Lacrosse Tops Virginia Tech, 18-6

PHILADELPHIA (April 10) - Temple senior Kelly Ruch (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville)

scored nine goals and added two assists to help the Owls (5-4; 3-0) defeat

Atlantic 10 rival Virginia Tech, 18-6, today on Geasey Field. The game had

originally been scheduled for yesterday but was delayed due to snow.

After Temple's Patience Synnestvedt (Bryn Athyn, Pa./Acad. of the New

Church) opened the game with a goal at 27:35, Ruch scored the next five for

the Owls, helping Temple to a 6-1 lead. Karen Diacont put the Hokies (4-5;

1-1) on the board at 21:59. Dawn Will scored twice in the first half

including a goal at the halftime buzzer to close the Hokies within 10-5.

Tech got within 10-6 on a Courtney Hubbard goal at 23:32 of the second.

After almost 10 minutes of scoreless play, Ruch added another goal at 14:06

followed by another at 9:12 to put Temple ahead 12-6. Temple goalie Iris

Alvarado (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern) recorded 13 saves and stoped eight Tech

free position shots. Alvarado shut the Hokies down allowing just one goal in

the second half.

Ruch, who finished the game with nine goals and two assists, tied her career

high in goals and ranks third all-time with two other Owls in Temple's

record book. Her 11 points is the second most in the Owls' record book tying

two others.

Va. Tech 5 1 6

Temple 10 8 18

Scoring: Temple - Ruch 9g, 2a; Patience Synnestvedt 3g, Noelle Cebron 2g,

2a; Robin Keevan 1g, Veronica George 1g, Alayna Tyson 1g, Jen Devinney 1g.

Virginia Tech - Dawn Will 2g; Lisa Tsimbidis 2g, Karen Diacont 1g, Katie

Madden 1a, Jane Poole 1a.

Goalies: Temple - Iris Alvarado (60:00) 13 saves, 6GAA; Virginia Tech - Stacey Rainbolt (60:00) 13 saves, 18 GAA.

Shots: Temple - 35; Virginia Tech 20.

Temple University Athletics