Soccer standout strives to go pro

Tyler Witmer finds challenges along the path to the pros. Training with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the United Soccer Leagues was supposed to lay the groundwork for Tyler Witmer’s career as he continued the pursuit of his dream of playing professional soccer. Getting invited to play on the team during their preseason was supposed [...]

Colonials upset men’s tennis in A-10 tournament

Team Says Goodbye to Four Seniors Injuries can become the great x-factor when it comes to sports. The men’s tennis team learned that the hard way as the fourth seeded Owl’s were defeated by the fifth-seeded Colonials of George Washington at the Atlantic-10 tournament held in Mason, Ohio. After winning the doubles point the Owl’s [...]

Men’s soccer shut out in A-10 first round

The men’s soccer team lost its first round matchup against La Salle, 2-0. The Owls’ season came to an abrupt end Thursday with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the La Salle Explorers in the opening round of the Atlantic Ten Tournament. Explorers’ sophomore midfielder Jason Plumhoff broke a scoreless tie in the 66th [...]

Transfer brings diverse experience

Sophomore defender Gabby Lopez, a native of Bridgetown, Barbados, recently completed her first season with women’s soccer, but still needs time to transition to American soccer. Before moving to the U.S., Lopez played as a member of the Barbados Football Association Women’s League U20 team and was also captain of a Barbados U20 National Team [...]

Women’s soccer finishes season on a high note

The Owls’ closed out their final weekend of play with four points. Senior forward Niki Conn saw her soccer career in a Temple uniform come to an end after the Owls wrapped up their season with a double-overtime thriller against St. Bonaventure that ended in a scoreless tie on Sunday. Last Friday the Owls snapped [...]

Men’s soccer remains in playoff hunt

The Owls split a pair of games, as the postseason looms. The men’s soccer team went 1-1 this weekend after a pair of road match-ups against two Atlantic Ten Conference rivals as the team fights to remain in the mix for postseason play. The Owls got shutout 2-0 against Duquesne on Friday, but bounced back [...]

Women’s soccer stumbles in a pair of conference games

The women’s soccer team loses two games as playoff hopes fade. A quick and decimating two-game weekend sweep has left the women’s soccer team 4-12 on the season and most likely out of playoff contention. A 1-0 loss that could have gone either way on Friday against Xavier was followed by Sunday’s matchup with the [...]

Men’s soccer splits weekend games, falls in standings

Senior midfielder Tyler Witmer misses first collegiate game after injury on Friday. Spectators at the Ambler Sports Complex were silenced after a game-winning goal by the Dayton Flyers in the 87th minute of the men’s soccer game on Sunday. In a scoreless game that was back and forth in the prior 86 minutes, Dayton freshman [...]

Men’s soccer defeats city-rival Hawks

Sophomore Vaughn Spurrier strikes first for the Owls in win. After starting 14 games in his first season at Temple last year, sophomore striker Vaughn Spurrier is again a regular for the Owls and is still progressing as a player. Spurrier looked like he was coming along just fine Saturday as he had a breakout [...]

Women’s soccer falls to St. Joseph’s 7-1

The women’s soccer team was unable to keep up with St. Joseph’s last weekend, as the Owls were defeated by the Hawks, 7-1. Playing the cross-town rivals’ at their home turf, Finnesey Field, Temple fell behind early on, and could not pull ahead for the rest of the game. “We knew coming in that this [...]

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