VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton women's soccer opens its home slate by hosting Temple at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Bearcats Sports Complex. The game will be shown on ESPN+.

The Bearcats (0-1) kicked off their 2022 season with a 4-1 loss at Buffalo Thursday night. Sophomore forward Peyton Gilmore gave BU a 1-0 halftime lead with a goal in the 39th minute. But the Bulls countered with four goals in the second half. Senior keeper Nicole Scott made six saves in 45 shutout minutes of first-half action. Seniors Maya Anand and Olivia McKnight contributed on Gilmore's goal with strong work near midfield. The Bearcats generated 17 shots and had several strong chances, particularly early in the game. 

Temple (0-0-1) opened its season with a 1-1 draw against Big Ten member Maryland Thursday night. First team all-conference forward Emily Kavanaugh gave the Owls the lead in the 63rd minute before the Terps scored the equalizer three minutes later. Maryland held a 16-7 shots advantage and had nine corner kicks. Graduate keeper Kamryn Stablein made seven saves. The Owls were picked to finish seventh of nine in the American Athletic Conference after finishing 5-8-3 last season. Head coach Nick Bochette is in his third year after a successful run at fellow America East member Albany. His teams advanced to the NCAA tournament in 2016 and 2019.

Graduate manager Erin Theiller was a four-year standout defender for the Bearcats before playing her final collegiate season at Temple last fall.

Binghamton and Temple played to a scoreless draw last August. Temple leads the all-time series 3-2-1. Binghamton's last win came in 2016 (3-1 win in Vestal).