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TEMPLE WOMEN’S SOCCER 2018 GAME NOTES GREATNESS Lexi Walters, Strategic Communications Assistant l Email: [email protected] TEMPLE DOESN’T QUIT. ATHLETICS O: 215-204-4310 l C: 215-350-6712 l Website: www.OwlSports.com GAME INFORMATION MATCHUPS Dates...... August 24 & 26, 2018 Times...... 7:00 p.m. ET (vs. Sacred Heart) ...... 2 p.m. ET (at Delaware State) Sites...... Philadelphia, Pa. / Dover, Del. Live Stats...... Links on OwlSports.com Twitter Updates...... @TempleWSoccer Series vs. Sacred Heart...... First Meeting TEMPLE SACRED HEART DELAWARE STATE Streak...... n/a OWLS PIONEERS HORNETS Series vs. Delaware State...... Temple leads, 7-0 0-1, 0-0 AMERICAN 0-1, 0-0 NEC 0-2, 0-0 MEAC Streak...... W 7

HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH SCHEDULE/RESULTS Seamus O’Connor Matt Micros Kortney Rhoades Overall Record:...... 38-54-5 (6th Yr) Overall Record:...... 93-107-21 (13th Yr) Overall Record:...... 6-23-4 (3rd Yr) AUGUST at School:...... 38-54-5 (6th Yr) at School:...... 0-1 (1st Yr) at School:...... 6-23-4 (3rd Yr) Fri., 17 SAINT JOSEPH’S...... L, 1-2 2017 Team Record:...... 0-1 2017 Team Record:...... 0-1 2017 Team Record:...... 0-2 Fri., 24 SACRED HEART...... 7 p.m. Sun., 26 at Delaware State...... 2 p.m. LAST MATCH LAST MATCH LAST MATCH L, 3-2 vs. Iona L, 5-1 at. Lafayette Fri., 31 MARYLAND...... 7 p.m. L, 2-1 vs. Saint Joseph’s 8/17/2018 8/17/2018 8/19/2018

SEPTEMBER LEADERS LEADERS LEADERS Sun., 2 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE...... 3:30 p.m. Goals: ...... Jules Blank (1) Goals: Maranda Gibbons/Christina Palanza (1) Goals: ...... Jade Jamison (1) Fri., 7 at Lehigh...... 5 p.m. Assists: ...... n/a Assists:.. .Caitlin Buckley/Emily Rosso (1) Assists: ...... n/a Points:Maranda Gibbons/Christina Palanza (2) Points: ...... Jade Jamison (2) Sun., 9 at Boston College...... 1 p.m. Points: ...... Jules Blank (2) Saves:...... Morgan Basileo (17) Saves:...... Nicole Sambuco (2) Saves:...... Leslie Fazio (10) Fri., 14 at NJIT...... 3:30 p.m. Fri., 16 at Wagner...... 1 p.m. Thu., 20 at SMU*...... 8 p.m. Sun., 23 at Houston*...... 2 p.m. HEADLINES Thu., 27 UCF*...... 3:30 p.m. > The Owls are looking for their first win of the season as they take on Sacred Heart at home on Friday, August Sun., 30 USF*...... 1 p.m. 24 and travel to Delaware State on Sunday, August 26. This will be the first matchup between Temple and Sa- cred Heart. The Owls have have dominated the series with Delaware State, leading 7-0. OCTOBER Oct., 11 at Cincinnati*...... 7 p.m. > Head coach Seamus O’Connor (38-54-5) returns for his sixth season with the Owls in 2018. Oct., 14 at ECU*...... 1 p.m. Thu., 18 TULSA*...... 3:30 p.m. > Temple lost two of its leading scorers from last season: Gabriella McKeown and Elana Falcone. However, junior Sun., 21 MEMPHIS*...... 1 p.m. forward Jules Blank had a strong showing after missing most of last season due to injury, Blank scored for the Fri., 26 UCONN* (Senior Day)...... 7 p.m. sole goal for the Owls in their season opener.

Home games in CAPS > Temple is captained by senior defender Kelcie Dolan. *American Athletic Conference contest All times Eastern and subject to change > Junior goalkeeper Morgan Basileo had 17 saves against Saint Joseph’s, breaking her previous single-game save record of 10 from Oct. 8, 2017 against Tulsa.

FOLLOW THE TEAM > The Owls fell to Saint Joseph’s after a goal off a corner in the last twenty seconds of the game. Despite the loss, O’Connor said it was one of the best performances Temple has had in a long time in terms of possession. TempleWSoccer The Owls look to build off this performance this weekend. TempleWSoccer

TempleWSoccer PROGRAM INFORMATION ROSTER TEAM INFORMATION No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School Club Team 2017 Record...... 6-10-2 0 Morgan Basileo Jr. GK 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa. Little Flower FC Bucks 97 Red 1 Cassy Skelton Jr. GK 5-7 Beverly, N.J. Holy Cross Academy NJ Rush 2017 American Record...... 2-6-1 2 Natalie Druehl So. M 5-5 Stamford, Conn. Westhill Chelsea PIers 2017 American Finish...... 8th 3 KJ Waghorne Jr. D 5-5 Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton Warrenville South NSA Rockets Starters Returning/Lost...... 8/3 4 Emma Wilkins So. M 5-5 Galloway, N.J. Absegami PDA United 5 Julia Dolan So. M 5-3 Egg Harbor City, N.J. Absegami PDA Shore Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 23/5 6 Fran Davis Jr. M 5-4 Bath, England Ralph Allen Bristol Academy WFC Newcomers...... 4 7 Kelcie Dolan Sr. D 5-4 Egg Harbor City, N.J. Absegami PDA United 8 Hannah Alexander Jr. M 5-7 Lansdale, Pa. North Penn Montgomery United COACHING STAFF 9 Sarah McGlinn Sr. M 5-5 Cherry Hill, N.J. Cherry Hill West PDA South Force 10 Bella Sorrentino So. M 5-10 Bryn Mawr, Pa. Archbishop John Carroll PA Rush Head Coach...... Seamus O’Connor 11 Marissa DiGenova So. D 5-4 King of Prussia, Pa. Villa Maria Academy Continental FC Record at TU/Years...... 38-54-5 / 5 Years 12 Djavon Dupree So. D 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa. Central Continental FC Career Record...... 68-81-9 14 Aisha Brown So. D 5-10 Nokesville, Va. Patriot McLean ENCL 15 Kerri McGinley Sr. F 5-7 Philadelphia, Pa. St. Basil Academy UGH Fevernova Email...... [email protected] 16 Emily Keitel Jr. D 5-9 Mechanicsburg, Pa. Cumberland Valley HMMS Eagle FC 97 Assistant Coach...... Paula Jurewicz 17 Toni Feite Jr. D 5-11 Dillsburg, Pa. Northern Super Nova FC Email...... [email protected] 18 Molly Tobin Jr. D 5-10 Duxbury, Mass. Duxbury Boston Breakers ECNL Assistant Coach...... David Hodgson 19 Morgan Morocco Jr. M 5-8 Burlington, N.J. Holy Cross Academy PDA Spurs 20 Katie McCoy Sr. D 5-3 Oakford, Pa. Neshaminy UGH Fevernova Email...... [email protected] 21 Lacey Powell Jr. D 5-3 Howell, N.J. Freehold Township Matchfit ECNL 22 Jules Blank Jr. F 5-5 Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan FC Bucks 97 Red TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 23 Hailey Gutowski Fr. M 5-4 Cinnaminson, N.J. Cinnaminson PDA South Pride Founded...... 1884 24 Erin Cutcliff Fr. D 5-9 Springfield, Pa. Springfield FC Europa 25 Juliet Esposito Sr. M 5-3 Haddon Township, N.J. Camden Catholic New Jersey Rush 96 Blue Enrollment...... 40,240 27 Kylie Anicic Fr. F 5-4 Mickleton, N.J. Kingsway PDA Pride NBL 00 Nickname...... Owls 28 Gabriela Johnson Fr. F 5-4 Mays Landing, N.J. Oakcrest PDA Pride School Colors...... Cherry and White 32 Jordan Nash Sr. GK 5-7 Brick, N.J. St. Rose PDA Arsenal ECNL Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Head Coach: Seamus O’Connor (Athlone Institute of Technology ‘97) - Sixth season Conference...... American Athletic/BIG EAST Assistant Coach: Paula Jurewicz (Temple ‘16) - Third season President:...... Richard Englert Assistant Coach: David Hodgson (Worcester (UK) ‘00) - First season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jim Harner Director of Athletics...... Dr. Patrick Kraft PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Athletic Dept. Phone...... 215-204-7447 0 - Bah-sil-ee-oh 17 - Fight Ticket Office Phone...... 215-204-8499 2- Drool 23- Guh-towe-ski 12- Juh-von 27- Ann-eh-sick University Website...... temple.edu 14- Ay-sha Jur-eh-witz Athletics Website...... owlsports.com 16 - Ky-dle TEMPLE WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS AND NOTES SCOUTING SACRED HEART > The Owls defeated the Hornets 8-0 at home in 2017. > Led by head coach Matt Micros (93-107-21), who is in his first season with the Pioneers. KEY STATS > The Pioneers were picked to finish fifth in the Northeast Con- > Junior goalkeeper Morgan Basileo had 17 saves against ference (NEC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Saint Joseph’s, breaking her previous single-game save re- > Sacred Heart returns senior midfielderAlex Mesropyan and cord of 10 from Oct. 8, 2017 against Tulsa. senior forward Melanie DaSilva. DaSilva was an All-NEC second team selection. > Sacred Heart is 0-1 after a 3-2 loss in the season opener against Iona.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SACRED HEART > This will be the first meeting between the Temple Owls and the Sacred Heart Pioneers.

SCOUTING DELAWARE STATE > Led by head coach Kortney Rhoades (6-23-4), who is in her third season with the Hornets. > The Hornets return key veterans in midfielders Samantha Bahr and Braxton Clark and defender Toni Jackson. > Jade Jamison, a transfer from Army, scored her first her collegiate goal for the Hornets against Lafayette. > The Hornets are 0-2 after the first week of the season, falling 7-0 to Hartford and 5-1 to Lafayette.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. DELAWARE STATE > Temple and Delaware State have faced each other seven times. The Owls have commanded matchups against the Hor- nets, holding a 7-0-0 series record. Head Coach SEAMUS O'CONNOR Sixth Season Athlone Institute of Technology '97 Career Record: 68-80-9 (11 seasons) Record at Temple: 38-53-5 (5 seasons) Seamus O’Connor has taken the Temple University women’s soccer program to great heights since taking over the reins five years ago. His teams recorded the program’s first-ever back-to-back 10-win seasons, and the 2016 Owls capped that brilliant run with a school-record 12-win campaign. O'Connor took over the head coaching role in June, 2013, after spending two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Owls. In his first season at the helm, O’Connor led his young team to a six-win season which was one more victory than the previous campaign. The Owls won their first four games of the season for the best start ever in program history at the time. The following season, in 2014, the program was lifted to new heights as O’Connor guided the Owls to an 11-8-1 record. It was the team's first season with 10+ wins since 2001 when the Owls went 11-9-0 under head coach Seamus McWilliams. The 2014 highlights included a seven-game win streak to start the season, which is still the longest in program history. Temple also recorded two more conference wins than in the previous year, and both Kelly Farrell and Shauni Kerkhoff were selected to the all-conference second-team. In 2015, O’Connor maintained the standard of excellence for the program as the team finished with a record of 12-7-1, and a mark of 4-4-1 in the American Athletic Conference. Not only did the Owls finish with back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time ever, but also finished .500 in conference play for the first time since 1995. The season ended with many memorable moments including a victory over La Salle for the first time in 13 years, and a win vs. Saint Joseph's for the first time in back-to-back seasons. The Owls also captured a 2-1 victory over then-conference leader Cincinnati and, for the first time in five tries, defeated SMU, 3-2. After being seeded sixth in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, the Owls fell to third-seeded UCF, 2-1. Seniors Kelly Farrell and Erin Lafferty were named to the All-American Athletic Conference Second Team. In 2016 and 2017, O’Connor and the Owls struggled through rebuilding seasons. The team posted only three wins in 2016, improving to six in 2017, but was competitive throughout with 15 total losses coming by a single goal. As an assistant coach under Matt Gwilliam, O’Connor helped mentor the team to five shutouts in his first season with the Owls, which was the most by a Temple team since 1995. In 2012, he helped coach the Owls’ defensive unit to even more success, as it surpassed the previous season’s mark by nailing down seven shutouts, which helped the Cherry and White to the eighth-best save percentage in the nation (.875). In the time he has spent with the Cherry and White, the program has demonstrated much success in the classroom and has earned six consecutive NSCAA Academic Awards. Before arriving to Temple in 2011, O'Connor served in multiple capacities in the soccer programs at Chestnut Hill College, starting in 2007. He first coached the men's team before acting as Director of Soccer and coaching both teams for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. In 2010 he chose to exclusively coach the women's program. In his second season coaching the women, O'Connor led the Griffins to their first postseason appearance as member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and National Collegiate Athletic Associa- tion (NCAA) Division II. He was recognized with the CACC Coach of the Year Award at season's end. In 2010 the team was ranked #8 in the NSCAA East Region and they qualified for a second postseason appearance in a row. Under O'Connor, the Chestnut Hill College soccer programs has also flourished academically. The women's soccer team was recognized with the Chestnut Hill College Team Academic Achievement Award for posting the best collective GPA (2010-2011) and, during O'Connor's era, 16 Chestnut Hill College soccer players earned CACC All-Academic status. Away from collegiate soccer, O'Connor has established himself as a tal- ented coach at the professional level. In 2010 he completed a stint as head coach of the Philadelphia Liberty, a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). Prior to the Liberty he was also Head Coach of the CDSA Future and Assistant Coach of the AC Diablos, both members of the WPSL. In 2003, he led the Reading Rage of the United Soccer League/Premier Development League (USL/PDL) to an 8-8-2 record; the Rage's first .500 or better record in many seasons. At the youth level, O’Connor helped in the development of Philadelphia Soccer Club's Coppa United into a top 35 team nationally ranked team. Cop- pa United was an Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA) State Cup finalist, a Jefferson Cup champion, and appeared in the Dallas Cup, Surf Cup, and Super Y League National Finals in addition to playing the Chinese Under 17 Men's National Team to a 1-1 draw. Currently he coaches with the ACP club based out of Atlantic County, N.J. O'Connor graduated from Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland in 1997 where he was the starting goalkeeper for three seasons. While in college, he trained with League of Ireland clubs Athlone Town and Longford Town. His soccer education includes a Football Association of Ireland (FAI) Coaching License, FAI Goalkeeping License, National Soccer Coaches As- sociation of America (NSCAA) National License, NSCAA Level 2 Goalkeep- ing License. O'Connor, a native of Galway, Ireland, resides in Blackwood, N.J., with his wife, Alexandra, son, Shay, and daughter, Annabridget.