PHILADELPHIA – Senior Ellie Smith (Norwich, England/Norwich City) scored her first goal of the season, but the Rider University women's soccer team fell at Temple, 3-1, Thursday evening. With the loss, the Broncs dip to 0-3, while the Owls improve to 2-3.

Smith got the scoring started, finishing a Michelle Iacono (Merrick, NY/Calhoun) cross exactly nine minutes into the first half. But after maintaining the 1-0 lead for the next 24 minutes, Temple scored twice in a span of two and a half minutes to take the lead for good. Emma Wilkins scored the equalizer in the 34^th minute, before Morgan Morocco put away the game winner in the 36^th minute.

Wilkins put the game away in the 87^th minute, scoring off a rebound for her second goal of the game.
 
Notes
- For the third-straight game, Carmen Carbonell (Valencia, Spain/Guadalaviar School) and Amy Kozlowski (Middletown, CT/Middletown) split the game in goal. Kozlowski started and made one save, while Carbonell made three saves in the second half.  
- In all three games this season, the Broncs have allowed two goals in the first half.
- Broncs' junior Kourtney Cunningham (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) and her sister, Temple redshirt senior Kayla Cunningham, each started the game.

Broncs By The Numbers
- Temple attempted 26 shots to the Broncs' eight. However the shots on goal showed a much tighter 7-5 advantage for the Owls.
- Smith was the Broncs' leader in goals a year ago with eight. She and Cunningham have accounted for the Broncs' two goals in three games so far this season.
- Iacono's assist was the 12th of her career. She had three assists as a freshman, five as a sophomore, one in an injury-curtailed 2015 and two last season.   
- Valeria Pascuet (Bunuel, Navarra, Spain/San Fermin Ikastola) took a team-high three shots, while Smith took two.
- Temple took an 8-5 edge in corner kicks.