TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY
LIBERTY / LAFAYETTE
TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY 2016 GAME NOTES
Karen Angell, Associate Director for Athletic Communications l Email: [email protected] O: 215-204-3850 l C: 928-606-8017 l Twitter: @TempleFH l Website: www.OwlSports.com
GAME INFORMATION Dates................................................................. Oct. 28 & 30, 2016 Times.......................4:00 p.m. (10/28 - ESPN3) & 2:00 p.m. (10/30) Sites............................................Lynchburg, Va. / Philadelphia, Pa. Live Stats...................................................Links on OwlSports.com Twitter Updates............................................................ @TempleFH Series vs. Liberty.................................................................Tied, 1-1 Streak.......................................................................................... L 1 Series vs. Lafayette....................................... Temple leads, 20-9-2 Streak........................................................................................ W 3
SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST Fri., 26 Sun., 28
vs. #2 Syracuse (at Saint Joseph’s)..................L, 8-0 at Saint Joseph’s.............................................. L, 2-1
SEPTEMBER Fri., 2 Sun., 4 Fri., 9 Sun., 11 Fri., 16 Sun., 18 Fri., 23 Sun., 25 Fri., 30
#18 PENN STATE............................................... L, 8-1 LA SALLE.........................................................W, 3-2 #10 DELAWARE................................................L, 5-2 DREXEL.............................................................L, 3-1 *PROVIDENCE (BEDN).............................. L, 3-2 (OT) MONMOUTH....................................................L, 3-2 *at #3 UConn...................................................L, 6-0 at Sacred Heart ...................................... W, 3-2 (OT) *GEORGETOWN................................................W, 4-1
OCTOBER Sun., 2 Fri., 7 Sun., 9 Sat., 15 Fri., 21 Fri., 28 Sun., 30
HOLY CROSS...................................................W, 2-0 *#13 OLD DOMINION................................ W, 2-1 (OT) at Penn.............................................................L, 3-0 *at Villanova.....................................................L, 3-2 *QUINNIPIAC...................................................W, 3-2 *at Liberty (ESPN3).................................... 4:00 p.m. LAFAYETTE (Senior Day)............................ 2:00 p.m.
MATCHUPS
TEMPLE Owls 6-10, 3-3 BIG EAST
LIBERTY Flames 6-8, 4-2 BIG EAST
LAFAYETTE Leopards 7-9, 2-3 Patriot League
HEAD COACH Marybeth Freeman Overall Record:..............60-62 (7th Yr) at School:.......................14-23 (2nd Yr) 2015 Team Record:.......................8-13
HEAD COACH Jodi Murphy Overall Record:...............71-44 (6th Yr) at School:....................................Same 2015 Team Record:.......................12-6
HEAD COACH Jennifer Stone Overall Record:..............28-42 (4th Yr) at School:....................................Same 2015 Team Record:.......................9-10
LAST TIME OUT W, 3-2 vs. Quinnipiac 10/21/2016
LAST TIME OUT L, 5-1 vs. No. 4 North Carolina 10/23/2016
LAST TIME OUT L, 2-0 vs. No. 20 Harvard 10/23/2016
LEADERS Goals: .................. Rachael Mueller (9) Assists: ........................Sarah Keer (6) Points: ................ Rachael Mueller (18)
LEADERS Goals: ....................Agueda Moroni (7) Assists: .Serena Barr/Bethany Barr (9) Points: .Serena Barr/Bethany Barr (17)
LEADERS Goals: .............. Amanda Magadan (7) Assists: ........Turner/van der Geest (4) Points: .............Amanda Magadan (16)
HEADLINES
NOVEMBER Fri., 4 **BIG EAST SEMIFINALS.....................1:00/4:00 p.m. Sun., 6 **BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP....................... 1:00 p.m. Home games in CAPS *BIG EAST contest **BIG EAST Tournament (at Temple) All times Eastern and subject to change
PRONUNCIATIONS Foran...................................................................................... for-AN Gerzabek........................................................................ grr-za-beck Kucera.............................................................................. coo-sarah Kuhns.......................................................................................koonz Lilliock................................................................................. lilly-awk Maiyah Brown......................................................................... my-uh Meszaros......................................................................mezz-air-ohs Vittese............................................................................. vah-TEESE
» The Owls control their fate with regards to earning a spot in the four-team BIG EAST Tournament which Temple will host Nov. 4-6. They will earn a berth with a win at Liberty on Friday, but they can also get in with a loss as long as Old Dominion does not beat Providence at home that same afternoon. » Temple is coming off a much-needed, 3-2 win against Quinnipiac on Oct. 21. Freshman Maddie Merton scored twice and assisted on the third goal, while redshirt junior Sarah Keer scored a goal and had an assist. Merton was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her efforts. » The Owls recently won four straight before having that streak snapped with a loss at Penn on Oct. 9. Temple lost again in its next game, getting edged 3-2 at BIG EAST foe Villanova on Oct. 15. » On Friday, Oct. 7, Temple upset No. 13 Old Dominion by a score of 2-1 in overtime at Howarth Field. Freshman Maddie Lilliock made nine saves, and junior Rachael Mueller scored the OT game-winner. Both players were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for their efforts. » Mueller is the Owls’ leading scorer with nine goals this season, and three of those have been game-winning goals including two in overtime (at Sacred Heart, vs. No. 13 ODU). » The Owls’ first two wins in the streak included their their first shutout, a 2-0 victory against Holy Cross on Oct. 2. It was also the first career shutout for Lilliock, who currently ranks 10th in NCAA Division I with 7.06 saves per game. » Temple field hockey recently raised $1,509 for the Go4TheGoal Foundation’s Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer initiative, which strives to improve the lives of children battling cancer. » Lilliock was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Sept. 19 after strong performances vs. Providence and Monmouth. She tied her season high with 11 saves against the Friars, and added eight against the Hawks. » Temple field hockey celebrated the grand opening of Howarth Field on Sept. 2 when the Owls hosted No. 18 Penn State. The field is named in recognition of a $500,000 gift from field hockey alum Cherifa (Nouri) Howarth and her husband, Greg. » The Owls play 11 of their 18 regular-season games at Howarth Field in 2016. Sunday’s game is the last of those, and Temple will honor its four seniors for Senior Day against Lafayette. » Four of Temple’s losses have come to teams now ranked in the top 10 as of the Oct. 25 NFHCA Coaches Poll (No. 2 Syracuse, No. 3 UConn, No. 6 Penn State and No. 9 Delaware). » Fun fact: Lafayette assistant coach Sarah Dalrymple is a 2011 Temple graduate and was an NFHCA All-Region Second Team selection for Temple field hockey as a senior goalkeeper in 2010. » Freshman Becky Gerhart has notched seven defensive saves to tie for second among all players in NCAA Division I, while senior Ali Meszaros has three and is tied for 19th. The Owls’ 14 total defensive saves rank second in the nation.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
ROSTER
ALL-TIME RECORD • 102nd season of field hockey • Years: 1914 to present • Overall record: 525-384-53 (1949-2016) • NCAA Appearances: 6 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992)
No.
Name
Yr.
Pos.
Ht.
Hometown
00
Chloe Johnson
So.
GK
5-9
Phoenixville, Pa.
2
Maddie Lilliock
Fr.
GK
5-6
Palmyra, Pa.
3
Maddie Merton
Fr.
M
5-4
Auckland, New Zealand
COACHING STAFF Head Coach..................................................... Marybeth Freeman Phone......................................................................215-204-2688 E-Mail......................................................mbfreeman@temple.edu Career Record/Year........................................................60-62/7th Record at TU/Year...........................................................14-23/2nd Associate Head Coach......................................................Roz Ellis Phone...................................................................... 215-204-5106 E-Mail............................................................ [email protected] Assistant Coach..................................................... Katie Gerzabek E-Mail....................................................... [email protected] Director of Operations............................................Carissa Vittese E-Mail..................................................carissa.vittese@temple.edu Volunteer Asst. Coach........................................ Chrissy Davidson
4
Sam Souder
Fr.
F
5-7
West Deptford, N.J.
5
Lucy Reed
Fr.
F
5-6
Lititz, Pa.
7
Kathryn Edgar
Fr.
M
5-5
Craigavon, N. Ireland
8
Maiyah Brown
Jr.
M/F
5-5
Allentown, Pa.
9
Michelle Walsh
Sr.
B/M
5-2
Phoenixville, Pa.
Archbishop Carroll
10
Cristen Barnett
Fr.
F
5-6
Brecksville, Ohio
Western Reserve Academy
11
Katie Foran
Sr.
F
5-6
Dauphin, Pa.
12
Becky Gerhart
Fr.
B
5-6
Quakertown, Pa.
13
Rachael Mueller
Jr.
M
5-3
Warminster, Pa.
14
Hattie Kuhns
Jr.
F
5-6
Millerstown, Pa.
Greenwood
15
Nellie Doyle
So.
B
5-10
Havertown, Pa.
Merion Mercy Academy
16
Ali Meszaros
Sr.
B
5-2
Phoenixville, Pa.
19
Grace Gober
Fr.
B
5-6
Wyoming, Pa.
Wyoming Area
20
Maris Stern
R-So.
F
5-6
Lehighton, Pa.
Lehighton Area
21
Paige Gross
Sr.
M
5-2
Bethlehem, Pa.
23
Jessika Daniels
So.
M
5-9
Glen Mills, Pa.
Garnet Valley
25
Sarah Keer
R-Jr.
F
5-5
Lehighton, Pa.
Lehighton
28
Ashley Kucera
R-So.
M
5-3
Spring City, Pa.
Owen J. Roberts
THE TEAM Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................13/12 Starters Returning/Lost............................................................. 5/6 2015 Overall Record................................................................ 8-13 BIG EAST Record...................................................................... 3-2 BIG EAST Regular Season Finish............................................. 2nd Postseason............................................................. BIG EAST Final TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Founded................................................................................. 1884 Enrollment..........................................................................39,000 Nickname...............................................................................Owls School Colors.....................................................Cherry and White Affiliation...............................................................NCAA Division I Conference.........................................American Athletic/BIG EAST Acting President:................................................... Richard Englert Director of Athletics...............................................Dr. Patrick Kraft Athletic Dept. Phone................................................215-204-7447 Ticket Office Phone.................................................215-204-8499 University Website....................................................... temple.edu Athletics Website.................................................... owlsports.com
High School Conestoga Lower Dauphin St. Cuthbert’s College West Deptford Warwick Lurgan College William Allen
Central Dauphin Quakertown William Tennent
Phoenixville
Liberty
Head Coach: Marybeth Freeman (Old Dominion ’03) – Second season Associate Head Coach: Roz Ellis (Iowa ’09) – Second season Assistant Coach: Katie Gerzabek (Maryland ’15) – Second season Director of Operations: Carissa Vittese (Virginia ’14) – Second season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chrissy Davidson (UConn ’15) – First season Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Inman (Salisbury ‘14) - First Season Associate Director, Resnick Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes: Tara Evans (Syracuse ‘01) - Third Season
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY PENN MONTO/ NFHCA COACHES POLL - October 25 Rank School Record Points 1. Duke 14-2 822 (29) 2. Syracuse 13-2 779 (5) 3. *UConn 16-1 721 (3) Maryland 13-3 721 (3) 5. North Carolina 13-4 694 (2) 6. Penn State 13-2 617 7. Louisville 15-3 585 8. Virginia 11-6 506 9. Delaware 15-2 503 10. Northwestern 11-6 389 11. Michigan 10-6 380 12. Boston College 9-7 352 13. Princeton 9-6 327 14. Boston University 10-5 299 15. Iowa 11-6 251 16. Harvard 10-4 206 17. Stanford 9-5 173 18. Wake Forest 8-7 147 19. Albany 12-5 112 20. American 11-5 67 *- BIG EAST Team • Italics indicate Owls’ 2016 opponent First-place votes in parentheses
SCOUTING LIBERTY Liberty has been a consistently strong program since starting a field hockey team in 2011 under coach Jodi Murphy, who remains the coach today. The Flames have struggled a little this season against a tough schedule, but have gone 6-8 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST to already secure a tournament berth. Liberty won 2-1 in overtime at No. 20 American on Oct. 6, and took down Providence 2-1 on the road last weekend. Earlier this year, the Flames took No. 2 Syracuse to overtime before losing 3-2. Most recently, Liberty fell 5-1 to No. 4 North Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 23. UNC was the eighth ranked opponent Liberty had faced this season and fourth top-five team. Sisters Serena and Bethany Barr, both seniors, lead Liberty in total points with 17 each, scoring four goals in addition to tallying nine assists each. Freshman Agueda Moroni is the team leader in goals with nine after scoring three this past weekend to earn BIG EAST Offensive and Freshman of the Week honors. Freshman Allison Schaefer has played every minute in goal for the Flames with 93 saves to 36 goals allowed for a save percentage of .721. Temple and Liberty have met just twice before in program history. The Flames, then ranked No. 12, edged Temple in last year’s meeting by a score of 3-2 in double overtime. In 2011, the Owls won 3-0 at home. SCOUTING LAFAYETTE Lafayette is 7-9 overall but has lost six in a row heading into the weekend. The Leopards will face Lehigh at home on Friday before traveling to Temple on Sunday. Four of Lafayette’s losses have come to teams ranked in the Top 20, and the Leopards defeated No. 9 Boston University 2-1 on Sept. 23.
Senior Amanda Magadan leads Lafayette with seven goals and 16 total points, while freshman Lisa van der Geest and senior Ami Turner are tied for the team lead with four assists each. Senior Katelyn Arnold has been the Leopards’ only goalkeeper this season, boasting a save percentage of .650. Temple holds a 20-9-2 all-time lead in the series against Lafayette, and the Owls have won three straight including a 4-1 win last year and a 4-0 win the year before. TEMPLE TO HOST 2016 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Temple’s first season on Howarth Field is coming with a big responsibility, as the Owls will serve as hosts for the 2016 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. The semifinals are set for 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, with the championship game set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. All games will be broadcast by the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) through FoxSportsGo.com and the FoxSportsGo app. The Owls last hosted a conference tournament in 2010 when they were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Temple has advanced to its conference tournament in each of the last 13 years including all three BIG EAST Tournaments since joining the league as an associate member in 2013. The Owls have earned a spot in the championship game two years in a row, falling to UConn in both. TOUGH LINEUP FOR TEMPLE IN 2016 As of the NFHCA Top 20 Coaches Poll for Oct. 25, four of Temple’s opponents were nationally ranked. The Owls have faced five opponents ranked at the time of the game, including four still in the Top 10- No. 2 Syracuse, No. 18 Penn State (now No. 6), No. 10 Delaware (now No. 9), and No. 3 UConn. Temple also beat then-No. 13 Old Dominion on Oct. 7. According to fieldhockeycorner.com, the Owls’ schedule is the eighth-toughest in Division I.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY DEFENSIVELY-MINDED With seven defensive saves so far in 2016, freshman Becky Gerhart is tied for second among all players in NCAA Division I, while senior Ali Meszaros is tied for 19th with three defensive saves. With 14 defensive saves as a team, the Owls rank second in the nation. Freshman Maddie Lilliock’s 7.06 saves per game rank 10th in the nation, and the Owls’ 8.00 saves per game rank eighth.
HONORS AND AWARDS BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Maddie Lilliock, Sept. 19
TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY WINS FOUR STRAIGHT After starting the season at 1-8 overall, the Owls bounced back to win four straight in a two-week span. An overtime win at Sacred Heart on Sept. 25 got the momentum going, and Temple followed that up with its first BIG EAST win on Sept. 30 by a score of 4-1 against Georgetown. Freshman Maddie Merton scored twice in that victory, while junior Rachael Mueller tapped in the game-winning second goal.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Katie Foran, Sept. 5 Maddie Lilliock, Oct. 3 Maddie Lilliock, Oct. 10 Rachael Mueller, Oct. 10 Maddie Merton, Oct. 24
Phila Field Hockey Rookie of the Week Maddie Lilliock, Sept. 19 Phila Field Hockey Student-Athlete of the Week Maddie Merton, Oct. 12
OWLS UPSET 13TH-RANKED OLD DOMINION For the second year in a row, Temple pulled off an upset against nationally ranked Old Dominion, this year topping the Two days later the Owls won again, recording their first shutNo. 13 Monarchs 2-1 in overtime at Howarth Field on Oct. 7. out of the season in a 2-0 win against visiting Holy Cross. Senior Katie Foran notched both a goal and an assist, while The win was the fourth in a row for the Owls, who got an imfreshman goalkeeper Maddie Lilliock made three saves pressive nine saves from freshman goalkeeper Maddie Lilliock. for her first career shutout. Lilliock posted five saves in the Adding to the save total of 11 for Temple were freshmen Becky Georgetown win, and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Gerhart and Kathryn Edgar with one defensive save apiece in Honor Roll for her efforts. an all-around outstanding backfield effort for the Owls. The last win in the streak was the biggest, as the Owls upset Leading scorer Rachael Mueller came up with her third No. 13 Old Dominion 2-1 in overtime at Howarth Field on Oct. game-winning goal of the season, this time doing it in dramatic 7. Lilliock made nine saves, and Mueller once again came up fashion in the seventh minute of overtime. The Owls got their with the overtime game-winning goal. other goal from redshirt junior Sarah Keer early in the contest. OWLS EDGE SACRED HEART IN OVERTIME With just under a minute remaining in the first overtime period, junior Rachael Mueller scored the game-winning goal for Temple in a 3-2 victory at Sacred Heart on Sept. 25. It was the Owls’ second overtime contest in their last four games, but this time it ended in Temple’s favor thanks to Mueller, who scored two goals including the dagger when she spun around in the circle and found an opening to get the ball past Sacred Heart’s Emily Degennaro. “Obviously to snap a five-game losing streak feels really good,” said Temple head coach Marybeth Freeman. “We made things a little more difficult for ourselves than we needed to, but I was really happy to see how that final play developed. Rachael has been doing a really good job in practice, staying diligent and gaining confidence. We had a great passing combination leading into the final goal, and Rachael was able to execute on the reverse as the goalkeeper came out and challenged her.”
The victory marked the first for Temple against a ranked opponent so far this season. The Owls’ strength of schedule, ranked eighth in the nation, has seen them play four teams in the Top 10 already this year. “I think this win had a lot to do with our belief and our confidence,” said Temple head coach Marybeth Freeman. “We’ve had some tough, adverse situations early in the season and we’ve been saying ‘keep chipping away, keep chipping away.’ I’m really happy that we found the grit that we needed today to get the result that we knew we could get. We really put our belief into action against a really strong opponent in Old Dominion. I couldn’t be more proud of the team and how they were able to execute what we needed to do today.” TEMPLE PICKED FOURTH IN THE BIG EAST Temple field hockey was picked to finish fourth of eight teams in the 2016 BIG EAST Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Three-time defending conference champion UConn was unanimously selected to defend its title.
Also scoring for Temple in the win was senior Katie Foran. The Owls were down 1-0 from the eighth minute to the 50th min- The Huskies also garnered the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive ute, but then scored twice in a seven-minute span. Player of the Year honor in forward Charlotte Veitner, while UConn midfielder Anna Middendorf and Liberty back Serena OWLS LOSE OT HEARTBREAKER IN BIG EAST OPENER Barr were selected as Preseason Co-Defensive Players of the After an impressive late comeback for Temple against Provi- Year. The Huskies collected all seven eligible first-place votes dence on Sept. 16, the game ended in heartbreak for the Owls for a total of 49 points from the leagues’ head coaches, who who lost 3-2 in overtime in their BIG EAST opener. Temple were not allowed to vote for their own players or teams. trailed by two with just over five minutes left in regulation before tying the game with back-to-back goals. With 5:07 Conference newcomer Liberty collected 40 points to claim remaining in regulation, junior Rachael Mueller scored on a second place in the coaches’ poll, earning the remaining firstrebounded shot and save to put Temple on the board. After place vote. Old Dominion followed in third with 39 points while a Providence timeout, freshman Maddie Merton wasted little Temple rounded out the top four with 30 points. They were time in scoring the game-tying goal, sending a perfect long followed by Providence with 25, Villanova with 19, Quinnipiac ball in from the far right of the circle. with 13 and Georgetown with nine. Temple had two more penalty corners and dominated offensively in the last four minutes, but Providence’s defense kept the game tied through the end of regulation. After 10 minutes of extra time, Providence’s Adrienne Houle chipped in a shot that deflected off Lilliock’s foot and into the goal for the win.
BIG EAST DIGITAL NETWORK AT HOWARTH FIELD The BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) was on hand to broadcast Temple field hockey’s conference opener against Providence on Friday, Sept. 16, and will be back for the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championships hosted by Temple on Nov. 4 and 6. The Owls will host a conference tournament for the first time in six years, as Temple hosted the Atlantic 10 Tournament back in 2010.
BIG EAST STANDINGS Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. UConn 6-0 1.000 16-1 .941 Providence 4-2 .667 12-5 .706 Liberty 4-2 .667 6-8 .429 Old Dominion 3-3 .500 7-8 .467 Temple 3-3 .500 6-10 .375 Quinnipiac 3-3 .500 4-12 .250 Villanova 1-5 .167 4-12 .250 Georgetown 0-6 .000 5-11 .313 TEMPLE STORMS BACK IN FIRST VICTORY OF 2016 Trailing 2-0 at halftime against La Salle on Sept. 4, Temple’s backs were against the wall for its hopes of grabbing victory number one in the 2016 season. Senior Katie Foran got things going for the Owls early in the second half with her first goal, and junior Rachael Mueller followed with a second to tie the game in the 49th minute. With just over eight minutes left, Foran scored the game-winner to complete the comeback and give the Owls the win. Freshman goalkeeper Maddie Lilliock made 10 saves, while senior Ali Meszaros and freshman Becky Gerhart both tallied defensive saves. MUELLER SHINES IN CLUTCH TIME Junior Rachael Mueller leads Temple with nine goals so far in 2016, and has scored three of the Owls’ five game-winning goals (senior Katie Foran has the other two). All three of Mueller’s game-winners came in Temple’s recent streak of four wins in a row, with two of those goals coming in overtime. Mueller scored the OT game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Sacred Heart on Sept. 25, and also scored the OT winner in a 2-1 upset of No. 13 Old Dominion on Oct. 7. INAUGURAL SEASON ON HOWARTH FIELD The 2016 season is the inaugural year for Temple field hockey’s new stadium. The Owls are playing for the first time on Howarth Field at the brand new Temple Sports Complex, and had a grand opening celebration at their home opener against Penn State on Friday, Sept. 2. The new complex also serves as the home for lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s track & field. The $22 million project, started in September 2015, features two playing fields. The space for field hockey and lacrosse, at the southern end of the property by 13th Street and Girard Avenue, is named Howarth Field in recognition of a $500,000 gift from former field hockey student-athlete Cherifa Howarth, ‘98, and her husband, Greg.
HEAD COACH MARYBETH FREEMAN SECOND YEAR • OLD DOMINION ‘03 CAREER RECORD 60-62 (SEVEN YEARS) Marybeth Freeman, a five-time NCAA Division I champion as a player and coach, was hired as the head field hockey coach of Temple University on March 10, 2015. In Freeman’s debut season, the Owls made a second consecutive appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament Final before falling to two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn. The end of the season saw a five-game win streak for Temple prior to the conference championship game. The run showed what the Owls were capable of, starting with a 1-0 upset of #12 Old Dominion on Oct. 20. Freeman had four Longstreth/NFHCA All-Region selections, four All-BIG EAST selections and a Longstreth/NFHCA All-American in her first season at Temple. Off the field, Freeman’s Owls earned the BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award in field hockey for a second year in a row, and 20 of her student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. Freeman came to Temple after spending five seasons as the head field hockey coach for Columbia University, and was previously an assistant coach at the University of Maryland for seven seasons, winning three national championships with the Terps.
After leading Columbia to 12 wins in 2014, tying for the second-most in program history, Freeman was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year. Her 2014 squad finFreeman (center) with assistant coach Katie Gerzabek (left) and associate head caoch Roz Ellis. ished with a record of 12-5, and junior midfielder Christina Freibolt Kathryn Mason led the nation in goals against average was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year as twice under Freeman’s guidance, and was the first well as being named to the All-Region First Team and ever Terp goalkeeper to be honored as a First Team All-American. All-America Third Team. Freeman has also served as the head goalkeep Freeman’s tenure at Columbia included a 10-win season in her first as head coach, and a pair of nine-win ing and defense coach for the US Field Hockey High seasons in 2011 and 2012. The Lions’ schedules were Performance Mid-Atlantic Region, in addition to workamong the most difficult in the nation in 2013-14. She ing with the US Field Hockey Futures program. She is a 2003 graduate of Old Dominion Universileaves Columbia after producing seven NFHCA All-Re- ty, and helped the Lady Monarchs win national titles in gion selections over her five years with the program. While at Maryland, Freeman played an integral 1998 and 2000. The four-year starter also led her team role in the team’s national titles in 2005, 2006 and to a Colonial Athletic Association title in each year of 2008. After three seasons as an assistant coach, Free- her collegiate career. In addition to her success on the man was promoted to associate head coach in 2007. field, Freeman excelled in the classroom as she was a The Terps also won three ACC titles in her time on staff, four-year NFHCA Academic All-American. Freeman earned a bachelor’s degree in health in 2005, 2008 and 2009. Among other responsibili- ties, Freeman was tasked with developing the Terps’ and physical education from ODU in 2003, and earned defense and goalkeeping unit. Three-time All-American her master’s in education from Maryland in 2008.
2016 Temple Field Hockey Temple Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2016) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date
* * * * * *
Aug 26 Aug 28 Sept 2 Sep 04 Sep 09 Sep 11 Sep 16 Sep 18 Sep 23 Sep 25 Sep 30 Oct 02 Oct 07 Oct 09 Oct 15 Oct 21
Opponent vs #2 Syracuse at Saint Joseph's #18 PENN STATE LA SALLE #10 DELAWARE DREXEL PROVIDENCE MONMOUTH at #3 UConn at Sacred Heart GEORGETOWN HOLY CROSS #13 OLD DOMINION at Penn at Villanova QUINNIPIAC
TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game PENALTY CORNERS PENALTY STROKES PENALTIES Green cards Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE T o ta l Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
OVERALL 6-10 3-3 3-7
L L L W L L Lot L L Wot W W Wot L L W
Score 0-8 1-2 1-8 3-2 2-5 1-3 2-3 2-3 0-6 3-2 4-1 2-0 2-1 0-3 2-3 3-2
Att. 200 200 613 593 348 436 516 567 234 110 214 489 318 226 527 386
TU
OPP
28-221 1.75 .127 134-221 .606 13.8 114 0-0
52-297 3.25 .175 180-297 .606 18.6 146 4-4
19 5 0 4480 10/448 1/200
22 6 0 1297 5/259
HOME 5-5 3-1 2-4 ##
Player
13 3 25 11 23 14 8 20 21 7 28 16 10 15 12 9 5
MUELLER, Rachael MERTON, Maddie KEER, Sarah FORAN, Katie DANIELS, Jessika KUHNS, Hattie BROWN, Maiyah STERN, Maris GROSS, Paige EDGAR, Kathryn KUCERA, Ashley MESZAROS, Ali BARNETT, Cristen DOYLE, Nellie GERHART, Becky WALSH, Michelle REED, Lucy Total Opponents
Goalie 2 LILLIOCK, Maddie 00 JOHNSON, Chloe ##
Total Opponents Goals by Period Temple Opponents Shots by Period Temple Opponents
AWAY 1-4 0-2 1-2
NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1
gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv 16 9 0 18 23 .391 17 .739 3 0-0 0 16 6 2 14 13 .462 8 .615 0 0-0 0 16 2 6 10 50 .040 29 .580 1 0-0 0 16 4 1 9 29 .138 15 .517 2 0-0 0 16 3 1 7 13 .231 9 .692 0 0-0 0 16 2 2 6 36 .056 21 .583 0 0-0 0 16 1 1 3 17 .059 10 .588 0 0-0 0 16 1 0 2 4 .250 4 1.000 0 0-0 0 16 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 12 0 0 0 28 .000 16 .571 0 0-0 1 15 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 0 16 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 3 14 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 0 11 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 7 16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 16 28 14 70 221 .127 134 .606 6 0-0 14 16 52 38 142 297 .175 180 .606 10 4-4 10 GP 16 2 16 16
Min. 1133:13 11:01 1151:27 1151:27
GA
49 2 52 28
1st
2nd
OT
11 28
15 23
2 1
1st
2nd
OT
101 113 149 142
7 6
Saves by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
60 56
65 47
3 3
Corners by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
51 71
62 73
1 2
GAAvg Saves
3.03 12.71 3.16 1.70 Total 28 52 Total 221 297 Total 128 106 Total 114 146
113 1 128 106
W-L-T
Sho
.698 6-10-0 .333 0-0-0 .711 6-10-0 .791 10-6-0
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TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY 2016 GAME NOTES
Karen Angell, Associate Director for Athletic Communications l Email: [email protected] O: 215-204-3850 l C: 928-606-8017 l Twitter: @TempleFH l Website: www.OwlSports.com
GAME INFORMATION Dates................................................................. Oct. 28 & 30, 2016 Times.......................4:00 p.m. (10/28 - ESPN3) & 2:00 p.m. (10/30) Sites............................................Lynchburg, Va. / Philadelphia, Pa. Live Stats...................................................Links on OwlSports.com Twitter Updates............................................................ @TempleFH Series vs. Liberty.................................................................Tied, 1-1 Streak.......................................................................................... L 1 Series vs. Lafayette....................................... Temple leads, 20-9-2 Streak........................................................................................ W 3
SCHEDULE/RESULTS AUGUST Fri., 26 Sun., 28
vs. #2 Syracuse (at Saint Joseph’s)..................L, 8-0 at Saint Joseph’s.............................................. L, 2-1
SEPTEMBER Fri., 2 Sun., 4 Fri., 9 Sun., 11 Fri., 16 Sun., 18 Fri., 23 Sun., 25 Fri., 30
#18 PENN STATE............................................... L, 8-1 LA SALLE.........................................................W, 3-2 #10 DELAWARE................................................L, 5-2 DREXEL.............................................................L, 3-1 *PROVIDENCE (BEDN).............................. L, 3-2 (OT) MONMOUTH....................................................L, 3-2 *at #3 UConn...................................................L, 6-0 at Sacred Heart ...................................... W, 3-2 (OT) *GEORGETOWN................................................W, 4-1
OCTOBER Sun., 2 Fri., 7 Sun., 9 Sat., 15 Fri., 21 Fri., 28 Sun., 30
HOLY CROSS...................................................W, 2-0 *#13 OLD DOMINION................................ W, 2-1 (OT) at Penn.............................................................L, 3-0 *at Villanova.....................................................L, 3-2 *QUINNIPIAC...................................................W, 3-2 *at Liberty (ESPN3).................................... 4:00 p.m. LAFAYETTE (Senior Day)............................ 2:00 p.m.
MATCHUPS
TEMPLE Owls 6-10, 3-3 BIG EAST
LIBERTY Flames 6-8, 4-2 BIG EAST
LAFAYETTE Leopards 7-9, 2-3 Patriot League
HEAD COACH Marybeth Freeman Overall Record:..............60-62 (7th Yr) at School:.......................14-23 (2nd Yr) 2015 Team Record:.......................8-13
HEAD COACH Jodi Murphy Overall Record:...............71-44 (6th Yr) at School:....................................Same 2015 Team Record:.......................12-6
HEAD COACH Jennifer Stone Overall Record:..............28-42 (4th Yr) at School:....................................Same 2015 Team Record:.......................9-10
LAST TIME OUT W, 3-2 vs. Quinnipiac 10/21/2016
LAST TIME OUT L, 5-1 vs. No. 4 North Carolina 10/23/2016
LAST TIME OUT L, 2-0 vs. No. 20 Harvard 10/23/2016
LEADERS Goals: .................. Rachael Mueller (9) Assists: ........................Sarah Keer (6) Points: ................ Rachael Mueller (18)
LEADERS Goals: ....................Agueda Moroni (7) Assists: .Serena Barr/Bethany Barr (9) Points: .Serena Barr/Bethany Barr (17)
LEADERS Goals: .............. Amanda Magadan (7) Assists: ........Turner/van der Geest (4) Points: .............Amanda Magadan (16)
HEADLINES
NOVEMBER Fri., 4 **BIG EAST SEMIFINALS.....................1:00/4:00 p.m. Sun., 6 **BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP....................... 1:00 p.m. Home games in CAPS *BIG EAST contest **BIG EAST Tournament (at Temple) All times Eastern and subject to change
PRONUNCIATIONS Foran...................................................................................... for-AN Gerzabek........................................................................ grr-za-beck Kucera.............................................................................. coo-sarah Kuhns.......................................................................................koonz Lilliock................................................................................. lilly-awk Maiyah Brown......................................................................... my-uh Meszaros......................................................................mezz-air-ohs Vittese............................................................................. vah-TEESE
» The Owls control their fate with regards to earning a spot in the four-team BIG EAST Tournament which Temple will host Nov. 4-6. They will earn a berth with a win at Liberty on Friday, but they can also get in with a loss as long as Old Dominion does not beat Providence at home that same afternoon. » Temple is coming off a much-needed, 3-2 win against Quinnipiac on Oct. 21. Freshman Maddie Merton scored twice and assisted on the third goal, while redshirt junior Sarah Keer scored a goal and had an assist. Merton was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her efforts. » The Owls recently won four straight before having that streak snapped with a loss at Penn on Oct. 9. Temple lost again in its next game, getting edged 3-2 at BIG EAST foe Villanova on Oct. 15. » On Friday, Oct. 7, Temple upset No. 13 Old Dominion by a score of 2-1 in overtime at Howarth Field. Freshman Maddie Lilliock made nine saves, and junior Rachael Mueller scored the OT game-winner. Both players were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for their efforts. » Mueller is the Owls’ leading scorer with nine goals this season, and three of those have been game-winning goals including two in overtime (at Sacred Heart, vs. No. 13 ODU). » The Owls’ first two wins in the streak included their their first shutout, a 2-0 victory against Holy Cross on Oct. 2. It was also the first career shutout for Lilliock, who currently ranks 10th in NCAA Division I with 7.06 saves per game. » Temple field hockey recently raised $1,509 for the Go4TheGoal Foundation’s Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer initiative, which strives to improve the lives of children battling cancer. » Lilliock was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Sept. 19 after strong performances vs. Providence and Monmouth. She tied her season high with 11 saves against the Friars, and added eight against the Hawks. » Temple field hockey celebrated the grand opening of Howarth Field on Sept. 2 when the Owls hosted No. 18 Penn State. The field is named in recognition of a $500,000 gift from field hockey alum Cherifa (Nouri) Howarth and her husband, Greg. » The Owls play 11 of their 18 regular-season games at Howarth Field in 2016. Sunday’s game is the last of those, and Temple will honor its four seniors for Senior Day against Lafayette. » Four of Temple’s losses have come to teams now ranked in the top 10 as of the Oct. 25 NFHCA Coaches Poll (No. 2 Syracuse, No. 3 UConn, No. 6 Penn State and No. 9 Delaware). » Fun fact: Lafayette assistant coach Sarah Dalrymple is a 2011 Temple graduate and was an NFHCA All-Region Second Team selection for Temple field hockey as a senior goalkeeper in 2010. » Freshman Becky Gerhart has notched seven defensive saves to tie for second among all players in NCAA Division I, while senior Ali Meszaros has three and is tied for 19th. The Owls’ 14 total defensive saves rank second in the nation.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
ROSTER
ALL-TIME RECORD • 102nd season of field hockey • Years: 1914 to present • Overall record: 525-384-53 (1949-2016) • NCAA Appearances: 6 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992)
No.
Name
Yr.
Pos.
Ht.
Hometown
00
Chloe Johnson
So.
GK
5-9
Phoenixville, Pa.
2
Maddie Lilliock
Fr.
GK
5-6
Palmyra, Pa.
3
Maddie Merton
Fr.
M
5-4
Auckland, New Zealand
COACHING STAFF Head Coach..................................................... Marybeth Freeman Phone......................................................................215-204-2688 E-Mail......................................................mbfreeman@temple.edu Career Record/Year........................................................60-62/7th Record at TU/Year...........................................................14-23/2nd Associate Head Coach......................................................Roz Ellis Phone...................................................................... 215-204-5106 E-Mail............................................................ [email protected] Assistant Coach..................................................... Katie Gerzabek E-Mail....................................................... [email protected] Director of Operations............................................Carissa Vittese E-Mail..................................................carissa.vittese@temple.edu Volunteer Asst. Coach........................................ Chrissy Davidson
4
Sam Souder
Fr.
F
5-7
West Deptford, N.J.
5
Lucy Reed
Fr.
F
5-6
Lititz, Pa.
7
Kathryn Edgar
Fr.
M
5-5
Craigavon, N. Ireland
8
Maiyah Brown
Jr.
M/F
5-5
Allentown, Pa.
9
Michelle Walsh
Sr.
B/M
5-2
Phoenixville, Pa.
Archbishop Carroll
10
Cristen Barnett
Fr.
F
5-6
Brecksville, Ohio
Western Reserve Academy
11
Katie Foran
Sr.
F
5-6
Dauphin, Pa.
12
Becky Gerhart
Fr.
B
5-6
Quakertown, Pa.
13
Rachael Mueller
Jr.
M
5-3
Warminster, Pa.
14
Hattie Kuhns
Jr.
F
5-6
Millerstown, Pa.
Greenwood
15
Nellie Doyle
So.
B
5-10
Havertown, Pa.
Merion Mercy Academy
16
Ali Meszaros
Sr.
B
5-2
Phoenixville, Pa.
19
Grace Gober
Fr.
B
5-6
Wyoming, Pa.
Wyoming Area
20
Maris Stern
R-So.
F
5-6
Lehighton, Pa.
Lehighton Area
21
Paige Gross
Sr.
M
5-2
Bethlehem, Pa.
23
Jessika Daniels
So.
M
5-9
Glen Mills, Pa.
Garnet Valley
25
Sarah Keer
R-Jr.
F
5-5
Lehighton, Pa.
Lehighton
28
Ashley Kucera
R-So.
M
5-3
Spring City, Pa.
Owen J. Roberts
THE TEAM Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................13/12 Starters Returning/Lost............................................................. 5/6 2015 Overall Record................................................................ 8-13 BIG EAST Record...................................................................... 3-2 BIG EAST Regular Season Finish............................................. 2nd Postseason............................................................. BIG EAST Final TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Founded................................................................................. 1884 Enrollment..........................................................................39,000 Nickname...............................................................................Owls School Colors.....................................................Cherry and White Affiliation...............................................................NCAA Division I Conference.........................................American Athletic/BIG EAST Acting President:................................................... Richard Englert Director of Athletics...............................................Dr. Patrick Kraft Athletic Dept. Phone................................................215-204-7447 Ticket Office Phone.................................................215-204-8499 University Website....................................................... temple.edu Athletics Website.................................................... owlsports.com
High School Conestoga Lower Dauphin St. Cuthbert’s College West Deptford Warwick Lurgan College William Allen
Central Dauphin Quakertown William Tennent
Phoenixville
Liberty
Head Coach: Marybeth Freeman (Old Dominion ’03) – Second season Associate Head Coach: Roz Ellis (Iowa ’09) – Second season Assistant Coach: Katie Gerzabek (Maryland ’15) – Second season Director of Operations: Carissa Vittese (Virginia ’14) – Second season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chrissy Davidson (UConn ’15) – First season Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Inman (Salisbury ‘14) - First Season Associate Director, Resnick Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes: Tara Evans (Syracuse ‘01) - Third Season
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY PENN MONTO/ NFHCA COACHES POLL - October 25 Rank School Record Points 1. Duke 14-2 822 (29) 2. Syracuse 13-2 779 (5) 3. *UConn 16-1 721 (3) Maryland 13-3 721 (3) 5. North Carolina 13-4 694 (2) 6. Penn State 13-2 617 7. Louisville 15-3 585 8. Virginia 11-6 506 9. Delaware 15-2 503 10. Northwestern 11-6 389 11. Michigan 10-6 380 12. Boston College 9-7 352 13. Princeton 9-6 327 14. Boston University 10-5 299 15. Iowa 11-6 251 16. Harvard 10-4 206 17. Stanford 9-5 173 18. Wake Forest 8-7 147 19. Albany 12-5 112 20. American 11-5 67 *- BIG EAST Team • Italics indicate Owls’ 2016 opponent First-place votes in parentheses
SCOUTING LIBERTY Liberty has been a consistently strong program since starting a field hockey team in 2011 under coach Jodi Murphy, who remains the coach today. The Flames have struggled a little this season against a tough schedule, but have gone 6-8 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST to already secure a tournament berth. Liberty won 2-1 in overtime at No. 20 American on Oct. 6, and took down Providence 2-1 on the road last weekend. Earlier this year, the Flames took No. 2 Syracuse to overtime before losing 3-2. Most recently, Liberty fell 5-1 to No. 4 North Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 23. UNC was the eighth ranked opponent Liberty had faced this season and fourth top-five team. Sisters Serena and Bethany Barr, both seniors, lead Liberty in total points with 17 each, scoring four goals in addition to tallying nine assists each. Freshman Agueda Moroni is the team leader in goals with nine after scoring three this past weekend to earn BIG EAST Offensive and Freshman of the Week honors. Freshman Allison Schaefer has played every minute in goal for the Flames with 93 saves to 36 goals allowed for a save percentage of .721. Temple and Liberty have met just twice before in program history. The Flames, then ranked No. 12, edged Temple in last year’s meeting by a score of 3-2 in double overtime. In 2011, the Owls won 3-0 at home. SCOUTING LAFAYETTE Lafayette is 7-9 overall but has lost six in a row heading into the weekend. The Leopards will face Lehigh at home on Friday before traveling to Temple on Sunday. Four of Lafayette’s losses have come to teams ranked in the Top 20, and the Leopards defeated No. 9 Boston University 2-1 on Sept. 23.
Senior Amanda Magadan leads Lafayette with seven goals and 16 total points, while freshman Lisa van der Geest and senior Ami Turner are tied for the team lead with four assists each. Senior Katelyn Arnold has been the Leopards’ only goalkeeper this season, boasting a save percentage of .650. Temple holds a 20-9-2 all-time lead in the series against Lafayette, and the Owls have won three straight including a 4-1 win last year and a 4-0 win the year before. TEMPLE TO HOST 2016 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Temple’s first season on Howarth Field is coming with a big responsibility, as the Owls will serve as hosts for the 2016 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. The semifinals are set for 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, with the championship game set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. All games will be broadcast by the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) through FoxSportsGo.com and the FoxSportsGo app. The Owls last hosted a conference tournament in 2010 when they were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Temple has advanced to its conference tournament in each of the last 13 years including all three BIG EAST Tournaments since joining the league as an associate member in 2013. The Owls have earned a spot in the championship game two years in a row, falling to UConn in both. TOUGH LINEUP FOR TEMPLE IN 2016 As of the NFHCA Top 20 Coaches Poll for Oct. 25, four of Temple’s opponents were nationally ranked. The Owls have faced five opponents ranked at the time of the game, including four still in the Top 10- No. 2 Syracuse, No. 18 Penn State (now No. 6), No. 10 Delaware (now No. 9), and No. 3 UConn. Temple also beat then-No. 13 Old Dominion on Oct. 7. According to fieldhockeycorner.com, the Owls’ schedule is the eighth-toughest in Division I.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY DEFENSIVELY-MINDED With seven defensive saves so far in 2016, freshman Becky Gerhart is tied for second among all players in NCAA Division I, while senior Ali Meszaros is tied for 19th with three defensive saves. With 14 defensive saves as a team, the Owls rank second in the nation. Freshman Maddie Lilliock’s 7.06 saves per game rank 10th in the nation, and the Owls’ 8.00 saves per game rank eighth.
HONORS AND AWARDS BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Maddie Lilliock, Sept. 19
TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY WINS FOUR STRAIGHT After starting the season at 1-8 overall, the Owls bounced back to win four straight in a two-week span. An overtime win at Sacred Heart on Sept. 25 got the momentum going, and Temple followed that up with its first BIG EAST win on Sept. 30 by a score of 4-1 against Georgetown. Freshman Maddie Merton scored twice in that victory, while junior Rachael Mueller tapped in the game-winning second goal.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Katie Foran, Sept. 5 Maddie Lilliock, Oct. 3 Maddie Lilliock, Oct. 10 Rachael Mueller, Oct. 10 Maddie Merton, Oct. 24
Phila Field Hockey Rookie of the Week Maddie Lilliock, Sept. 19 Phila Field Hockey Student-Athlete of the Week Maddie Merton, Oct. 12
OWLS UPSET 13TH-RANKED OLD DOMINION For the second year in a row, Temple pulled off an upset against nationally ranked Old Dominion, this year topping the Two days later the Owls won again, recording their first shutNo. 13 Monarchs 2-1 in overtime at Howarth Field on Oct. 7. out of the season in a 2-0 win against visiting Holy Cross. Senior Katie Foran notched both a goal and an assist, while The win was the fourth in a row for the Owls, who got an imfreshman goalkeeper Maddie Lilliock made three saves pressive nine saves from freshman goalkeeper Maddie Lilliock. for her first career shutout. Lilliock posted five saves in the Adding to the save total of 11 for Temple were freshmen Becky Georgetown win, and was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Gerhart and Kathryn Edgar with one defensive save apiece in Honor Roll for her efforts. an all-around outstanding backfield effort for the Owls. The last win in the streak was the biggest, as the Owls upset Leading scorer Rachael Mueller came up with her third No. 13 Old Dominion 2-1 in overtime at Howarth Field on Oct. game-winning goal of the season, this time doing it in dramatic 7. Lilliock made nine saves, and Mueller once again came up fashion in the seventh minute of overtime. The Owls got their with the overtime game-winning goal. other goal from redshirt junior Sarah Keer early in the contest. OWLS EDGE SACRED HEART IN OVERTIME With just under a minute remaining in the first overtime period, junior Rachael Mueller scored the game-winning goal for Temple in a 3-2 victory at Sacred Heart on Sept. 25. It was the Owls’ second overtime contest in their last four games, but this time it ended in Temple’s favor thanks to Mueller, who scored two goals including the dagger when she spun around in the circle and found an opening to get the ball past Sacred Heart’s Emily Degennaro. “Obviously to snap a five-game losing streak feels really good,” said Temple head coach Marybeth Freeman. “We made things a little more difficult for ourselves than we needed to, but I was really happy to see how that final play developed. Rachael has been doing a really good job in practice, staying diligent and gaining confidence. We had a great passing combination leading into the final goal, and Rachael was able to execute on the reverse as the goalkeeper came out and challenged her.”
The victory marked the first for Temple against a ranked opponent so far this season. The Owls’ strength of schedule, ranked eighth in the nation, has seen them play four teams in the Top 10 already this year. “I think this win had a lot to do with our belief and our confidence,” said Temple head coach Marybeth Freeman. “We’ve had some tough, adverse situations early in the season and we’ve been saying ‘keep chipping away, keep chipping away.’ I’m really happy that we found the grit that we needed today to get the result that we knew we could get. We really put our belief into action against a really strong opponent in Old Dominion. I couldn’t be more proud of the team and how they were able to execute what we needed to do today.” TEMPLE PICKED FOURTH IN THE BIG EAST Temple field hockey was picked to finish fourth of eight teams in the 2016 BIG EAST Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Three-time defending conference champion UConn was unanimously selected to defend its title.
Also scoring for Temple in the win was senior Katie Foran. The Owls were down 1-0 from the eighth minute to the 50th min- The Huskies also garnered the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive ute, but then scored twice in a seven-minute span. Player of the Year honor in forward Charlotte Veitner, while UConn midfielder Anna Middendorf and Liberty back Serena OWLS LOSE OT HEARTBREAKER IN BIG EAST OPENER Barr were selected as Preseason Co-Defensive Players of the After an impressive late comeback for Temple against Provi- Year. The Huskies collected all seven eligible first-place votes dence on Sept. 16, the game ended in heartbreak for the Owls for a total of 49 points from the leagues’ head coaches, who who lost 3-2 in overtime in their BIG EAST opener. Temple were not allowed to vote for their own players or teams. trailed by two with just over five minutes left in regulation before tying the game with back-to-back goals. With 5:07 Conference newcomer Liberty collected 40 points to claim remaining in regulation, junior Rachael Mueller scored on a second place in the coaches’ poll, earning the remaining firstrebounded shot and save to put Temple on the board. After place vote. Old Dominion followed in third with 39 points while a Providence timeout, freshman Maddie Merton wasted little Temple rounded out the top four with 30 points. They were time in scoring the game-tying goal, sending a perfect long followed by Providence with 25, Villanova with 19, Quinnipiac ball in from the far right of the circle. with 13 and Georgetown with nine. Temple had two more penalty corners and dominated offensively in the last four minutes, but Providence’s defense kept the game tied through the end of regulation. After 10 minutes of extra time, Providence’s Adrienne Houle chipped in a shot that deflected off Lilliock’s foot and into the goal for the win.
BIG EAST DIGITAL NETWORK AT HOWARTH FIELD The BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) was on hand to broadcast Temple field hockey’s conference opener against Providence on Friday, Sept. 16, and will be back for the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championships hosted by Temple on Nov. 4 and 6. The Owls will host a conference tournament for the first time in six years, as Temple hosted the Atlantic 10 Tournament back in 2010.
BIG EAST STANDINGS Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. UConn 6-0 1.000 16-1 .941 Providence 4-2 .667 12-5 .706 Liberty 4-2 .667 6-8 .429 Old Dominion 3-3 .500 7-8 .467 Temple 3-3 .500 6-10 .375 Quinnipiac 3-3 .500 4-12 .250 Villanova 1-5 .167 4-12 .250 Georgetown 0-6 .000 5-11 .313 TEMPLE STORMS BACK IN FIRST VICTORY OF 2016 Trailing 2-0 at halftime against La Salle on Sept. 4, Temple’s backs were against the wall for its hopes of grabbing victory number one in the 2016 season. Senior Katie Foran got things going for the Owls early in the second half with her first goal, and junior Rachael Mueller followed with a second to tie the game in the 49th minute. With just over eight minutes left, Foran scored the game-winner to complete the comeback and give the Owls the win. Freshman goalkeeper Maddie Lilliock made 10 saves, while senior Ali Meszaros and freshman Becky Gerhart both tallied defensive saves. MUELLER SHINES IN CLUTCH TIME Junior Rachael Mueller leads Temple with nine goals so far in 2016, and has scored three of the Owls’ five game-winning goals (senior Katie Foran has the other two). All three of Mueller’s game-winners came in Temple’s recent streak of four wins in a row, with two of those goals coming in overtime. Mueller scored the OT game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Sacred Heart on Sept. 25, and also scored the OT winner in a 2-1 upset of No. 13 Old Dominion on Oct. 7. INAUGURAL SEASON ON HOWARTH FIELD The 2016 season is the inaugural year for Temple field hockey’s new stadium. The Owls are playing for the first time on Howarth Field at the brand new Temple Sports Complex, and had a grand opening celebration at their home opener against Penn State on Friday, Sept. 2. The new complex also serves as the home for lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s track & field. The $22 million project, started in September 2015, features two playing fields. The space for field hockey and lacrosse, at the southern end of the property by 13th Street and Girard Avenue, is named Howarth Field in recognition of a $500,000 gift from former field hockey student-athlete Cherifa Howarth, ‘98, and her husband, Greg.
HEAD COACH MARYBETH FREEMAN SECOND YEAR • OLD DOMINION ‘03 CAREER RECORD 60-62 (SEVEN YEARS) Marybeth Freeman, a five-time NCAA Division I champion as a player and coach, was hired as the head field hockey coach of Temple University on March 10, 2015. In Freeman’s debut season, the Owls made a second consecutive appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament Final before falling to two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn. The end of the season saw a five-game win streak for Temple prior to the conference championship game. The run showed what the Owls were capable of, starting with a 1-0 upset of #12 Old Dominion on Oct. 20. Freeman had four Longstreth/NFHCA All-Region selections, four All-BIG EAST selections and a Longstreth/NFHCA All-American in her first season at Temple. Off the field, Freeman’s Owls earned the BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award in field hockey for a second year in a row, and 20 of her student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. Freeman came to Temple after spending five seasons as the head field hockey coach for Columbia University, and was previously an assistant coach at the University of Maryland for seven seasons, winning three national championships with the Terps.
After leading Columbia to 12 wins in 2014, tying for the second-most in program history, Freeman was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year. Her 2014 squad finFreeman (center) with assistant coach Katie Gerzabek (left) and associate head caoch Roz Ellis. ished with a record of 12-5, and junior midfielder Christina Freibolt Kathryn Mason led the nation in goals against average was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year as twice under Freeman’s guidance, and was the first well as being named to the All-Region First Team and ever Terp goalkeeper to be honored as a First Team All-American. All-America Third Team. Freeman has also served as the head goalkeep Freeman’s tenure at Columbia included a 10-win season in her first as head coach, and a pair of nine-win ing and defense coach for the US Field Hockey High seasons in 2011 and 2012. The Lions’ schedules were Performance Mid-Atlantic Region, in addition to workamong the most difficult in the nation in 2013-14. She ing with the US Field Hockey Futures program. She is a 2003 graduate of Old Dominion Universileaves Columbia after producing seven NFHCA All-Re- ty, and helped the Lady Monarchs win national titles in gion selections over her five years with the program. While at Maryland, Freeman played an integral 1998 and 2000. The four-year starter also led her team role in the team’s national titles in 2005, 2006 and to a Colonial Athletic Association title in each year of 2008. After three seasons as an assistant coach, Free- her collegiate career. In addition to her success on the man was promoted to associate head coach in 2007. field, Freeman excelled in the classroom as she was a The Terps also won three ACC titles in her time on staff, four-year NFHCA Academic All-American. Freeman earned a bachelor’s degree in health in 2005, 2008 and 2009. Among other responsibili- ties, Freeman was tasked with developing the Terps’ and physical education from ODU in 2003, and earned defense and goalkeeping unit. Three-time All-American her master’s in education from Maryland in 2008.
2016 Temple Field Hockey Temple Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2016) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date
* * * * * *
Aug 26 Aug 28 Sept 2 Sep 04 Sep 09 Sep 11 Sep 16 Sep 18 Sep 23 Sep 25 Sep 30 Oct 02 Oct 07 Oct 09 Oct 15 Oct 21
Opponent vs #2 Syracuse at Saint Joseph's #18 PENN STATE LA SALLE #10 DELAWARE DREXEL PROVIDENCE MONMOUTH at #3 UConn at Sacred Heart GEORGETOWN HOLY CROSS #13 OLD DOMINION at Penn at Villanova QUINNIPIAC
TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game PENALTY CORNERS PENALTY STROKES PENALTIES Green cards Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE T o ta l Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
OVERALL 6-10 3-3 3-7
L L L W L L Lot L L Wot W W Wot L L W
Score 0-8 1-2 1-8 3-2 2-5 1-3 2-3 2-3 0-6 3-2 4-1 2-0 2-1 0-3 2-3 3-2
Att. 200 200 613 593 348 436 516 567 234 110 214 489 318 226 527 386
TU
OPP
28-221 1.75 .127 134-221 .606 13.8 114 0-0
52-297 3.25 .175 180-297 .606 18.6 146 4-4
19 5 0 4480 10/448 1/200
22 6 0 1297 5/259
HOME 5-5 3-1 2-4 ##
Player
13 3 25 11 23 14 8 20 21 7 28 16 10 15 12 9 5
MUELLER, Rachael MERTON, Maddie KEER, Sarah FORAN, Katie DANIELS, Jessika KUHNS, Hattie BROWN, Maiyah STERN, Maris GROSS, Paige EDGAR, Kathryn KUCERA, Ashley MESZAROS, Ali BARNETT, Cristen DOYLE, Nellie GERHART, Becky WALSH, Michelle REED, Lucy Total Opponents
Goalie 2 LILLIOCK, Maddie 00 JOHNSON, Chloe ##
Total Opponents Goals by Period Temple Opponents Shots by Period Temple Opponents
AWAY 1-4 0-2 1-2
NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1
gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv 16 9 0 18 23 .391 17 .739 3 0-0 0 16 6 2 14 13 .462 8 .615 0 0-0 0 16 2 6 10 50 .040 29 .580 1 0-0 0 16 4 1 9 29 .138 15 .517 2 0-0 0 16 3 1 7 13 .231 9 .692 0 0-0 0 16 2 2 6 36 .056 21 .583 0 0-0 0 16 1 1 3 17 .059 10 .588 0 0-0 0 16 1 0 2 4 .250 4 1.000 0 0-0 0 16 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 12 0 0 0 28 .000 16 .571 0 0-0 1 15 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 0 16 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 3 14 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 0 11 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 7 16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 16 28 14 70 221 .127 134 .606 6 0-0 14 16 52 38 142 297 .175 180 .606 10 4-4 10 GP 16 2 16 16
Min. 1133:13 11:01 1151:27 1151:27
GA
49 2 52 28
1st
2nd
OT
11 28
15 23
2 1
1st
2nd
OT
101 113 149 142
7 6
Saves by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
60 56
65 47
3 3
Corners by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
51 71
62 73
1 2
GAAvg Saves
3.03 12.71 3.16 1.70 Total 28 52 Total 221 297 Total 128 106 Total 114 146
113 1 128 106
W-L-T
Sho
.698 6-10-0 .333 0-0-0 .711 6-10-0 .791 10-6-0
Pct
1/0 0/0 1 3
