Sports Rewind for 5/13

Football
On May 6, the team was one of 218 Division I programs to not reach a sufficient score for the annual Academic Progress Rate, which was established by the NCAA in February 2005.
The Owls needed a score of 900, but only had an average score of 868. The team will lose four scholarships and four [...]

Local matches don’t help sputtering unit

During its last match, night already falling, the fate of the men’s tennis team had already been decided as the Owls were about to lose their fifth straight contest on a chilly Friday.
However, that didn’t stop the squad from gathering around and cheering on junior Eduardo Saavedra as he won his singles match, 10-8, on [...]

Rollin’ Owls teach more than basketball

Players race down the hardwood, dribbling and passing the ball. A foul is called and a basket is made. These are all the sights and sounds of a familiar game.
But this scene doesn’t include Dionte Christmas or Lady Comfort.
This is Temple’s wheelchair basketball team, the Rollin’ Owls.
“It’s been nothing short of amazing,” Scott Gordon said [...]

Sports Rewind for 2/12

Women’s Tennis
The winning continued Sunday for the women’s team, which made it back-to-back days of shutouts after defeating Lehigh 7-0 in Bethlehem, Pa. The Owls won six singles and three doubles matches to sweep the Mountain Hawks. The team had earned its first win of the season Saturday, defeating Binghamton 7-0 at the Arthur Ashe [...]

Edghill receives A-10 Track Performer of the Week honors

Marcos Edghill has been one of the more consistent athletes on the track and field team since making his debut for the Owls during the 2004-05 indoor season. Now, the senior is being recognized for his hard work and conference-wide success.
Edghill, a sprinter and hurdler, was named the Atlantic Ten Conference Men’s Track Performer of [...]

Freshmen aim to better 8th-place finishes

The first meet of the indoor track and field season is still a couple weeks away, but the Owls are preparing themselves to be a top contender in the Atlantic Ten Conference not only this year, but also for the long haul.
To do this, both the men’s and women’s teams have accumulated a number of [...]

Runners hoping to avoid No. 13 at Championships

For the men’s and women’s cross country teams, 13 represents an unlucky number when it comes to the Atlantic Ten Conference Championship meet.
That’s because for the past two years, both teams have finished in that spot competing against the rest of the field. Saturday’s A-10 Championship meet, hosted by Saint Joseph’s at Belmont Plateau, marks [...]

Lokey seeking A-10 title run

Entering this season, two goals were locked inside Alli Lokey’s mind: win an Atlantic Ten Conference championship and beat Richmond.
On Friday, Lokey discovered one of those two goals would have to wait another day, if in fact it would ever come.
The field hockey team, ranked No. 16 in the nation and the favorite to win [...]

Offense awakens in 2nd half to spark victory

When it comes to playing unranked foes, the field hockey team seems to know how to get the job done.
The Owls continued their perfect streak against unranked teams, defeating Virginia Commonwealth, 3-1, at Geasey Field Sunday. The Owls, who have beaten their last four non-ranked opponents, improved to 5-3. The Rams fell to 3-3.
Coach Amanda [...]

Hopes high, despite inexperience

Coach David MacWilliams knows it. The players know it. The men’s soccer team is young.
Yet they’re not using that as an excuse as they move forward and try to rectify a team that finished with a program-worst 2-14-1 record last season.
“I think that we have a lot to prove,” said MacWilliams, entering his eighth season [...]

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