Tigers Ground Owls to Extend Win Streak to Four

Saturday, October 21

Memphis, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

8-3-2, 3-3-0

Temple

2-7-4, 1-3-2

Temple

Memphis

Oct 21, 2023 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tiger men's soccer team extended its winning streak to four games Saturday night with a 4-2 victory over Temple at the Billy J Murphy Track & Soccer Complex

"I'm proud of this team. We were 0-3 in conference and to now be 3-3, it shows the grit of this team," head coach Richard Mulrooney said. "Temple's record doesn't represent how good they are. They're a dangerous team on the counterattack. We were clicking well tonight to get four goals against them."

The decision improved Memphis to 8-3-2 overall on the season and 3-3 in American Athletic Conference play.

KEY MOMENTS

Eric Primo put the Tigers on top in the 21' after he received a pass from Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos at the top of the box and fired a right-footed rocket past the keeper and just inside the left post.
Just before the half, with only five ticks left on the clock, the Tigers sent in a corner kick that Rodrigues dos Santos got a left heel on and banged it off the crossbar. Logan Longo was there to clean up the rebound with a header into the back of the net from just three yards out to give Memphis a 2-0 lead into the break.
Temple cut the score in half in the 58' when Tessho Kobayashi flicked a shot from 10 yards out into the side of the net.
The Tigers extended their advantage in the 75' when the ball found the feet of Rodrigues dos Santos just in front of the frame off a long throw in from Hayden Anderson. An assist was also credited to Cesar Sancho for getting his head on the deflection.
Just two minutes later, Bryce Meredith buried the Tigers' fourth score of the night when he curled a left-footed shot around the keeper from 10 yards out. Rodrigues dos Santos set Meredith up on the score with a long feed off the rebound from a Temple corner kick.
The Owls netted the final tally of the night when Rocco Haeufglockner got open in the box from six yards out and pushed a shot into the left side of the goal.

NOTABLES

The Tigers blasted the Owls all night with a season-high 24 shot attempts, putting nine on target.
Memphis won the corner kick battle with a season high 13 to Temple's five.
Rodrigues dos Santos scored his team-leading 10^th goal of the season, while also securing three assists.
JD Gunn recorded two saves on the night.
Memphis tallied a season high five assists in the win.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will stay in the Bluff City to match up with South Florida next Friday, Oct. 27. Kickoff for the regular season home finale is scheduled for 7 p.m. with coverage available on ESPN+.

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