Temple University Athletics
Saturday, April 21
Villanova, Pa.
1:00 p.m.
Temple University
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Villanova
Lacrosse Plays at Villanova on Saturday in Fox College Sports Televised Contest
4.20.18 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA - Looking to end the season with a couple more wins to earn itself a berth in the four-team BIG EAST Tournament, Temple lacrosse (9-6, 4-3) will play at city rival Villanova (7-7, 2-5) at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. The game will be televised nationally by Fox College Sports Atlantic.
Scouting Temple
> Temple has won two straight so far and currently stands alone in fifth place at 4-3. Wins against both Villanova and Georgetown are likely needed to secure a berth, but one win and help from other teams could get the Owls in.
> Temple's most recent win was a big one over Vanderbilt, 10-5 on April 18. Sophomore goalkeeper Maryn Lowell made 14 saves, her second-most of the season, while sophomore Maddie Gebert scored three goals for her fourth hat trick of the season. In addition to Lowell's outstanding play defensively, senior Nicole Latgis recorded career highs in both ground balls (nine) and caused turnovers (five), while sophomore Kara Nakrasius had four draws, six ground balls and three caused turnovers.
> The Owls recently snapped a three-game skid in decisive fashion, winning 18-5 at Butler on April 14 behind a career-high six goals from senior Toni Yuko. It was the first hat trick of her career, while sophomore Meghan Hoffman and freshman Bridget Whitaker also recorded their first career hat tricks with three goals each.Â
> Two of Temple's BIG EAST wins have been one-goal decisions. The Owls upset #22/16 Denver 10-9 on March 18, and followed it up with a 9-8 double overtime win vs. Cincinnati on March 24. Gebert scored two goals vs. Cincinnati including the clutch game-winner just over one minute into the second overtime period.
> Lowell made her 12th save vs. Denver with 20 seconds left to keep Temple in the lead, and made eight more saves in the Cincinnati win including one in the first overtime. Lowell was named the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week after the Owls' win vs. La Salle and Denver, and was also named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks.Â
> The sophomore class is leading the way for Temple this season all over the field. Gebert has scored a team-best 26 goals, while sophomore Olivia Thompson has 18 goals and five assists. Sophomore and team tri-captain Kara Nakrasius has a team-best 56 draw controls.
> The defense has gotten a huge boost from senior tri-captain Nicole Latgis with a team-best and BIG EAST-best 34 caused turnovers (13th in NCAA DI with 2.27 per game) and team-best 50 ground balls along with 40 draw controls.Â
Scouting Villanova
> The Wildcats are an even 7-7 overall but just 2-5 in the BIG EAST Conference.
> They're coming off a 20-4 win vs. Butler on April 18, and had lost back-to-back contests to nationally ranked Florida and nationally ranked Denver prior to that victory.
> Villanova is ahead of last year's result when the Wildcats went 4-12 overall, and they were 4-13 the year prior.
>Â Junior attacker Jillian Swikart leads the Wildcats with 36 goals, while sophomore attacker Katie Comerford has a team-best 26 assists to go with 28 goals for a team-best 54 total points.
> On the draw, sophomore attacker Kim McDonough has been strong with 59 draw controls and as a team, the Wildcats rank second in the BIG EAST with 15.29 draw controls per game.Â
All-Time Series
> Temple and Villanova are meeting for the 12th time in program history, with the Owls holding a commanding, 10-1 lead in the series.
> The Owls won 13-11 at home in 2017, and 10-7 at Villanova in 2016.
> Temple's lone loss came during the 2015 season by a score of 9-7 at home.
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Scouting Temple
> Temple has won two straight so far and currently stands alone in fifth place at 4-3. Wins against both Villanova and Georgetown are likely needed to secure a berth, but one win and help from other teams could get the Owls in.
> Temple's most recent win was a big one over Vanderbilt, 10-5 on April 18. Sophomore goalkeeper Maryn Lowell made 14 saves, her second-most of the season, while sophomore Maddie Gebert scored three goals for her fourth hat trick of the season. In addition to Lowell's outstanding play defensively, senior Nicole Latgis recorded career highs in both ground balls (nine) and caused turnovers (five), while sophomore Kara Nakrasius had four draws, six ground balls and three caused turnovers.
> The Owls recently snapped a three-game skid in decisive fashion, winning 18-5 at Butler on April 14 behind a career-high six goals from senior Toni Yuko. It was the first hat trick of her career, while sophomore Meghan Hoffman and freshman Bridget Whitaker also recorded their first career hat tricks with three goals each.Â
> Two of Temple's BIG EAST wins have been one-goal decisions. The Owls upset #22/16 Denver 10-9 on March 18, and followed it up with a 9-8 double overtime win vs. Cincinnati on March 24. Gebert scored two goals vs. Cincinnati including the clutch game-winner just over one minute into the second overtime period.
> Lowell made her 12th save vs. Denver with 20 seconds left to keep Temple in the lead, and made eight more saves in the Cincinnati win including one in the first overtime. Lowell was named the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week after the Owls' win vs. La Salle and Denver, and was also named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks.Â
> The sophomore class is leading the way for Temple this season all over the field. Gebert has scored a team-best 26 goals, while sophomore Olivia Thompson has 18 goals and five assists. Sophomore and team tri-captain Kara Nakrasius has a team-best 56 draw controls.
> The defense has gotten a huge boost from senior tri-captain Nicole Latgis with a team-best and BIG EAST-best 34 caused turnovers (13th in NCAA DI with 2.27 per game) and team-best 50 ground balls along with 40 draw controls.Â
Scouting Villanova
> The Wildcats are an even 7-7 overall but just 2-5 in the BIG EAST Conference.
> They're coming off a 20-4 win vs. Butler on April 18, and had lost back-to-back contests to nationally ranked Florida and nationally ranked Denver prior to that victory.
> Villanova is ahead of last year's result when the Wildcats went 4-12 overall, and they were 4-13 the year prior.
>Â Junior attacker Jillian Swikart leads the Wildcats with 36 goals, while sophomore attacker Katie Comerford has a team-best 26 assists to go with 28 goals for a team-best 54 total points.
> On the draw, sophomore attacker Kim McDonough has been strong with 59 draw controls and as a team, the Wildcats rank second in the BIG EAST with 15.29 draw controls per game.Â
All-Time Series
> Temple and Villanova are meeting for the 12th time in program history, with the Owls holding a commanding, 10-1 lead in the series.
> The Owls won 13-11 at home in 2017, and 10-7 at Villanova in 2016.
> Temple's lone loss came during the 2015 season by a score of 9-7 at home.
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