals per game). The Owls are balanced offensively, with four players among the top 18 point-getters in the conference.

Freshman Lucia Magro earned her fourth conference recognition of the season on Tuesday, landing on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after scoring both of Temple's goals against nationally ranked Liberty. The Buenos Aires, Argentina, native ranks second on the team in goals (7) and points (16) and stands second among BIG EAST freshmen in points, trailing only Quinnipiac's Rozemarijn van Keulen (16). Her 16 points are the most by a Temple freshman since Alyssa Delp tallied 18 on nine goals in 2012. Magro has twice earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week and twice received Weekly Honor Roll honors.

A win would give the Owls their 19th season in program history with at least 12 victories.

BIG EAST Standings (as of Oct. 30)

School	BIG EAST	PCT	Overall	PCT
Liberty	6-0	1.000	14-2	.875
UConn	5-1	.833	9-7	.562
Old Dominion	4-2	.667	7-9	.438
Villanova	3-3	.500	5-11	.312
Temple	2-4	.333	11-6	.647
Quinnipiac	2-4	.333	10-7	.588
Providence	1-5	.167	8-8	.500
Georgetown	1-5	.167	5-11	.312

Scouting Providence

Providence enters Friday on a three-game skid with losses to No. 7 Liberty (2-0), Villanova (4-2) and No. 19 Brown (5-1).

The Friars feature a potent offensive duo in Lily Procaccianti (9 goals) and Bo Martina (8 goals), who rank tied for second and tied for third, respectively, in the BIG EAST. Carly van Benten leads the team with eight assists, ranking fourth in the conference. Procaccianti (19 points) and Martina (19) are tied for seventh in the BIG EAST in scoring, while van Benten (18) ranks ninth.

Goalkeeper Ava Porter has posted a 1.58 goals-against average (sixth in BIG EAST), a .753 save percentage (fourth) and 4.87 saves per game (second).

All-Time Series vs. Providence

Friday marks the 16th all-time meeting between the programs, with Temple holding an 8-7 series advantage. The Owls earned a 1-0 victory in Philadelphia last season, while the Friars claimed a 2-0 win in the most recent matchup in Providence (2023). Temple has won four of the last five contests, reversing a six-game Friar winning streak from 2015–21. Six of the 13 meetings have gone to overtime, including three that were decided in shootouts.