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Knocked back down

Posted on 18 September 2007 by Jennifer Reardon

After opening the season 3-0-1 to get off to its best start since 1992, the women’s soccer team has now dropped two straight following a 1-0 shutout loss against Villanova on Sunday.
Despite being out shot 10-1, the Owls went into halftime tied 0-0, thanks in part to their defense and goalkeeping. At that point, coach [...]

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Minai’s play fuels triumph

Posted on 11 September 2007 by Andrew Pluta

Men’s soccer coach David MacWilliams was not about to let his young team make a rookie mistake. With his team clinging to a one-goal lead at halftime, MacWilliams made sure the Owls did not get comfortable or lose focus.
The Owls responded, scoring two second-half goals to beat Howard, 3-0, Sunday in the second round of [...]

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Juniors provide offense in win

Posted on 11 September 2007 by Joe Polinsky

Two days after winning in blowout fashion, the women’s soccer team showed it had enough heart to stake off city-rival Drexel.
Remaining undefeated, the Owls topped Drexel, 2-1, Sunday at the Ambler Sports Complex. After opening the season
with a scoreless tie, the Owls have won three straight games to run their record to 3-0-1. They totaled [...]

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Coach says strong start key to success

Posted on 04 September 2007 by Jennifer Reardon

Despite finishing 4-14 last year, the women’s soccer team enters the new season full of optimism.
“All we want is a chance to prove to everyone that even after last year we can contend,” senior forward Kelly Lare said.The Owls opened the season strong, playing to a scoreless tie and a 3-2 victory last weekend while [...]

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Hopes high, despite inexperience

Posted on 04 September 2007 by Kevin Smiley

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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Seniors set to take onpro careers

Posted on 03 April 2007 by admin

After being drafted by the Philadelphia Kixx in the Major Indoor Soccer League Draft last month, senior midfielder Ryan Heins said he was just happy to keep the tradition at Temple alive.
For the third consecutive year, a Temple senior has been drafted by a professional soccer team.
Goalie Patrick Hannigan and midfielder Tony Donatelli were each [...]

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As losing season nears completion, heads still held high

Posted on 24 October 2006 by admin

The men’s soccer team just doesn’t quit.
Even after a pair of weekend losses at Ambler Sports Complex to Atlantic Ten Conference opponents Duquesne and Saint Louis, the Owls were still holding their heads high.
And they have good reason to, according to coach David MacWilliams.
“We’re still looking to win games,” MacWilliams said. “Obviously we’re not throwing [...]

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Shutout sinks chances of halting six-game slide

Posted on 17 October 2006 by admin

Frustrated might not even begin to describe the feeling of the women’s soccer team right now.
In a game full of handballs, missed scoring opportunities and fine goaltending, it was a Massachusetts defender who ended up being the decisive factor in the Owls’ 1-0 fall to the Minutewomen Sunday at Ambler Field.
Despite several scoring chances, many [...]

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Pair of early scores snaps eight-game losing skid

Posted on 10 October 2006 by admin

TEMPLE 2
ST. JOE 1
The men’s soccer team had been aiming to rid itself of the offensive woes that had burdened it for much of the season. Those woes include being shut out six times, five of them consecutively.
Mission accomplished.Temple defeated city rival Saint Joseph’s, 2-1, Saturday
at Ambler Sports Complex. In a tightly contested, physical game, [...]

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Late comeback falls just short in tightly-contested road game

Posted on 10 October 2006 by admin

The women’s soccer team battled throughout its entire game against Saint Joseph’s
Friday, but just couldn’t overcome the Hawks’ defense.
The Hawks held off a late-game charge, defeating the Owls, 3-1, at Saint Joseph’s Finnesey Field. The Owls, who fell to 3-9 overall, are still searching for their first Atlantic Ten Conference win.
Though the Owls (0-3 in [...]

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