TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY
PENN STATE / LA SALLE
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....................................................................Sept. 2 & 4, 2016 Time..................6 p.m. (9/2) vs. Penn State, Noon (9/4) vs. La Salle Site...................................Howarth Field (Temple Sports Complex) Live Stats..................................sidearmstats.com/temple/fhockey/ Twitter Updates............................................................ @TempleFH Series vs. Penn State................................ Penn State leads, 33-7-2 Streak......................................................................................... L 2 Series vs. La Salle............................................ Temple leads, 31-4-1 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........................................ 6:00 p.m. LA SALLE..................................................12:00 p.m. #14 DELAWARE.......................................... 4:00 p.m. DREXEL...................................................... 1:00 p.m. *PROVIDENCE (BEDN)............................... 6:00 p.m. MONMOUTH.............................................. 1:00 p.m. *at #3 UConn............................................ 3:00 p.m. vs. Sacred Heart (at Yale)...........................3:30 p.m. *GEORGETOWN......................................... 6:00 p.m.
OCTOBER Sun., 2 Fri., 7 Sun., 9 Sat., 15 Fri., 21 Fri., 28 Sun., 30
MATCHUPS
TEMPLE Owls 0-2, 0-0 BIG EAST
PENN STATE Nittany Lions 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten
LA SALLE Explorers 1-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10
HEAD COACH Marybeth Freeman Overall Record:.............. 54-54 (7th Yr) at School:.........................8-15 (2nd Yr) 2015 Team Record:.......................8-13
HEAD COACH Charlene Morett-Curtiss Overall Record:....485-196-17 (33rd Yr) at School:.............. 451-180-8 (30th Yr) 2015 Team Record:.......................9-10
HEAD COACH Michelle Marks Salmi Overall Record:.............. 57-77 (8th Yr) at School:....................................Same 2015 Team Record:........................ 9-9
LAST TIME OUT L, 2-1 vs. Saint Joseph’s 8/28/2016
LAST TIME OUT W, 3-0 vs. #5 Virginia 8/28/2016
LAST TIME OUT L, 3-2 (OT) at Vermont 8/28/2016
LEADERS Goals: .......................... Maris Stern (1) Assists: ............................................... Points: ......................... Maris Stern (2)
LEADERS Goals: .................. Putsch/Bramley (2) Assists: .....................Moira Putsch (3) Points: .......................Moira Putsch (7)
LEADERS Goals: ...................Kendall Kreider (2) Assists: ...............Sophie Lozowski (2) Points: ...................Kendall Kreider (4)
HEADLINES HOLY CROSS............................................12:00 p.m. *#20 OLD DOMINION................................ 3:00 p.m. at Penn....................................................... 1:00 p.m. *at Villanova.............................................12:00 p.m. *QUINNIPIAC............................................. 3:00 p.m. *at #13 Liberty........................................... 4:00 p.m. LAFAYETTE (Senior Day)............................ 2:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER Fri., 4 **BIG EAST SEMIFINALS..................................... TBA Sun., 6 **BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP............................... TBA 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
» Temple field hockey celebrates the grand opening of Howarth Field on Friday when the Owls host 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. » Friday’s game is the first in a six-game homestand for Temple, and the Owls play 11 of 18 regular-season games at home. » Temple is coming off an 0-2 weekend to start the season, falling 8-0 to No. 2 and defending national champion Syracuse, and losing by a narrow score of 2-1 to city rival Saint Joseph’s. » Redshirt sophomore Maris Stern scored midway through the second half to tie the game at Saint Joseph’s, but the Hawks made it 2-1 before halftime. Despite 10 second-half penalty corners and out-shooting SJU 11-5 in the latter period, the Owls were unable to come up with the equalizer. » Freshman Maddie Lilliock has started both games in goal so far for the Owls, playing over 60 minutes in each contest. Lilliock made nine saves against Syracuse, and six against Saint Joseph’s. » Coming off an 8-13 season and a second-straight appearance in the BIG EAST Championship game, Temple has a new look in 2016 after the loss of 10 seniors to graduation. » The Owls, who received six votes in the NFHCA Preseason Top 20 Poll, are led by four seniors in Katie Foran, Paige Gross, Ali Meszaros and Michelle Walsh. » Five of the Owls’ 13 returning players started in at least half of the team’s games last season. » Sarah Keer, returning for her fourth season as a redshirt junior, and junior Rachael Mueller, scored four goals apiece to tie for fourth on the team in 2015. » Gross, juniors Maiyah Brown and Hattie Kuhns and redshirt sophomore Maris Stern all notched two goals apiece last year. » Many freshmen will be counted on to make an immediate impact, and the talent level is deep among the eight-member rookie class. Freshmen Maddie Merton and Maddie Lilliock have started in both games for Temple. » This year marks the third in a row in which Temple faced the defending national champion. The Owls play UConn as part of their BIG EAST Conference schedule, and the Huskies were national champs in both 2013 and 2014. » Penn State leads the all-time series 33-7-2 against the Owls. The Nittany Lions have taken the last two meetings including a 2-0 decision a year ago. In 2013, the Owls upset the Lions 3-0 in State College. » Temple leads La Salle 31-4-1 in the all-time series, and has won three straight. The last time the teams met was in 2014, with the Owls winning 5-1.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
ROSTER
ALL-TIME RECORD • 101st season of field hockey • Years: 1914 to present • Overall record: 496-331-52 (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........................................................ 54-54/7th Record at TU/Year.............................................................8-15/2nd 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 - PRESEASON (August 23) Rank School Record Points 1. North Carolina 0-0 915 (16) 2. Syracuse 0-0 898 (25) 3. *Connecticut 0-0 818 (3) 4. Duke 0-0 758 5. Virginia 0-0 746 (2) 6. Maryland 0-0 688 (2) 7. Wake Forest 0-0 579 8. Boston College 0-0 521 9. Albany 0-0 503 10. Michigan 0-0 491 11. Stanford 0-0 448 12. Louisville 0-0 404 13. *Liberty 0-0 306 14. Delaware 0-0 297 15. Princeton 0-0 282 16. Northwestern 0-0 242 17. Boston University 0-0 219 18. Penn State 0-0 199 19. James Madison 0-0 175 20. *Old Dominion 0-0 130 *- BIG EAST Team • Italics indicate Owls’ 2016 opponent First-place votes in parentheses
GRAND OPENING OF HOWARTH FIELD SET FOR SEPT. 2 The 2016 season will serve as the inaugural year for Temple field hockey’s new stadium. The Owls will play for the first time on Howarth Field at the brand new Temple Sports Complex when they take on #18 Penn State at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2. The new complex just south of Temple’s Main Campus was completed in August, and will also serve 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. SCOUTING PENN STATE Penn State, ranked 18th in the NFHCA Preseason Coaches Poll, is sure to move up in the rankings after a strong opening week. The Nittany Lions took down No. 20 Old Dominion 6-2 before going on to shut out No. 5 Virginia, 3-0. PSU is coming off a 9-10 season in 2015, falling to Michigan in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Junior Moira Putsch leads the Lions with two goals and three assists so far this season. Putsch is active for her first season with PSU after transferring from Maryland in 2015 and sitting out last season due to injury. The Lions also returned 10 starters from a year ago including leading scorer and senior Brooke Birosik (11 goals, 3 assists in 2015). Penn State leads Temple 33-7-2 in the all-
time series and has taken the last two meetings including a 2-0 decision a year ago. In 2013, the Owls upset the Lions 3-0 in State College. SCOUTING LA SALLE La Salle comes into the weekend at 1-1 overall with a 2-0 win vs. Central Michigan and a 3-2 overtime loss at Vermont. The Explorers, who went 9-9 in 2015, have returned seven starters this season including All-Atlantic 10 Second Team selection Kendall Kreider. Kreider, a junior, leads La Salle so far this year with two goals. Temple leads La Salle 31-4-1 in the all-time series, and has won three straight. The last time the teams met was in 2014, with the Owls winning 5-1. SIX RANKED TEAMS AWAIT TEMPLE IN 2016 The NFHCA Preseason Top 20 Coaches Poll was released on Aug. 23 and had six of Temple’s opponents in the rankings. The Owls have already faced No. 2 Syracuse, and will play No. 18 Penn State on Friday. Still upcoming on the schedule is No. 14 Delaware (Sept. 9), No. 3 UConn (Sept. 23), No. 20 ODU (Oct. 7) and No. 13 Liberty (Oct. 28).
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY OWLS DROP TWO IN OPENING WEEKEND TOURNAMENT The first weekend of the season saw Temple pick up a pair of losses at the Conference Cup Tournament hosted by Saint Joseph’s University. The Owls opened against No. 2 Syracuse, keeping the game scoreless early on but eventually falling 8-0 to the defending national champs. Temple lost 2-1 to city rival Saint Joseph’s two days later, despite dominating offensively in the second half. After the Owls tied the game 1-1 in the first half, the Hawks picked up a second goal four minutes before halftime, and the score stuck through to the end of the game. Temple had 10 second-half penalty corners and out-shot SJU 11-5 in the half, but could not get one past the Hawks’ goalkeeper.
NEW FACILITY AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY IN 2016 When a team loses a large senior class and has an influx of newcomers, many refer to the following season as a “rebuilding year.” Second-year Temple field hockey head coach Marybeth Freeman sees the situation differently, and hopes her squad sees only the opportunities in front of them. “Now, more than ever, especially with the departure of 10 seniors, it is imperative that our team knows that everything right now is up for grabs,” said Freeman. “From the goalkeeping to the forward line, we need to work collaboratively as a team and understand that we are always going to put our best foot forward on the field.” Feeling empowered is the name of the game for Freeman and her staff as far as what they look to instill in their student-athletes. “Last year, there were spots that were a bit more concrete and filled readily,” noted Freeman. “Now there are vacated positions and it’s really a blank canvas. Those spots are up for anyone’s taking. I think that really empowers and inspires a lot of people on this team, and I think it’s going to make us even more competitive.” The 2016 Owls will also get inspiration from being the inaugural team to play on Howarth Field at the brand-new Temple Sports Complex. The $22 million project has been completed just in time for the fall, with the complex serving as the home of Temple’s field hockey, lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s track & field teams.
TEMPLE PICKED FOURTH IN THE BIG EAST Temple field hockey has been picked to finish fourth of eight teams in the 2016 BIG EAST Conference Preseason Coaches’ The space for field hockey and lacrosse, at the southern end of the property by 13th Street and Girard Avenue, is named Howarth Poll. Three-time defending conference champion UConn has Field in recognition of a $500,000 gift from former field hockey student-athlete Cherifa (Nouri) Howarth, ‘98, and her husband, been unanimously selected to defend its title. Greg. The Huskies also garnered the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year honor in forward Charlotte Veitner, while UConn midfielder Anna Middendorf and Liberty back Serena Barr were selected as Preseason Co-Defensive Players of the Year. The Huskies collected all seven eligible first-place votes for a total of 49 points from the leagues’ head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players or teams. Conference newcomer Liberty collected 40 points to claim second place in the coaches’ poll, earning the remaining firstplace vote. Old Dominion followed in third with 39 points while Temple rounded out the top four with 30 points. They were followed by Providence with 25, Villanova with 19, Quinnipiac with 13 and Georgetown with nine.
“We’re so fortunate to have Howarth Field,” said Freeman. “We’re extremely grateful to the Howarths and to all the alumni and parents that have made so many contributions, and to the administration that have supported us from the get-go on this whole project. For us to come out here and see this brand new Astroturf 12 and this whole new facility, and the locker room, it’s really special. It definitely empowers the women on the team, and hopefully also those that aspire to be on the team and those that played before us. We’re just so thankful for it.” Temple is led by four seniors this season in Katie Foran, Paige Gross, Ali Meszaros and Michelle Walsh. Foran, Gross and Meszaros have been named the 2016 team co-captains. While no current team members are decorated as far as conference honors and awards from past seasons, the senior group and other veterans have played integral roles in the successes of the last few years. Five of the Owls’ 13 returning players started in at least half of the team’s games last season. Sarah Keer, returning for her fourth season as a redshirt junior, and junior Rachael Mueller, scored four goals apiece to tie for fourth on the team in 2015. Gross, juniors Maiyah Brown and Hattie Kuhns and redshirt sophomore Maris Stern all notched two goals apiece last year.
Redshirt sophomore Ashley Kucera returns in the midfield after making 11 starts in her first active season with the Owls. Meszaros, who started in 18 of 21 games and notched an assist, returns to help anchor the backfield. The goalkeeping position will see sophomore Chloe Johnson and freshman Maddie Lilliock vying for the spot, with both being relative newcomers as Johnson played BIG EAST DIGITAL NETWORK COMING TO HOWARTH FIELD just 13 minutes in the cage last year. Many other freshmen will be counted on to make an immediate impact, and the talent level The BIG EAST announced its fall lineup for the BIG EAST Digital is deep among the eight-member rookie class. Network (BEDN) on Aug. 11, featuring 86 regular-season contests and five championships across five sports: men’s soccer, What Freeman wants her players to understand is how important every role is on the team, and she says her and her staff have seen that idea take hold. women’s soccer, volleyball, field hockey and cross country. Temple field hockey’s conference opener against Providence on Friday, Sept. 16 is part of that lineup, as is 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.
“It’s ok if you start and it’s ok if you don’t,” she says. “Everyone on this team has a role and everyone needs to be empowered by that philosophy. From where we finished in the spring to where we are now, implementing that, they’re totally on board with it. When you have a team that has wrapped their heads around that philosophy, it makes our job as a staff significantly easier and more fun.” Freeman is impressed so far with the leadership and enthusiasm displayed by her entire squad. “Our returning group is doing a great job of leading this large group of underclassmen,” she said. “To have these underclassmen start up with the energy they’ve had is directly related to the energy our returners have had.” As always, Temple has scheduled many of the best teams in Division I, and will be playing against competition from eight of the 12 conferences in the NCAA. The Owls begin their season in the Conference Cup Tournament hosted by nearby Saint Joseph’s University. Temple will face defending NCAA champion Syracuse on Friday, Aug. 26 before playing host Saint Joseph’s on Sunday, Aug. 28. The home schedule begins for the Owls on Friday, Sept. 2 against Penn State at 6 p.m., and continues with a game against La Salle on Sunday, Sept. 4. “Our home opening weekend features two in-state opponents,” said Freeman. “Our long-lasting and respected rivalry with Penn State will make for an exciting playing experience, and La Salle’s proximity to Temple will also draw some big crowds. It should be an excellent weekend of hockey.” The contests against Penn State and La Salle will be the first two in a six-game homestand for Temple that also includes city rival Drexel (Sept. 11) and region rival Delaware (Sept. 9). The fifth game of that homestand sees the Owls starting BIG EAST play, hosting Providence on Friday, Sept. 16. The former six-team BIG EAST has now grown to eight in 2016, with the addition of Liberty and Quinnipiac. The new schools are the last two Temple will face in conference play. The Owls’ 2015 season turned around in a 1-0 defeat of #20 Old Dominion on the road, and Temple will face the Monarchs at home this season on Oct. 7. The BIG EAST Tournament is set for Friday and Sunday, Nov. 4 and 6 at Temple and will feature the top four teams following the conclusion of the regular season. The tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which begins on Saturday, Nov. 12. “In order for us to identify what we need to work on, I think it’s important that we play the best teams,” said Freeman. “In order for us to constantly push the envelope on how far we can go, we have to continually put ourselves in a position to be challenged. That’s the way we’re always going to work things, to help put us in the best situation at the end of the year and our BIG EAST Championships.”
HEAD COACH MARYBETH FREEMAN SECOND YEAR • OLD DOMINION ‘03 CAREER RECORD 54-54 (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 Aug 30, 2016) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Aug 26 Aug 28
Opponent vs #2 Syracuse at Saint Joseph's
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 0-2 0-0 0-2 Score 0-8 1-2
L L
Att. 200 200
TU
OPP
1-17 0.50 .059 7-17 .412 8.5 10 0-0
10-36 5.00 .278 26-36 .722 18.0 19 1-1
4 2 0
2 1 0
0 0/0 1/200
200 1/200
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0 ##
Player
20 25 23 16 14 11 3 28 21 15 13 12 10 9 8 5
STERN, Maris KEER, Sarah DANIELS, Jessika MESZAROS, Ali KUHNS, Hattie FORAN, Katie MERTON, Maddie KUCERA, Ashley GROSS, Paige DOYLE, Nellie MUELLER, Rachael GERHART, Becky BARNETT, Cristen WALSH, Michelle BROWN, Maiyah REED, Lucy Total Opponents
Goalie 00 JOHNSON, Chloe 2 LILLIOCK, Maddie ##
Total Opponents
AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1
NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1
gp g 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 10 GP 1 2 2 2
a
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28
Min. 3:34 132:27 140:00 140:00
GA
Goals by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
1 6
0 4
Shots by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
3 21
14 15
Saves by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
7 1
9 5
Corners by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
0 10
10 9
0 10 10 1 Total 1 10 Total 17 36 Total 16 6 Total 10 19
sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv 2 .500 2 1.000 0 0-0 0
10 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 36
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .059 .278
3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 26
GAAvg Saves
0.00 5.29 5.00 0.50
0 15 16 6
.300 .000 1.000
.000 1.000
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .412 .722
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pct
W-L-T
Sho
.000 .600 .615 .857
0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 2-0-0
0/0 0/0 0 1
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....................................................................Sept. 2 & 4, 2016 Time..................6 p.m. (9/2) vs. Penn State, Noon (9/4) vs. La Salle Site...................................Howarth Field (Temple Sports Complex) Live Stats..................................sidearmstats.com/temple/fhockey/ Twitter Updates............................................................ @TempleFH Series vs. Penn State................................ Penn State leads, 33-7-2 Streak......................................................................................... L 2 Series vs. La Salle............................................ Temple leads, 31-4-1 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........................................ 6:00 p.m. LA SALLE..................................................12:00 p.m. #14 DELAWARE.......................................... 4:00 p.m. DREXEL...................................................... 1:00 p.m. *PROVIDENCE (BEDN)............................... 6:00 p.m. MONMOUTH.............................................. 1:00 p.m. *at #3 UConn............................................ 3:00 p.m. vs. Sacred Heart (at Yale)...........................3:30 p.m. *GEORGETOWN......................................... 6:00 p.m.
OCTOBER Sun., 2 Fri., 7 Sun., 9 Sat., 15 Fri., 21 Fri., 28 Sun., 30
MATCHUPS
TEMPLE Owls 0-2, 0-0 BIG EAST
PENN STATE Nittany Lions 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten
LA SALLE Explorers 1-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10
HEAD COACH Marybeth Freeman Overall Record:.............. 54-54 (7th Yr) at School:.........................8-15 (2nd Yr) 2015 Team Record:.......................8-13
HEAD COACH Charlene Morett-Curtiss Overall Record:....485-196-17 (33rd Yr) at School:.............. 451-180-8 (30th Yr) 2015 Team Record:.......................9-10
HEAD COACH Michelle Marks Salmi Overall Record:.............. 57-77 (8th Yr) at School:....................................Same 2015 Team Record:........................ 9-9
LAST TIME OUT L, 2-1 vs. Saint Joseph’s 8/28/2016
LAST TIME OUT W, 3-0 vs. #5 Virginia 8/28/2016
LAST TIME OUT L, 3-2 (OT) at Vermont 8/28/2016
LEADERS Goals: .......................... Maris Stern (1) Assists: ............................................... Points: ......................... Maris Stern (2)
LEADERS Goals: .................. Putsch/Bramley (2) Assists: .....................Moira Putsch (3) Points: .......................Moira Putsch (7)
LEADERS Goals: ...................Kendall Kreider (2) Assists: ...............Sophie Lozowski (2) Points: ...................Kendall Kreider (4)
HEADLINES HOLY CROSS............................................12:00 p.m. *#20 OLD DOMINION................................ 3:00 p.m. at Penn....................................................... 1:00 p.m. *at Villanova.............................................12:00 p.m. *QUINNIPIAC............................................. 3:00 p.m. *at #13 Liberty........................................... 4:00 p.m. LAFAYETTE (Senior Day)............................ 2:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER Fri., 4 **BIG EAST SEMIFINALS..................................... TBA Sun., 6 **BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP............................... TBA 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
» Temple field hockey celebrates the grand opening of Howarth Field on Friday when the Owls host 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. » Friday’s game is the first in a six-game homestand for Temple, and the Owls play 11 of 18 regular-season games at home. » Temple is coming off an 0-2 weekend to start the season, falling 8-0 to No. 2 and defending national champion Syracuse, and losing by a narrow score of 2-1 to city rival Saint Joseph’s. » Redshirt sophomore Maris Stern scored midway through the second half to tie the game at Saint Joseph’s, but the Hawks made it 2-1 before halftime. Despite 10 second-half penalty corners and out-shooting SJU 11-5 in the latter period, the Owls were unable to come up with the equalizer. » Freshman Maddie Lilliock has started both games in goal so far for the Owls, playing over 60 minutes in each contest. Lilliock made nine saves against Syracuse, and six against Saint Joseph’s. » Coming off an 8-13 season and a second-straight appearance in the BIG EAST Championship game, Temple has a new look in 2016 after the loss of 10 seniors to graduation. » The Owls, who received six votes in the NFHCA Preseason Top 20 Poll, are led by four seniors in Katie Foran, Paige Gross, Ali Meszaros and Michelle Walsh. » Five of the Owls’ 13 returning players started in at least half of the team’s games last season. » Sarah Keer, returning for her fourth season as a redshirt junior, and junior Rachael Mueller, scored four goals apiece to tie for fourth on the team in 2015. » Gross, juniors Maiyah Brown and Hattie Kuhns and redshirt sophomore Maris Stern all notched two goals apiece last year. » Many freshmen will be counted on to make an immediate impact, and the talent level is deep among the eight-member rookie class. Freshmen Maddie Merton and Maddie Lilliock have started in both games for Temple. » This year marks the third in a row in which Temple faced the defending national champion. The Owls play UConn as part of their BIG EAST Conference schedule, and the Huskies were national champs in both 2013 and 2014. » Penn State leads the all-time series 33-7-2 against the Owls. The Nittany Lions have taken the last two meetings including a 2-0 decision a year ago. In 2013, the Owls upset the Lions 3-0 in State College. » Temple leads La Salle 31-4-1 in the all-time series, and has won three straight. The last time the teams met was in 2014, with the Owls winning 5-1.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
ROSTER
ALL-TIME RECORD • 101st season of field hockey • Years: 1914 to present • Overall record: 496-331-52 (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........................................................ 54-54/7th Record at TU/Year.............................................................8-15/2nd 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 - PRESEASON (August 23) Rank School Record Points 1. North Carolina 0-0 915 (16) 2. Syracuse 0-0 898 (25) 3. *Connecticut 0-0 818 (3) 4. Duke 0-0 758 5. Virginia 0-0 746 (2) 6. Maryland 0-0 688 (2) 7. Wake Forest 0-0 579 8. Boston College 0-0 521 9. Albany 0-0 503 10. Michigan 0-0 491 11. Stanford 0-0 448 12. Louisville 0-0 404 13. *Liberty 0-0 306 14. Delaware 0-0 297 15. Princeton 0-0 282 16. Northwestern 0-0 242 17. Boston University 0-0 219 18. Penn State 0-0 199 19. James Madison 0-0 175 20. *Old Dominion 0-0 130 *- BIG EAST Team • Italics indicate Owls’ 2016 opponent First-place votes in parentheses
GRAND OPENING OF HOWARTH FIELD SET FOR SEPT. 2 The 2016 season will serve as the inaugural year for Temple field hockey’s new stadium. The Owls will play for the first time on Howarth Field at the brand new Temple Sports Complex when they take on #18 Penn State at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2. The new complex just south of Temple’s Main Campus was completed in August, and will also serve 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. SCOUTING PENN STATE Penn State, ranked 18th in the NFHCA Preseason Coaches Poll, is sure to move up in the rankings after a strong opening week. The Nittany Lions took down No. 20 Old Dominion 6-2 before going on to shut out No. 5 Virginia, 3-0. PSU is coming off a 9-10 season in 2015, falling to Michigan in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Junior Moira Putsch leads the Lions with two goals and three assists so far this season. Putsch is active for her first season with PSU after transferring from Maryland in 2015 and sitting out last season due to injury. The Lions also returned 10 starters from a year ago including leading scorer and senior Brooke Birosik (11 goals, 3 assists in 2015). Penn State leads Temple 33-7-2 in the all-
time series and has taken the last two meetings including a 2-0 decision a year ago. In 2013, the Owls upset the Lions 3-0 in State College. SCOUTING LA SALLE La Salle comes into the weekend at 1-1 overall with a 2-0 win vs. Central Michigan and a 3-2 overtime loss at Vermont. The Explorers, who went 9-9 in 2015, have returned seven starters this season including All-Atlantic 10 Second Team selection Kendall Kreider. Kreider, a junior, leads La Salle so far this year with two goals. Temple leads La Salle 31-4-1 in the all-time series, and has won three straight. The last time the teams met was in 2014, with the Owls winning 5-1. SIX RANKED TEAMS AWAIT TEMPLE IN 2016 The NFHCA Preseason Top 20 Coaches Poll was released on Aug. 23 and had six of Temple’s opponents in the rankings. The Owls have already faced No. 2 Syracuse, and will play No. 18 Penn State on Friday. Still upcoming on the schedule is No. 14 Delaware (Sept. 9), No. 3 UConn (Sept. 23), No. 20 ODU (Oct. 7) and No. 13 Liberty (Oct. 28).
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY OWLS DROP TWO IN OPENING WEEKEND TOURNAMENT The first weekend of the season saw Temple pick up a pair of losses at the Conference Cup Tournament hosted by Saint Joseph’s University. The Owls opened against No. 2 Syracuse, keeping the game scoreless early on but eventually falling 8-0 to the defending national champs. Temple lost 2-1 to city rival Saint Joseph’s two days later, despite dominating offensively in the second half. After the Owls tied the game 1-1 in the first half, the Hawks picked up a second goal four minutes before halftime, and the score stuck through to the end of the game. Temple had 10 second-half penalty corners and out-shot SJU 11-5 in the half, but could not get one past the Hawks’ goalkeeper.
NEW FACILITY AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT TEMPLE FIELD HOCKEY IN 2016 When a team loses a large senior class and has an influx of newcomers, many refer to the following season as a “rebuilding year.” Second-year Temple field hockey head coach Marybeth Freeman sees the situation differently, and hopes her squad sees only the opportunities in front of them. “Now, more than ever, especially with the departure of 10 seniors, it is imperative that our team knows that everything right now is up for grabs,” said Freeman. “From the goalkeeping to the forward line, we need to work collaboratively as a team and understand that we are always going to put our best foot forward on the field.” Feeling empowered is the name of the game for Freeman and her staff as far as what they look to instill in their student-athletes. “Last year, there were spots that were a bit more concrete and filled readily,” noted Freeman. “Now there are vacated positions and it’s really a blank canvas. Those spots are up for anyone’s taking. I think that really empowers and inspires a lot of people on this team, and I think it’s going to make us even more competitive.” The 2016 Owls will also get inspiration from being the inaugural team to play on Howarth Field at the brand-new Temple Sports Complex. The $22 million project has been completed just in time for the fall, with the complex serving as the home of Temple’s field hockey, lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s track & field teams.
TEMPLE PICKED FOURTH IN THE BIG EAST Temple field hockey has been picked to finish fourth of eight teams in the 2016 BIG EAST Conference Preseason Coaches’ The space for field hockey and lacrosse, at the southern end of the property by 13th Street and Girard Avenue, is named Howarth Poll. Three-time defending conference champion UConn has Field in recognition of a $500,000 gift from former field hockey student-athlete Cherifa (Nouri) Howarth, ‘98, and her husband, been unanimously selected to defend its title. Greg. The Huskies also garnered the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year honor in forward Charlotte Veitner, while UConn midfielder Anna Middendorf and Liberty back Serena Barr were selected as Preseason Co-Defensive Players of the Year. The Huskies collected all seven eligible first-place votes for a total of 49 points from the leagues’ head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players or teams. Conference newcomer Liberty collected 40 points to claim second place in the coaches’ poll, earning the remaining firstplace vote. Old Dominion followed in third with 39 points while Temple rounded out the top four with 30 points. They were followed by Providence with 25, Villanova with 19, Quinnipiac with 13 and Georgetown with nine.
“We’re so fortunate to have Howarth Field,” said Freeman. “We’re extremely grateful to the Howarths and to all the alumni and parents that have made so many contributions, and to the administration that have supported us from the get-go on this whole project. For us to come out here and see this brand new Astroturf 12 and this whole new facility, and the locker room, it’s really special. It definitely empowers the women on the team, and hopefully also those that aspire to be on the team and those that played before us. We’re just so thankful for it.” Temple is led by four seniors this season in Katie Foran, Paige Gross, Ali Meszaros and Michelle Walsh. Foran, Gross and Meszaros have been named the 2016 team co-captains. While no current team members are decorated as far as conference honors and awards from past seasons, the senior group and other veterans have played integral roles in the successes of the last few years. Five of the Owls’ 13 returning players started in at least half of the team’s games last season. Sarah Keer, returning for her fourth season as a redshirt junior, and junior Rachael Mueller, scored four goals apiece to tie for fourth on the team in 2015. Gross, juniors Maiyah Brown and Hattie Kuhns and redshirt sophomore Maris Stern all notched two goals apiece last year.
Redshirt sophomore Ashley Kucera returns in the midfield after making 11 starts in her first active season with the Owls. Meszaros, who started in 18 of 21 games and notched an assist, returns to help anchor the backfield. The goalkeeping position will see sophomore Chloe Johnson and freshman Maddie Lilliock vying for the spot, with both being relative newcomers as Johnson played BIG EAST DIGITAL NETWORK COMING TO HOWARTH FIELD just 13 minutes in the cage last year. Many other freshmen will be counted on to make an immediate impact, and the talent level The BIG EAST announced its fall lineup for the BIG EAST Digital is deep among the eight-member rookie class. Network (BEDN) on Aug. 11, featuring 86 regular-season contests and five championships across five sports: men’s soccer, What Freeman wants her players to understand is how important every role is on the team, and she says her and her staff have seen that idea take hold. women’s soccer, volleyball, field hockey and cross country. Temple field hockey’s conference opener against Providence on Friday, Sept. 16 is part of that lineup, as is 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.
“It’s ok if you start and it’s ok if you don’t,” she says. “Everyone on this team has a role and everyone needs to be empowered by that philosophy. From where we finished in the spring to where we are now, implementing that, they’re totally on board with it. When you have a team that has wrapped their heads around that philosophy, it makes our job as a staff significantly easier and more fun.” Freeman is impressed so far with the leadership and enthusiasm displayed by her entire squad. “Our returning group is doing a great job of leading this large group of underclassmen,” she said. “To have these underclassmen start up with the energy they’ve had is directly related to the energy our returners have had.” As always, Temple has scheduled many of the best teams in Division I, and will be playing against competition from eight of the 12 conferences in the NCAA. The Owls begin their season in the Conference Cup Tournament hosted by nearby Saint Joseph’s University. Temple will face defending NCAA champion Syracuse on Friday, Aug. 26 before playing host Saint Joseph’s on Sunday, Aug. 28. The home schedule begins for the Owls on Friday, Sept. 2 against Penn State at 6 p.m., and continues with a game against La Salle on Sunday, Sept. 4. “Our home opening weekend features two in-state opponents,” said Freeman. “Our long-lasting and respected rivalry with Penn State will make for an exciting playing experience, and La Salle’s proximity to Temple will also draw some big crowds. It should be an excellent weekend of hockey.” The contests against Penn State and La Salle will be the first two in a six-game homestand for Temple that also includes city rival Drexel (Sept. 11) and region rival Delaware (Sept. 9). The fifth game of that homestand sees the Owls starting BIG EAST play, hosting Providence on Friday, Sept. 16. The former six-team BIG EAST has now grown to eight in 2016, with the addition of Liberty and Quinnipiac. The new schools are the last two Temple will face in conference play. The Owls’ 2015 season turned around in a 1-0 defeat of #20 Old Dominion on the road, and Temple will face the Monarchs at home this season on Oct. 7. The BIG EAST Tournament is set for Friday and Sunday, Nov. 4 and 6 at Temple and will feature the top four teams following the conclusion of the regular season. The tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which begins on Saturday, Nov. 12. “In order for us to identify what we need to work on, I think it’s important that we play the best teams,” said Freeman. “In order for us to constantly push the envelope on how far we can go, we have to continually put ourselves in a position to be challenged. That’s the way we’re always going to work things, to help put us in the best situation at the end of the year and our BIG EAST Championships.”
HEAD COACH MARYBETH FREEMAN SECOND YEAR • OLD DOMINION ‘03 CAREER RECORD 54-54 (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 Aug 30, 2016) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Aug 26 Aug 28
Opponent vs #2 Syracuse at Saint Joseph's
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 0-2 0-0 0-2 Score 0-8 1-2
L L
Att. 200 200
TU
OPP
1-17 0.50 .059 7-17 .412 8.5 10 0-0
10-36 5.00 .278 26-36 .722 18.0 19 1-1
4 2 0
2 1 0
0 0/0 1/200
200 1/200
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0 ##
Player
20 25 23 16 14 11 3 28 21 15 13 12 10 9 8 5
STERN, Maris KEER, Sarah DANIELS, Jessika MESZAROS, Ali KUHNS, Hattie FORAN, Katie MERTON, Maddie KUCERA, Ashley GROSS, Paige DOYLE, Nellie MUELLER, Rachael GERHART, Becky BARNETT, Cristen WALSH, Michelle BROWN, Maiyah REED, Lucy Total Opponents
Goalie 00 JOHNSON, Chloe 2 LILLIOCK, Maddie ##
Total Opponents
AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1
NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1
gp g 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 10 GP 1 2 2 2
a
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28
Min. 3:34 132:27 140:00 140:00
GA
Goals by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
1 6
0 4
Shots by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
3 21
14 15
Saves by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
7 1
9 5
Corners by Period Temple Opponents
1st
2nd
0 10
10 9
0 10 10 1 Total 1 10 Total 17 36 Total 16 6 Total 10 19
sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv 2 .500 2 1.000 0 0-0 0
10 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 36
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .059 .278
3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 26
GAAvg Saves
0.00 5.29 5.00 0.50
0 15 16 6
.300 .000 1.000
.000 1.000
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .412 .722
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pct
W-L-T
Sho
.000 .600 .615 .857
0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 2-0-0
0/0 0/0 0 1
