The men’s soccer team is set to begin Atlantic 10 Conference play this weekend, taking on conference rivals St. Bonaventure and Duquesne at the Ambler Sports Complex.

The Owls have had great success against teams that are below .500. The four teams they have beaten (Manhattan, St. Peter’s, Howard and Rider) are a combined 3-33-1. They’ve lost to tough teams in Virginia Tech, Cal Poly-Tech, Cal State-Northridge and Villanova. The Owls carry a 4-4-1 record into A-10 play.

Temple may be in luck tomorrow against the Bonnies, who are entering conference play 2-8 on the season. The Bonnies, who are 0-5 on the road, head to Ambler to take on a Temple team that is 3-0 on their home turf.

The Owls are 3-0 against the Bonnies in their last three meetings. Junior defender Nolan Hemmer scored the game-winner last season, beating them by a score of 2-1. Temple will look to win back-to-back games for the second time this season.

A-10 play gets underway Friday at 2:30 p.m. against the Bonnies at Ambler.

-Tyler Sablich