Temple University

IRVING, Texas – The Temple men’s soccer team was picked to finish ninth out of ten teams in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll, as voted on by league coaches. Tulsa was picked as the preseason favorite with 81 points and nine out of a possible nine first place votes. The Golden Hurricanes were also voted No. 11 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason top 25 and captured all three major preseason awards. This season, four teams will make their men’s soccer debut in the American Athletic Conference. Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, and UAB join the American after previously competing in Conference USA.

Temple will look to rebound after an injury plagued 2021 season. Former All-AAC selections Eoin Gawronski, Sean Karaniand Mike Eijgendaal headline a roster loaded with Division I talent and experience. The Owls kick off a slate featuring a record-setting 11 home games this Thursday at the Temple Sports Complex as they host Lehigh. Admission is free to all fans, and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
 

	Preseason Coaches Poll
1	Tulsa (9)	81
2	UCF	66
3	Charlotte	60
	FIU (1)	60
5	SMU	58
6	South Florida	36
7	Memphis	31
8	FAU	27
9	Temple	19
10	UAB	14

First-place votes in parenthesis

Offensive Player of the Year

Alex Meinhard, Jr., F, Tulsa

Defensive Player of the Year

Mariano Fazio, Sr., D, Tulsa

Goalkeeper of the Year

Alex Lopez, So., Tulsa*

Preseason All-Conference Team

Lucca Dourado, Jr., F, UCF*
Anderson Rosa, Jr., D, UCF
Gino Vivi, Sr., F, UCF
Tom Abrahamsson, Sr., D, FAU
Stephen Afrifa, Jr., F, FIU
Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro, So., F, FIU
Matteo Gasperoni, Gr., M, FIU
Sal Mazzaferro, Jr., D, South Florida
Shion Soga, So., M, South Florida
Knut Ahlander, Gr., M, SMU
Mariano Fazio, Sr., D, Tulsa*
Alex Lopez, So., GK, Tulsa*
Alex Meinhard, Jr., F, Tulsa*
Henry Sach, Sr., M, Tulsa

* denotes unanimous selection