"The circumstances that prevented the completion of our field hockey contest against Maine on Saturday are simply unacceptable and our student athletes and coaches deserved better," said Temple University Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "Fairness and equality are essential in the mission of college sports and I am disappointed for the student athletes at Maine and Temple whose competition was not deemed worthy to finish.
I am so very proud of our head coach, Susan Ciufo, her staff and our student-athletes for the way they handled the disappointment of not being able to complete this hard-fought match.