Tigers Score Three in Second Half in Rainy Win at Temple

Sunday, October 11

Philadelphia, Pa.

Noon

University of Memphis

6-2-4, 1-0-3

Temple

2-8-2, 1-4-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Memphis	0	3	3
Temple	0	0	0

Tigers Score Three in Second Half in Rainy Win at Temple

Oct 11, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Memphis (6-2-4, 1-0-3 American) men's soccer team picked up its first American Conference win of the season, holding Temple without a shot in a 3-0 win Sunday afternoon at the Temple Sports Complex.

After a combined four shots in the first half by both teams, Memphis put up three goals in a downpour and continued to deny repeated scoring attempts by the Owls.

KEY MOMENTS

61' – Memphis applied pressure early into the second half, with an extended possession in the final third leading to a ball at the feet of Henrique Cruz, who fired a shot to the top-right corner from far outside the box.
- The goal was Cruz's second of the year, scoring his first in similar fashion.
78' – In a stretch after two Temple yellow cards, a foul by Temple's Jalen Williams resulted in a Memphis free kick. Saad Chaouki put a shot through traffic that found the far corner of the net to put Memphis up by two.
- It was Memphis' second goal from a direct free kick in as many matches.
88' – The Tigers found themselves with another possession in the final third, with Dino Stavros sending a ball in to Carson Banham, who needed one touch to find the head of Renan Syrio for Memphis' third goal.

NOTABLES

The win is Memphis' first American Conference win of the season after starting with three draws.
Memphis' 27 goals are the most since the 2023 season, when the Tigers recorded 30.
The Tigers logged their ninth multi-goal performance of the season, once shy of tying their last season-high mark of 10 in 2023.
Memphis held an opponent without a shot for the first time since Aug. 30, 2019, when Memphis also outpaced Campbell 14-0 in shots.
Saad Chaouki had a multi-point afternoon, scoring on a free kick and adding an assist on the opening goal.
- Chaouki now moves into third in the goals race on the team with three on the year.
Renan Syrio extended his team lead in goals and points with another goal in today's win.
- His six goals match last season's leader, Saad Chaouki, and surpasses Chaouki in points, now with 15.
Henrique Cruz potted his second goal from outside the box, giving Memphis a lead early in the second half.
Dino Stavros registered his team-leading fifth assist of the season.
Carson Banham logged his first collegiate assist on Syrio's goal.
Mathias Christensen now has wins in back-to-back appearances, moving to 2-1-4 on the year without facing a single shot in the win.
Ethan Cook was the lone outfield player to feature in all 90 minutes for the Tigers.
- In net, Christensen featured for all 90 minutes in his seventh match of the season.
A total of five cards were issued in the match.
- One was issued to the Memphis bench area and four were issued to Temple's Quint Van Roij, Shota Akima, Luc Haller and Jalen Williams.

UP NEXT
Memphis (6-2-4, 1-0-3 American) returns home for its alumni weekend match against UAB (4-3-3, 1-1-1 American) on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. UAB will also play tonight against FIU in Miami at 6 p.m. CT.

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