After four years, W. Soccer finally defeats Temple, 1-0

"It was a very timely win," Penn women's soccer coach Patrick Baker said after his team's 1-0 shutout victory over Temple yesterday afternoon. It was Penn's first ever win in the Penn-Temple series that now stands at 1-4 in favor of the Owls. The victory leaves the Quakers with a 2-4-1 record on the season. The Quakers currently also hold a 2-0 record against Philadelphia schools with the previous win coming at the expense of La Salle. "One of our goals has been to be the best team in Philadelphia," Baker said. "We have got one more [against Villanova] to get to." At halftime, the game was scoreless. "I told them that we were doing some pretty good things," Baker said. "We were dictating the flow of the game." Obviously, Baker was right because, only one minute, 35 seconds into the second half, Andrea Callaghan sent a shot into the net. It was her first score of the season and later proved to be the game-winner. "It was a perfect pass from Heather, and I ran onto the ball and beat the goalie, shooting it into the net," Callaghan said. "It was an angled far-post shot from 18 feet." It was Callaghan's, along with her twin sister Jill's, second game on the field since returning from an illness. "I knew that when we put in the Callaghans that there would be a difference," Baker said. "They both got in and behind their defenders the first time that they touched the ball." Due to their sickness and the consistent play of the players in the starting lineup, the Callaghans watched the beginning of the game from the bench. Penn's ability to bring high-caliber players off the bench definitely gave the Owls difficulties. "When most people see a substitution, they think it is a lesser player coming on the field because they are a substitute," Baker said. "In the Callaghan situation, that is not the case. They are the like the equal of Yukes [Yuka Morita] and Kelly [Stevens]. Andrea and Jill came in and made a difference." For the Callaghans, it is like the good old times out on the field again. "I love playing with my sister," Andrea Callaghan. "I feel that I play better when I am out on the field with her." Their ability to fit right in with the team shows a lot toward the team's distinguished character. "We are happy with everyone," Andrea Callaghan said. "They were keeping us in good spirits. When we went into the Monmouth game, everyone was cheering. They are happy to see us back and helping out." Not only did the stellar freshmen play come from the Callaghan twins, but also from goalkeeper Amy Jodoin, who recorded her first shutout of the year. But their were plenty of contributions from the veterans, as well. "It was the three seniors that got us out of the back field: Jill Brown, Wendy Bass, and Heather Herson," Baker said. However, Baker prefers to draw attention to the entire team as a whole. "We actually played 90 minutes and were committed to the cause," he said. "Everybody got in, and everybody made a difference. That is what is important."

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