Brian Rowland’s tenure as the head coach of Temple men’s soccer officially begins tonight with his first game back at a place so significant in his own development as a player his face remains on a permanent plaque in the school’s Hall of Fame.
“It’s going to be a cool experience, see some familiar faces,” Rowland said earlier this month in an interview after a training session. “It will certainly help having some familiarity going in there and it’s a good story getting a game there to start the season off.”
Rowland starred at UMBC from 1999-2003, where he set the single season (11) and career shutouts (25) record while earning all-conference honors his senior season before embarking on a professional career that included stops at Baltimore, Milwaukee and Orlando in indoor soccer and stints with Crystal Palace USA and Toronto Lynx.