Women’s Soccer Falls to SMU 2-0 on Senior Day

Sunday, October 15

Temple Sports Complex

1:00 PM

Temple University

6-7-2

SMU

6-6-3

SMU

Temple

Photo by: Nguyen Ho

Women’s Soccer Falls to SMU 2-0 on Senior Day

10.15.17 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA -The Temple women's soccer team (6-7-2, 2-3-1) fell 2-0 to conference opponent SMU (6-6-3, 1-4-1) on Sunday afternoon. It was a heartfelt day for the team as five seniors were honored prior to the match – forward Kayla Cunningham, midfielder Victoria Dutille, midfielder Elana Falcone, forward Morgan Glassford and forward Gabriella McKeown.

Keys to the Match
> It was a scoreless first half as both defenses did a great job of not allowing any goals.
> In the beginning of the second half, SMU's Allie Thornton scored in the 46th minute to put the Mustangs up 1-0.
> Katia Novi added the second goal for the Mustangs in the 75th minute off an assist from Claire Oates.

Match Notes
> Seniors Cunningham, Dutille, Falcone, Glassford and McKeown all started the match in their final home game.
> McKeown led the team in shots with four.
> Goalkeeper Morgan Basileo had four saves on the day, including three in the second half.

Quotable
> "The seniors have been absolutely tremendous and they've given us so much on and off the field," said Temple head coach Seamus O'Connor. "They've contributed to this program significantly these past four years in terms of their leadership and how to be confident young women who are successful in both the classroom and in life. They're perfect role models for all our freshmen and recruits coming in, demonstrating who we are at Temple women's soccer."

Up Next
> The Owls travel to Florida to take on USF Thursday night, Oct. 19, with a 7 p.m. start time.