Men's Soccer Ties Delaware, 1-1

Thursday, August 31

Newark, Del.

2:00 p.m.

Temple University

1-1-1

Delaware

1-0-1

OT 3

OT 4

Temple

Delaware

Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University

Men's Soccer Ties Delaware, 1-1

8.31.17 | Men's Soccer

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NEWARK, Del. – After an intense match, Temple men's soccer tied Delaware 1-1 on Thursday at the Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium. Despite the Owls' hard-fought attempts, the score remained tied at the end of double-overtime.

Keys to the Match
> The Owls' defense held Delaware back in the first half, not allowing the Blue Hen's to get off any shots.
> In the first half, Temple fired off four shots and Delaware collected two saves.
> The Owls were the first on the board in the 79th minute after a goal from senior Joonas Jokinen. The Finland native crossed the ball from the line and launched it straight past Delaware goalkeeper Todd Morton.
> In the 83rd minute, the Blue Hens broke Temple's lead courtesy of Ryan Peterson. With John Schroeder on the assist, Peterson shot right to the back of the net to tie the game.
> After 90 minutes of back and forth and no yield on defense Temple and Delaware battled into double-overtime where the Owls dominated.

Match Notes
> The Owls were aggressive on the field, outshooting Delaware 13-8.

Quotable
"Considering the 48-hour turnaround between Tuesday's match and today's, we fought a good fight. I thought the guys battled hard. We got out a lot of shots and did not allow one shot on goal from the other team during the first half. We're leaving Delaware on a positive note; I think we are really starting to find our way. The team is going to need some rest, but overall we've had two very good games this week. We are looking forward to our home opener against Rider on Sunday. " - head coach David MacWilliams

Up Next
Temple (1-1-1) hosts Rider in its first home match of the season on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m.