PHILADELPHIA – The Memphis Tigers picked up their first American Athletic Conference win of the season Wednesday night in Philadelphia, topping Temple, 2-0.
Memphis improves to 2-6-1 (1-2-0 AAC) on the year, and Temple falls to 1-4-2 (0-3-0 AAC).
KEY MOMENTS
- The Tigers got off on the right foot, with Toby McCallum firing home a shot from the top of the box in the 4th minute.
- At the 20' mark, Memphis set up for a free kick that was played into the back of the net by Maxi Galizzi to make the score 2-0.
- Right at the start of the second half Temple hit the cross bar on a shot, which would have cut the Memphis lead in half.
- On the last play of the game Temple hit the post, which preserved the shutout.
- Galizzi increased his team-high goal count to four, with all four coming in the last five games.
- McCallum's goal was his second of the year.
- Colin Welsh saved three shots in goal.
- The shutout win is Memphis' first of the season and first since a 1-0 blanking at UConn on Oct. 4, 2019.
- The Tigers have now allowed just one goal in their last 180 minutes of play, with that goal coming by No. 8 Tulsa.
- Memphis has now won back-to-back games at Temple.
- The Tigers' road trip continues Sunday at UCF at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
- Memphis then returns home to play SMU at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9.
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