Week nine was not a kind one for teams from the Philadelphia region as Temple conceded four times in the second half in Cincinnati, Villanova had a to settle for a draw against Xavier and Saint Joseph’s handle on the Atlantic 10 standings took another hit.
Drexel found the back of the net for the first time in a month, but lost 4-1 to Hofstra and were shut out for the ninth time this season in a 2-0 loss to Elon. Penn, meanwhile, was on the wrong side of a 4-1 scoreline against defending Ivy League champs Dartmouth and La Salle were shut out by VCU and Fordham.