Men's Soccer Upended 1-0 in Season Opener

Thursday, August 21

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

Temple University

0-1-0, 0-0-0

St. John's

1-0-0, 0-0-0

St. John's (NY)

Temple

Men's Soccer Upended 1-0 in Season Opener

8.21.25 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's soccer team fell to St. John's in TU's season opener on Thursday night, 1-0. The Owls totaled six shots as Sunday's match against Delaware will wrap up a two-game homestand.

How it Happened
•   Temple started the game off aggressively on offense with two corner-kick opportunities in the first four minutes.
•   Chase Jackson created an opportunity in the 22nd minute with a shot on target.
•   Goalie Diego Dauzier pulled in three saves from minute 50-60, keeping the match knotted up at 0-0.
•   The Temple defense held strong until a go-ahead goal in the 85th minute sealed the deal for the Red Storm.

By the Numbers
•   Temple recorded five second-half shots and six in total.
•   Lukas Egarter and Nore Sumner were the lone two position players to play the full 90 minutes. Egarter ranked third for the Cherry and White last season, logging a total of 1,138 minutes played.
•   Six newcomers made their Temple debuts, including Nore Sumner, Adrian Panaite, Luka Lukic, Raz Schwartz, Aiden O'Sullivan, and Wilson Holman.
•   Dating back to last season, Temple has now held opponents to one goal or fewer in six of its last seven contests.

Up Next
The Owls will next prepare to face the Delaware Blue Hens at home on Sunday, Aug. 24. The action from TSC kicks of at 7 P.M. with the action streaming exclusively on ESPN+.

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