COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Towson goalkeepers Emilee Woodall and Megan Boyle combining for 14 saves, as the Tiger field hockey team fell to Temple 9-0 in a neutral site match on Sunday afternoon at College Park. Freshman Erika McKay recorded her first collegiate defensive save in the first half for the Tigers.

 
The Basics
Temple 9, Towson 0
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, College Park, Md.

 
How It Happened

• Temple (1-1) scored twice in the first six minutes of the game to take a 2-0 lead over Towson (0-2). A successful penalty corner allowed the Owls' Tricia Light to knock a rebound past Woodall. Temple's Paige Gross scored a short 25 seconds later on a rebound from Sarah Deck.
• The Owls converted another penalty corner 14:32 into the game as Deck deflected the ball in unassisted.
• A defensive save by McKay denied Temple's Sarah Keer of a scoring chance with 15 minutes remaining in the first half.
• Another effective penalty corner, this time by Katie Foran, gave Temple a 4-0 lead going into halftime.
• Temple outshot Towson 20-1 in the first half and converted three of the Owls' eight penalty corners opportunities. Woodall recorded seven saves for the Tiger squad in the first half.
• Senior Heather Jenney had the Tigers' best scoring chance of the first half as she forced Temple's Haley Mitchell to make a save at the 18 minute mark.
• The Tigers had another scoring chance four minutes into the second half on a penalty corner but Stacey Mackintosh hit the pass from Sam Zelenack up over the goal.   
• The Owls scored three quick goals in a nine minute span to start off the second half. Deck scored her second goal on a penalty corner with Light and Rachael Mueller earning the assists.
• Boyle took over in goal for the Tigers in relief action at the 45 minute mark.
• Another scoring chance arose for the Tigers in the 53^rd minute as Natalie Hack used a penalty corner to pass to freshman Katie McNeel who sent the shot high.
• Temple added three goals late in the second half to earn a 9-0 win over the Tigers.
• Jenney had the Tigers' final scoring chance of the game at the 62^nd minute mark but was denied by goalkeeper Chloe Johnson who came in on relief action for the Owls.
• Boyle recorded seven saves in the second half as the Tigers posted a combined effort of 15 saves.
• Nine player cards were handed out throughout the game including six to Towson players.

 
The Tigers host Saint Francis in their home opener on Friday, September 4 at 6 p.m. Friday's game will be the Gold Rush game and fans are encouraged to wear gold in support of the Tiger squad.