Women’s soccer concludes weekend road trip

After a 1-0 loss against St. Bonaventure on Friday, the women’s soccer team will look to grab the second game of the weekend road trip as they visit Duquesne on Sunday at 1 p.m.

“We are going to put what happened on Friday behind us for Sunday’s game,” redshirt-junior forward Jackie Krostek said.

After 86 minutes of scoreless play in Friday’s match, St. Bonaventure junior midfielder Alyssa Lapp headed a ball past freshman goalkeeper Shauni Kerkhoff, ultimately giving the Bonnies the 1-0 win and their first Atlantic 10 conference win.

Entering the third A-10 match of the season, Temple will look for its first win in conference play. After dropping their first two conference matches to St. Joseph’s and St. Bonaventure, both of which were 1-0 losses, the Owls will look to grab their first A-10 win against a Duquesne team that is also in search of their first conference win.

Last season, the Owls beat A-10 rival Duquesne in a 1-0 shutout. Redshirt-senior goalkeeper Tara Murphy recorded five saves in the shutout win and junior defender Karly O’Toole netted the match’s only goal. Murphy will be forced to sit out against Duquesne after receiving a red card on Friday.

Temple will enter Sunday with a 3-8-2 overall record (0-2-0 in A-10), while Duquesne begins with a 4-7-2 record (0-2-1 in A-10).

“They are going to be a very good team, but ultimately, it’s going to come down to who wants it more,” O’Toole said.

-John Murrow