2021 WEEKLY NOTES March 13, 2021: Temple at Tulsa

MATCH INFORMATION THE MATCHUP Date...... March 13, 2021 Time...... 8:00 p.m. EST Location...... Tulsa, OK Facility...... Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Opponent...... Tulsa Record vs. Opponent...... 2-2-2 Streak...... Tied 1 TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE Live Results...... StatBroadcast 2-3 (AAC 2-3) 2-1 (AAC 2-1) TV...... ESPN+ On the Call...... HEAD COACH HEAD COACH Brian Rowland Tom McIntosh 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 3rd Year 26th Year Date Opponent Time/Result Overall: 15-21-6 Overall: 256-183-52 Feb. 06 at USF W 3-2 at School: Same at School: Same Feb. 13 vs. #14 UCF L 0-1 Feb. 23 vs. Memphis L 2-1 2OT Last Match Last Match TBD vs. Drexel POSTPONED W, 2-0 vs No. 2 SMU L, 2-1 at USF Feb. 27 vs USF L 2-1 3/6/21 3/6/21 Mar. 6 vs #2 SMU W 2-0 Mar. 13 at Tulsa 8:00 p.m. Mar. 20 at UCF 6:00 p.m. Penalty Kicks Mar. 27 at Memphis 7:00 p.m. Apr. 2 vs. Tulsa 7:00 p.m. • Temple Men’s Soccer will play against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane for their sixth match of the Apr. 9 at SMU 8:00 p.m. 2020-21 season. Apr. 15 at AAC Semifinals • Last week, Temple snapped a three-game losing streak with an enormous victory over No. 2 Apr. 17 at AAC Championships SMU. Tulsa is the only team in the AAC Temple has yet to play. Subject to change due to Covid protocals | Home • Tulsa is one of the biggest surprises in the AAC this season. The Hurricanes were picked to meets in cherry finish last in the AAC. They are currently second in the conference and were nationally ranked last week. FOLLOW THE OWLS • The Owls are 2-2-2 all-time against Tulsa. They are the only team in the AAC Temple is .500 INSTAGRAM @temple_msoc against. This is the second-best win percentage of any AAC opponent. • Tulsa is the only team in the AAC who has not yet been shutout this season. The Golden TWITTER @temple_MSoc Hurricanes are second in the conference in goals per game with 1.67. FACEBOOK @TempleMSoccer • Last game saw Temple became the first team this season to hold SMU to zero goals. • Amir Cohen, Jalen Campbell, and Mike Eijgendaal share the team lead with two goals each. COMMUNICATIONS They are all tied for sixth place in goals in the AAC. H. Jordan Viener • Karani and Eijgendaal are tied for second in assists with two as well. ​Strategic Communications Graduate Assistant [email protected] | 240-620-4295

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] 2021 ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos Ht Hometown High School Club 1 Liam Cummings So. GK 6-5 Morrisville, Pa YSC Academy 2 Estaban Suarez Sr. D 5-7 Mexico City, Mexico Anahuac Queretaro Club Universidad Nacional 3 Santiago Majewski Jr. M 6-3 San Diego, Calif. Torrey Pines San Diego Surf Academy 4 Pierre Cayet Sr. D 6-0 Brettes-Les-Pins, France Angers SCO 5 Elias Hellgren Villegas Jr. F 6-3 Stockholm, Sweden Thoren Business School IF Brommapojkarna 6 Jake Silverstein Jr. M 6-1 Wayne, Pa YSC Academy Philadelphia Union 7 Paul Frendach Jr. M 5-10 Dunkirk, Md Dematha Catholic 8 Andres Charles Jr. M 5-11 Coquitlam, British Columbia Burnaby Central Secondary Vancouver Whitecaps 9 Brady O’Connor Jr. F 6-1 Baltimore, Md Calvert Hall Baltimore Armour Academy 10 Jalen Campbell Jr. M 6-1 Brampton, Ontario St. Edmund Campion Vaughan Azzurri 2000 11 Sean Karani So. F 5-9 Witchita, Ks Blue Valley West 12 Mike Eijgendaal So. F 6-1 Woerden, Netherlands Minkema College Sportlust ‘46 13 Tyler Gainer Sr. D 5-7 Carmel, Ind Carmel Indiana Fire 14 Andrew Burkhardt So. M 5-9 Palmrya, Pa Lower Dauphin PA Classics 15 Fabian Grant Jr. D/M 5-11 Kingston, Jamaica Kingston College 17 Alex Marin Fr. F 6-3 Toronto, Ontario Cardinal Carter Catholic Vaughan SC 18 Amir Cohen So. M 5-6 Givatayim, Israel Ort Givatayim Hapoel Ramat Gan 19 Aly Camar So. F 6-1 Bronx, Ny MLK Law NYCFC 20 Mickel Borger Sr. D 5-9 Joeuf, France Lycée louis Bertrand Boulogne sur mer 21 Nigel Griffith Fr. F 5-9 Stroudsburg, Pa Stroudsburg PDA Academy 22 Lior Nesher So. M 5-7 Hadera, Israel Max Weber School Hoffenheim Academy 23 Jared Dubose Fr. F 5-11 Woodbridge, Va C.D. Hylton McLean ECNL 24 Christian Contreras Fr. M 5-6 Higtown, Nj Hightstown Philadelphia Union 25 Manny Ikeocha Fr. M 5-8 Townsend, De MOT Charter Continental FC Delco 26 Jimi Leder Fr. D/M 5-8 Doylestown, Pa Central Bucks West 27 Brandon Johnson Sr. D 5-10 Chandler, Ariz. Mountain Pointe Sereno SC 28 Eoin Gawronski Fr. GK 5-11 Limerick, Pa YSC Academy Continental FC Delco 29 Cesar Ripa Fr. D 6-0 Pau, Catalunya Montverde Academy (FL) Girona FC (Peralada CF) 30 Nikolas Hartmann So. GK 6-0 Balearic Islands, Ibiza Montverde Academy 34 Daniel Nugent Jr. M 6-0 Washington, D.C. School Without Walls DC United Academy

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Brain Rowland (UMBC ‘03) - 4th season #3 Santiago Majewski: Ma-JOO-ski #19 Aly Camara: AH-lee Cah-MAH-rah Assistant Coach: Armante Marshall (USF ‘10) - 4th season #4 Pierre Cayet: KY-et #20 Mickael Borger: Me-KAH Bor-JAY Assistant Coach: Alex Shinsky (Maryland ‘14) - 2nd Season #7 Paul Frendach: FRIEND-awk #25 Manny Ikeocha: Ick-ee-OH-cha #5 Elias Hellgren Villegas: ELLIE-us Hell-grin #28 Eoin Gawronski: Owen Graduate Manager: Kevin McMullen Vee-ay-gus #12 Mike Eijgendaal: Eye-GEN-doll SUPPORT STAFF Academic Advisor: Victoria Perri ROSTER BREAKDOWN Athletic Trainer: Billy Kerr Freshmen (10): Marin, Griffith, Dubose, Contreras, Ikfocha, Forwards (8): Camara, Dubose, Eijgendaal, Griffith, Hellgren Strength & Conditioning Coach: Zach Roth Leder, Gawronski, Ripa, Chong, Moya Villegas, Karani, Marin, O’Connor Sophomores (9): Cummings, Hellgren Villegas, Karani, Midfielders (8): Burkhardt, Campbell, Charles, Chong, Sport Administrator: Craig Angelos Eijgendaal, Burkhardt, Cohen, Camara, Nesher, Hartmann Cohen, Contreras, Frendach, Ikeocha, Majewski, Moya, Communications Contact: H. Jordan Viener Juniors (8): Majewski, Silverstein, Frendach, Charles, Nesher, Nugent, Silverstein O’Connor, Campbell, Grant, Nugent Defense (6): Borger, Cayet, Gainer, Johnson, Ripa, Suarez Seniors (5): Suarez, Cayet, Gainer, Johnson Borger Goalkeepers (3): Cummings, Gawronski, Hartmann

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] NEWS AND NOTES AROUND THE AAC RECAPPING LAST WEEK Temple defeated the second-ranked SMU Mustangs 2-0. Eijgendaal opened the scoring just over ten minutes into the match. Cayet widened the lead in the second half with a AAC STANDINGS Week 5 Awards penalty kick goal. Team Record The Temple defense shutout SMU, the top offense in the nation. Prior to the Temple 1. SMU 3-1 Offensive Player of the Week match, the Mustangs averaged a Division-I leading 4.67 goals per match. This was the 2. Tulsa 2-1 Mike Eijgendaal- Temple highest-ranked win in Temple men’s soccer history. 3. USF 3-2 Defensive Player of the Week 4. Temple 2-3 Pierre Cayet - Temple OWL POST 5. UCF 2-3 The Owls snapped a three-game losing streak with a high-profile 2-0 victory over No. 6. Memphis 1-3 Rookie of the Week 2 SMU last week. Mike Eijgendaal has earned points in the last three matches. Four Shion Soga- USF straight Temple goals have been scored by international players. Eijgendaal, Amir Cohen, and Jalen Campbell are tied for the team lead in goals with two. Eijgendaal and Sean Goalkeeper of the Week Karani lead the team in assists, also with two. Last week three Owls garnered weekly Eoin Gawronski- Temple awards from the American Athletic Conference. Eijgendaal won Offensive Player of the Week, Pierre Cayet was awarded Defensive Player of the Week, and Eoin Gawronski PROGRAM INFORMATION earned Goalkeeper of the Week. ALL-TIME Overall record: 661-433-119 (1926-2021) SCOUTING TULSA ISFA/ISFL National Championships: 3 (1941, 1951, 1953) Tulsa was picked last to finish in the AAC Preseason Poll. They have since gone 2-1 and NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1976, climbed to second in the AAC standings. The Golden Hurricanes kicked off the season 1978, 1985) on Feb. 6 with a victory over UCF. They then had two straight delayed matches before COACHING STAFF returning to action with 2nd win against the Knights. Last week No. 25 Tulsa fell to USF Head Coach: ...... Brain Rowland 2-1 in their first loss of the season. Forward Alex Meinhard has been one of the best ...... Phone: (215) 204-8477 players in the nation this season. The redshirt freshman leads the AAC in both goals and ...... E-Mail: [email protected] points per game...... Career Record (Years): 15-21-6 (4 seasons) ...... Record at TU (Years): Same SERIES HISTORY VS TULSA Assistant Coach:...... Armante’ Marshall ...... Phone: (215) 204-6707 Temple and Tulsa are meeting for the seventh time in series history. The teams are dead- ...... E-Mail: [email protected] locked at a record of 2-2-2. Last season The Owls and ‘Canes tied 0-0 in double overtime. Assistant Coach:...... Alex Shinsky Before last season Temple won two straight...... E-Mail: [email protected] Graduate Manager ...... Kevin McMullen HISTORIC VICTORY OVER NO. 2 SMU ...... Phone: (267) 908-1759 The Owls made history with the Mar. 6, 2021 win over SMU. The 2-0 victory over the ...... E-Mail: [email protected] Mustangs marks the highest ranked win in the history of Temple men’s soccer. THE OWLS Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 22/10 MORE KEEPERS, MORE AWARDS Starters Returning/Lost:...... 10/3 The Owls have fielded two keepers thus far in the 2020-21 season. Nikolas Hartmann Newcomers:...... 11 started the first four games, earning AAC accolades in his first three starts. At one point 2019 Overall Record:...... 8-8-2 the Ibaza native was tied for the conference lead in saves. After struggling in the first 2019 American Record:...... 3-3-2 half against USF he was replaced with Eoin Gawronski. Gawronski impressed in his first 2019 American Finish:...... 5th collegiate appearance and earned the start against SMU. He became the first keeper in 2019 Postseason: ...... n/a over 18 months to earn a clean sheet against the Mustangs and was award AAC Goal- keeper of the Week for week 5. Location:...... Philadelphia, Pa. Founded:...... 1884 JALEN CAMPBELL’S WEEK ONE SHOWCASE Enrollment:...... 42,400 Jalen Campbell had perhaps his best game to date as an Owl in the season opener President:...... Richard M. Englert against USF. The junior forward placed three shots on goal and scored twice. The two Interim Director of Athletics:...... goals he added to his career total tied his single season high from all of the 2019 Nickname:...... Owls Colors:...... Cherry (201c) and White season. Home Pitch:...... Temple Sports Complex (500)

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] NEWS AND NOTES 2020-21 AWARDS AAC Offensive Player of the Week Jalen Campbell, 2/8/21 SAME CONFERNCE, LESS TEAMS Mike Eijgendaal, 3/8/21 This week will be the first of a slimmed down American Athletic Conference. Two teams that competed in AAC men’s soccer last season have departed for different reasons. AAC Defensive Player of the Week Cincinnati has discontinued it’s men’s soccer program due to budget cuts. Temple held Pierre Cayet, 3/8/21 a 4-4-1 record against the Bearcats. UCONN has departed as well, as the entire athletic department has joined the Big East Conference. They exit with an 8-1-1 record against AAC Goalkeeper Player of the Week the Owls. Eoin Gawronski, 3/8/21

RETURNING STRONG AAC Weekly Honor Roll Nickolas Hartmann, 2/8/21 Despite some losses, the Owls return a large portion of a strong 2019 roster. Among the Nickolas Hartmann, 2/15/21 returning letterwinners is the 2020-21 AAC preseason defensive player of year, Pierre Pierre Cayet, 2/24/21 Cayet. The French defender shared the team lead in goals last season (3), as well as Nickolas Hartmann, 2/24/21 earning Second Team All-AAC, and Third Team All-Region honors. Also returning is presea- Amir Cohen, 3/2/21 son All-AAC forward Sean Karani. Karani was awarded All-Rookie honors at the conclusion of last season by both the AAC and the Philadelphia Soccer Six. Other returning players TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week that saw significant action last season include Estaban Suarez, Paul Frendach, Andres Jalen Campbell 2/9/21 Charles, Jalen Campbell, Amir Cohen, Aly Camara, Mickael Borger, Lior Nesher, and Bran- don Johnson. CollegeSoccerNews.com Team of the Week Jalen Campbell 2/9/21 TRANSFER TALES Temple has four transfers joining the team this season from three different levels of col- lege athletics. Mike Eijgendaal is coming on from Midland University of the NAIA. Nikolas Hartmann also spent last season in the NAIA at Louisiana State University at Shreveport. Fabian Grant is joining the team from Daytona State College of the NJCAA. Finally, Brady O’Connor joins the squad, hailing from George Washington University in the Atlantic-10.

INTERNATIONAL OWLS The Cherry and White bring an exceptional amount of international flavor to the roster this season. There are 13 Owls on the team with international origins. This is two more than the 11 that were on the roster last season and ranks as the second most international players on any AAC roster behind UCF (18).

CONDENSED SCHEDULE Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Temple will play a condensed schedule this season. The Owls will play only one non-conference contest against Philadelphia Soccer Six rival Drexel. The Cherry and White will play a double round-robin American Athletic Conference regular season schedule.

NIKE X TEMPLE Men’s Soccer The Temple Athletics Department made the switch to Nike, beginning with the 2020-21 seasons. The three-year agreement makes Nike the exclusive athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories provider for each of the Owls’ 19 varsity sports.

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] NEWS AND NOTES PRESEASON POLL The Temple Men’s Soccer team was picked to finish fourth in the AAC preseason poll. The Owls earned 10 total points in the poll, as voted on by the league coaches, tying them with Memphis for fourth place. SMU was voted as the favorite to win the conference title, earn- ing five out a possible six first place votes following the Mustangs deep NCAA tournament run last year. UCF finished second with 21 total points after winning the regular season title last season. USF took the third spot as the Bulls earned 17 points. The Owls finished tied for fourth in the poll with 10 points, the same total as Memphis. Tulsa rounded out the group in sixth (seven points).

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] HEAD COACH BRIAN 4th Season UMBC ‘03 ROWLAND

Brian Rowland was named the Temple men’s soccer head coach in December 2017. Prior to Temple, he spent the last eight seasons on the University of Maryland’s men’s soccer staff with the final three campaigns as the Terps’ associate head coach. Rowland had a statement inaugural season at the helm of the Temple men’s soccer program during the fall of 2018. Under his direction, the Owls shined as a fresh program with a 17-man roster change and an entirely new coaching staff from the year prior. The squad displayed its abilities from the gate, as Rowland saw his first victory as head coach in a 1-0 overtime win over the nationally ranked Old Dominion Monarchs in early September. The young, talented group also dished out one of the biggest upsets of the year when they handed the nationally recognized UCF Knights one of just three losses on the season. Rowland coached three student-athletes to post-season accolades from the American in Lukas Fernandes (Second-Team All-AAC), Jalen Campbell (All-Rookie) and Andres Charles (All-Rookie). Under the guidance of Rowland, Maryland captured five consecutive conference tournament crowns between 2012 and 2016, including three-straight as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Rowland has also excelled as a recruiter, helping the Terps bring home top classes on a yearly basis. The 2017 season saw Maryland start the season 10-0-3 and complete a 30-game regular season unbeaten streak that began in 2015. The Terps boasted the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year Eryk Williamson and first-team All-Big Ten selection Jake Rozhansky. Rowland helped the development of first-year keeper Dayne St. Clair, who was outstanding in his first season as a starter. In 2016, Rowland helped mentor a league-best eight all-conference selections, including Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Gordon Wild, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Alex Crognale and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Cody Niedermeier. Maryland set a program-record for consecutive wins (15) and accomplished an unbeaten regular season (16-0-2). The Terps also garnered the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps once again captured the Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2015, defeating top-seeded Ohio State in Columbus. Maryland also made a valiant return to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament after topping previous national champions Virginia and Notre Dame. Six Terps earned all-conference accolades and Tsubasa Endoh (first round) and Ivan Magalhaes (second round) were selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Prior to serving as associate head coach, Rowland was tabbed as the recruiting coordinator in 2014, helping to insure the No. 1 rated class in 2015 and No. 2 class in 2016. Rowland helped guide the Terps to three consecutive regular season and tournament conference championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 as Maryland advanced to the College Cup in consecutive seasons in 2012-13 for the first time since the 2004 and 2005 seasons. During his first season in College Park, Rowland coached All-America selection Zac MacMath, who led the nation with a 0.64 goals against average. MacMath was later selected by the Philadelphia Union with the fifth pick overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. During his undergraduate career, Rowland was a four-year starter for nationally-ranked UMBC and was a two-time captain for the Retrievers. He was tabbed UMBC Male Athlete of the Year, earned All-America honors in 2002, and garnered all-conference accolades twice in his illustrious career. Rowland left UMBC as the career and single-season record-holder in shutouts and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2014. Following Rowland’s successful collegiate tenure, he continued his playing career with the Toronto Lynx of the USL (2003-04), the Baltimore Blast and Milwaukee Wave of the MISL (2003-07) and finally with Crystal Palace USA of the USL from 2007 to 2009. He was tabbed to MISL’s Team of the Week three times and the USL Team of the Week five times. He also spent the last four years as the goalkeeper coach for Crystal Palace, working with academy goalkeepers in a year-round training program. Prior to landing at UMBC, Rowland competed on the Canadian Youth National U-20 team and trialed at Manchester United and Fulham. Rowland is a native of Toronto, Ontario and earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from UMBC in 2003. Rowland holds a USSF A License (2012) and is involved with US Soccer as a scout for their Youth National Teams.

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] 2020-21 STATISTICS - OVERALL

2020 Temple University Men's Soccer Overall Statistics (as of Mar 7, 2021)

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 2-3 1-3 1-0 0-0 Conference 2-3 1-3 1-0 0-0 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent W/L Score Att. # Player GP G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 02/06/2021 at South Fla. W 3-2 0 12 Eijgendaal, Mike 5 2 2 6 11 0.182 6 0.545 1 0-0 02/13/2021 UCF L 0-1 0 10 Campbell, Jalen 5 2 0 4 3 0.667 3 1.000 1 0-0 02/23/2021 MEMPHIS L 1-2 0 18 Cohen, Amir 5 2 0 4 11 0.182 5 0.455 0 0-0 02/27/2021 SOUTH FLORIDA L 1-2 0 4 Cayet, Pierre 5 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 1-1 03/06/2021 SMU W 2-0 0 11 Karani, Sean 5 0 2 2 9 0.000 4 0.444 0 0-0 20 Borger, Mickael 4 0 1 1 3 0.000 2 0.667 0 0-0 Team Statistics TEM OPP 3 Majewski, Santiago 5 0 1 1 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 SHOT STATISTICS 2 Suarez, Esteban 5 0 1 1 2 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Goals-Shot Att. 7-49 7-47 19 Camara, Aly 4 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Goals Per Game 1.40 1.40 Charles-barrera, Andres 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Shot Pct. 0.143 0.149 7 Frendach, Paul 5 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Shots on Goal-Att. 24-49 29-47 Gawronski, Eion 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 SOG Pct. 0.490 0.617 15 Grant, Fabian 5 0 0 0 4 0.000 2 0.500 0 0-0 Shots/Game 9.8 9.4 21 Griffith, Nigel 4 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 CORNER KICKS 21 17 30 Hartmann, Nikolas 4 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 0-0 5 Hellgren Villegas, Elias 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 PENALTIES 27 Johnson, Brandon 5 0 0 0 1 0.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 Yellow Cards 10 13 26 Leder, Jimi 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Red Cards 1 2 17 Marin, Alex 5 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 ATTENDANCE 22 Nesher, Lior 4 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Total 0 0 9 O'Connor, Brady 4 0 0 0 1 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Dates-Avg Per Date 4/0 1/0 Total 5 7 7 21 49 0.143 24 0.490 2 1-1 Neutral Site #-Avg 0/ Opponent 5 7 8 22 46 0.152 29 0.630 3 0-0

# Goalie GP MIN GA GAA SAVE PCT W-L-T SHO 28 Gawronski, Eoin 2 135:00 0 0.00 7 1.000 1-0-0 1/0 30 Hartmann, Nikolas 4 333:53 7 1.89 14 0.667 1-3-0 0/0 Total 5 468:53 7 1.34 21 0.750 2-3-0 1 Opponents 5 468:53 7 1.34 17 0.708 -- 1

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Temple 4 3 0 0 7 Opponents 5 1 0 1 7

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Temple 17 27 3 2 49 Opponents 32 13 0 2 47

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Temple 15 6 0 1 22 Opponents 5 10 1 1 17

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Temple 7 13 1 0 21 Opponents 9 8 0 0 17

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Temple 20 32 0 0 52 Opponents 24 35 1 3 63

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