Game Guide: Villanova

Date

Thursday, Aug. 20

Time

12 p.m. ET

Location

Villanova, Pa.

Broadcast

ESPN+

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple University's men's soccer team will kick off the 2026 season on the road against Villanova on Thursday, Aug. 21. The Philly Soccer Six clash is set for noon, with the action streaming exclusively on ESPN+. The American Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll has Temple finishing last in the standings this season, while Charlotte is picked to go back-to-back.

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New Year at TSC

There are 14 newcomers for the 2026 season, five of whom are freshmen.
Head Coach Bryan Green has brought in two transfer goalkeepers, Jason Villalobos from Otterbein University and Gavin Atkinson from Grand Canyon University. They join returning goalkeeper Dylan Kaye as the Owls' last line of defense.
A key returner for the Owls includes 2025 points co-leader and assist leader, Nathan Brown. The junior from Collegeville, Pa., has a career total of six points through 30 games. He also has a total of 19 shots, nine of which are on goal, throughout his two years at Temple.
There are 12 international players on the roster this season compared to nine from the previous campaign.
Nore Sumner, Simon Jordheim, and Michael Siravo return to help the Owls on the back wall.
Temple adds significant height to the roster with the additions of Aaron Sullivan and Carlos Rojas, who both stand at 6'6". Atkinson also comes in standing at 6'5", which he looks to use as an advantage when he is between the posts.

Series History

All-Time SeriesVillanova leads, 7-6-2

Last MeetingTemple, 3-2 • Aug. 25, 2024

Last Temple WinAug. 25, 2024 • W, 3-2

Current StreakTemple, 1

Scouting Villanova 0-0-0

2025 RECORD

7-6-5

2025 CONF. RECORD

2-3-3

2025 CONF. FINISH

8th

Brody Crampton returns to Villanova after leading his squad in minutes his freshman year (1,620). He was also one of only two players to start in all 18 games for Villanova. The 'Cats have a total of 21 returners for this season. One of whom is junior Fynn Lahrsen, who led Villanova last season in goals (4), shots (32), and shots on goal (14). He was also the co-leader in points with nine. They conceded 24 goals last season, which was 14 fewer than their total from 2024. The only returning goalkeeper is junior Alex Yagudayev. The 6'2" New York native played in 11 games last season and allowed 19 goals for a 1.73 goals-against-average. He made 47 saves (.712 SV%) and had a record of 3-5-3. This is the third year for head coach Mark Fetrow, who has a record of 8-15-11.

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