Spider Field Hockey Drops 3-2 Decision to Owls

Sunday, September 28

Philadelphia, Pa.

12 PM

University of Richmond

Temple

Richmond

Temple

Spider field hockey defensive penalty corner unit releases on the play

09/28/2025 | Field Hockey

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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Richmond field hockey's four game win-streak was snapped Sunday after falling 3-2 to the Temple University in non-conference action.

Richmond (5-4, 2-0 A-10) returns to Crenshaw Field to host Saint Louis Friday, Oct. 3 for a 2 p.m. contest on ESPN+. The Spiders will host Ball State Sunday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. for the squad's Student-Athlete Mental Health and Morgan's Message Game, also on ESPN+.

Temple got on the board first in the 10^th minute of the game off a penalty corner play. The Owls didn't allow the Spiders a shot or a corner in the first 15 minutes of action.

Richmond flipped the script in the second quarter. Lainey Nichols, at the top of the press, forced a Temple turnover and drove to the left side of the circle for a backhand shot. Charly Faherty, following the play, got her stick in front of the Owl goalkeeper to tip the ball into the cage to tie the game in the 19^th minute of action and collect her second goal of the season.

Amy Stripling executed her second penalty stroke of the season in the 28^th minute for her team-leading fifth goal of the season.

UR had four shots and two on goal all in the second quarter, while Temple had nine shots with four on goal in the first half. The Owls also had the upper hand in corners, 4-2, in the first 30 minutes of action.

Temple tied the game with 26 seconds left in the third quarter before tallying the game winning goal in the 54^th minute, both on penalty corner plays.

The Owls finished the game with an 18-5 shot and an 8-4 corner advantage over the Spiders. UR goalkeeper Amanda Cimillo tallied five saves on the day.