Temple posted its third victory of the season when they shut out Penn State, 3-0, Wednesday evening in Philadelphia. The squad leaned on young talent with goals from newcomers Alan Camacho Soto and Thibault Candia. Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Samnik earned his first shutout of the season.
Keys to the Match
> In his third career start, Camacho Soto opened scoring with his first career goal. The freshman collected a pass from junior Hermann Doerner and spun around to shoot right to the corner of the net.
> Temple attempted several close chances in the first half, however the plays were well defended by the Nittany Lions.
> In the 15th minute, Candia scored Temple's second goal of the match shooting from the top far corner of the box with help from Doerner.
>Temple's third goal was scored by Candia in the 52nd minute, assisted by redshirt senior Mark Grasela. The goal was his fourth of the season.
Quotable
> "After the UConn game I told the guys that they played very well. I believe the team began to feel confident in their abilities and came out and showed that tonight." - Head coach Dave MacWilliams
> "Its very exciting to shutout a team on only my second career start. I'm looking forward to continuing the hard work and keeping up the momentum for the remainder of our season." - Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Samnik
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