Temple University Athletics
13th RANKED NORTH CAROLINA TOPS LACROSSE, 12-5
4.2.04 | Women's Lacrosse
Fellow freshman Johna Capaldo was Temple's only other multi-point performer as she had a goal and an assist. Tiffany Pulaski and Allison Frengs rounded out the scoring for the Owls with a goal apiece. Goalie Megan McLouth had 14 saves for Temple.
Brooke Dieringer led North Carolina with a game-high three goals. Jess Allen (2 goals) and Melissa McCarthy (1 goal, 1 assist) also had multi-point games for the Tar Heels. Kristen Hordy had nine saves for North Carolina and Katelyn Hoffman had seven saves.
North Carolina scored first, before the game was one minute old when Allen scored her first of the game at 29:17. The Tar Heels would add five more goals before Temple answered on a free position shot by Frengs with 8:17 left in the first half. After Pulaski scored on a feed from Capaldo with 5:53 remaining before intermission, the Owls appeared to have life and momentum trailing 6-2 at the break.
In the second stanza the teams traded goals early before North Carolina scored twice to go up by six goals. In fact, the Tar Heels would go on to match their first half goal total with six goals while the Owls produced four.
Temple will next resume conference play when it hosts Saint Joseph's on Sunday, April 4 at Geasey Field. Game time is scheduled for 12:00 noon.
