Owls Down Penn, 4-3, in Field Hockey

PHILADELPHIA (October 20) -- The Temple Owls returned to the win column after a 4-3

victory over Pennsylvania today at Geasey Field. Junior Kacy Ziomek

(Sweet Valley, Pa./Lake Lehman) scored two first half goals and assisted

on the game winner for the Owls who snapped a three game losing streak.

Ziomek gave the Owls a 1-0 lead with 9:21 to go in the first period.

Penn's Kylee Jakobowski (Gladwyne, Pa./Episcopal Academy) tied the game

two and a half minutes later. Ziomek put the Owls ahead again at 3:31 in

the first, but 30 second later, Courtney Martin (Boyertown, pa./Reading

Central Catholic) knotted the score at 2-2.

Penn took its first lead of the contest at 32:15 of the second period

when Martin scored her second goal of the game. Temple senior Torie

Russell scored the unassisted equalizer at 22:06. With 16:24 to play,

Ziomek set up midfielder Laura Bergey (Telford, Pa./Christopher Dock)

with the game winner.

Goalie Serene McGrath (Cinnaminson, N.J./Little Flower) turned away nine

shots, seven in the second period.

The Owls, who have already clinched a spot in the Atlantic 10

Tournament, will play for seeding this weekend when they travel to Rhode

Island and Massachusetts.

Temple University Athletics