Furuya, Kitagawa Score as Tigers Blank Temple 2-0

Thursday, October 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

11 a.m.

University of Memphis

8-3-2, 5-0-1

Temple

9-4-2, 2-2-2

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

Match Notes

Oct 15, 2026 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Memphis women's soccer team continued its unbeaten run in American Conference play Thursday morning, defeating Temple 2-0 behind goals from Mihiro Furuya and Ai Kitagawa.

The Tigers (8-3-2, 5-0-1 American) remain the only unbeaten team in conference play and have now outscored their opponents 17-2 over their last seven matches. With the victory, Memphis extended its conference unbeaten streak to 35 consecutive matches, dating back to the 2022 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Memphis opened the scoring in the 24th minute when junior Mihiro Furuya collected a pass from junior Ellis Kelly and curled a beautiful shot around the Temple goalkeeper and into the back of the net. The goal marked Furuya's second of the season and fourth of her career, while Kelly picked up her third assist of the campaign.
The Tigers continued to control the contest, limiting the Owls to just one shot while generating 19 opportunities of their own.
Junior Ai Kitagawa put the match out of reach in the 86th minute, finding the back of the net for her eighth goal of the season and 24th of her career. Freshman Abby Forsgren provided the assist, her sixth of the season, to secure all three points for Memphis.

NOTABLES

Memphis has outscored its opponents 17-2 over its last seven matches.
The Tigers outshot Temple 19-1 and now hold a 239-87 advantage over their opponents in shots this season, including a 112-45 edge in shots on goal.
Ai Kitagawa scored her fourth goal in three matches while making her 50th career start. The junior recorded season highs in shots (7) and shots on goal (5), bringing her total to 10 points over her last three outings. With 24 career goals, Kitagawa moves into ninth place on Memphis' all-time scoring list.
Ellis Kelly recorded her third assist of the season and seventh of her career while registering three shots in 63 minutes of action.
Mihiro Furuya netted her second goal of the season and fourth of her career while playing the full 90 minutes.
Abby Forsgren continued her impressive freshman campaign, picking up her sixth assist of the season to bring her point total to 14.
Ava Galani, Ava Gaida, Yuna Nagata, Mihiro Furuya, Evelyn Mackay, Ally Casey, Abby Forsgren and Maira Boosman each played all 90 minutes.
Memphis improves to 8-3-2 overall and 5-0-1 in American Conference play, remaining the conference's last unbeaten team.
The Tigers extended their American Conference unbeaten streak to 35 consecutive matches. Memphis' last conference defeat came on Oct. 27, 2022, at SMU.

SCORING SUMMARY

First Half:

24' | Memphis 1 – 0 Temple – Mihiro Furuya (2) (Assist: Ellis Kelly)

Second Half:

86' | Memphis 2 – 0 Temple – Ai Kitagawa (8) (Assist: Abby Forsgren)

Full-Time

UP NEXT

The Tigers will be back in action next Thursday, Oct. 22 when they take on UTSA at home. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn.

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