McDaid’s Late Goal Lifts Men’s Soccer to a Third Straight Win

Tuesday, September 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

4:00 p.m.

Columbia

3-1-1, 0-0-0

Temple

0-5-2, 0-1-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Columbia	0	1	1
Temple	0	0	0

Match Book Highlight: McDaid's Winning Goal

Jack McDaid leads the ivy League in both goals (4) and points (10) following Tuesday's match.

McDaid’s Late Goal Lifts Men’s Soccer to a Third Straight Win

9/15/2026 7:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score Match Book Highlight: McDaid's Game-Winning Goal

Lions defeat Temple, 1-0, to complete a perfect road trip

PHILADELPHIA — An 88th-minute game-winning strike by Jack McDaid propelled the Columbia men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Temple on Tuesday afternoon at the Temple Sports Complex.

The shutout marked the third consecutive win and clean sheet for the Lions (3-1-1), who have now won three straight and extended their unbeaten streak to four. They are off to their best start through five matches since 2018, which was also the same year they last won three straight road matches. Temple fell to 0-5-2 on the season with the home loss.

McDaid was the hero, breaking a scoreless tie with less than three minutes remaining. It began with a ball played near midfield between center-backs Sage Kinner and Joe McDaid. Joe then played a low diagonal ball to Jack, who received the pass about 25 yards from goal. Jack spun, held off his marker, and fired from just outside the top of the penalty arc. His left-footed strike split two defenders and was buried into the bottom-right corner of goal, sending the Lions into a frenzy.

It capped off a dominant second-half effort by the Lions in which they outshot Temple, 11-2. The goal was McDaid's team-leading fourth of the season. He now leads the Ivy League in both goals and points (10).

Temple had the better of the ball over the first eight to ten minutes of the opening half, taking the early momentum and firing a shot out for a corner kick. The Owls continued to build possession in the Columbia third, testing Lions goalkeeper Aris Taki in the ninth minute with a left-footed strike from Quint Van Roij. Taki produced a great diving save to keep the match level, and Columbia quickly answered on the counter with a shot by Henning Myrvang.

Columbia's attack sustained the heavy pressure over the next few minutes, earning a corner kick following a shot attempt by Luke Zielinski. McDaid then forced Owls goalkeeper Dylan Kaye into his first save of the afternoon on a low strike toward the center of the frame in the 13th minute. It took until the 26th minute for Temple to respond, when Carlos Rojas sent a strike over the bar from close range.

The Lions generated one of their best opportunities of the opening half in the 39th minute. Ethan Heyward was played in down the outside and crossed a ball back through the box to Joshua Sosa. The first-year had a clean look but couldn't get off a good strike with Heyward's ball bouncing toward him. It resulted in an easy save but clearly showed the Lions reestablishing momentum.

The teams went to the break deadlocked across the board, each registering two shots on goal, two saves, two corner kicks, and two fouls. Columbia outshot the Owls, 8-5.

The Lions came out of the break aggressively, controlling all the pressure over the first five minutes of the second half. Sosa forced another quick bottom-left save from Kaye, followed shortly by an Andrew Hilton II strike from a tough angle that flew high off the crossbar. Eight minutes in, Heyward was played in near the right side and whistled for offside after sending his shot high.

Columbia continued attacking in waves 12 to 13 minutes into the period, recycling runs and sending multiple balls into the box, including a dangerous cross that was punched away and by Kaye. By the hour mark, Columbia was outshooting Temple 3-0 in the second half.

Temple mounted its first dangerous break of the second half in the 72nd minute, but a deflected cross through the box was scooped up cleanly by Taki. In the 75th minute, Temple earned a free kick that resulted in an acrobatic bicycle kick attempt, but Columbia defenders Sage Kinner and Joe McDaid were in position to head it off the line.

Columbia immediately sprang free on the counter. Stepan Kapranov delivered a quality cross to Myrvang, whose header sailed just over the bar. Columbia ended up outshooting Temple 19-7 overall.

Taki finished the afternoon with three saves to earn his third victory and third consecutive shutout of the campaign.

Columbia returns home to Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium for its next non-conference matchup, hosting Lehigh in one week, Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m.

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