Lacrosse to Celebrate Championship Day and Alumnae Day on Saturday

Saturday, April 30

Geasey Field

1:00 p.m.

Temple University

Georgetown

Lacrosse to Celebrate Championship Day and Alumnae Day on Saturday

4.28.16 | Women's Lacrosse

PHILADELPHIA - In a do or die game for Temple lacrosse on Saturday, April 30, the Owls (11-5, 3-3) will also be honoring those who have made the program what it is over the years. Temple is hosting Georgetown (6-9, 4-2) in its final regular season game at 1 p.m., and is dedicating the contest to Championship Day and Alumnae Day.

In attendance on Saturday will be members of Temple's two NCAA Champion teams from 1984 and 1988, as well as many other alums from a wide range of years. All alumnae will be honored at halftime of the game. Hall of Fame Head Coach Tina Sloan-Green, coach of both the 1984 and 1988 teams, will also be in attendance. Check out stories about both the 1984 NCAA Championship Team and the 1988 NCAA Championship Team.

With a win against Georgetown, the Owls will earn a spot in the four-team BIG EAST Tournament, set for May 5 and 7 in Washington, D.C. Top-seeded Florida and second-seeded UConn have already clinched their spots. Temple, Georgetown and Marquette are all still in the running for the two remaining berths.

Headlines
• The Owls are 11-5 overall and are coming off back-to-back wins last week that allowed them to keep their BIG EAST Conference Tournament hopes alive.
• Temple must defeat Georgetown in order to earn a spot in the four-team BIG EAST Tournament, set for May 5 and 7 in Washington, D.C. (hosted by Georgetown).
• Senior Brenda McDermott was named the BIG EAST Attacker of the Week after two outstanding performances last week...She totaled a league-best 11 points, notching hat tricks with three goals in both games...She added two assists to her three goals in a 10-7 win at Villanova, and added three assists to three goals in a 10-4 win vs. Cincinnati.
• The victory over Cincinnati marked the 150th career win for Temple head coach Bonnie Rosen (10 years at UConn, 10 years at Temple).
• Prior to the Villanova win, Temple suffered back-to-back losses against UConn (in OT) and at Marquette. In the 12-10 loss to Marquette, the Owls surrendered an 8-5 halftime lead after the Golden Eagles opened the second half on a 7-0 run.
• The Owls' other recent loss was a heartbreaking, 9-8 overtime loss to UConn on April 13. Temple made a second-half comeback after trailing 4-1 at halftime, but UConn controlled both draws in overtime.
• When Temple played #2 Florida in its BIG EAST opener on April 2, it was an extremely tight game throughout and the Owls just fell short by a score of 10-9. Two of the Owls' five losses have come to teams ranked in the IWLCA Top 20 (also #16 Louisville, 8-5 on Feb. 12).
• Temple earned a 7-3 win over Vanderbilt on April 9, holding the Commodores without a single goal for over 50 minutes to end the game.
• The Owls won seven in a row early in the season, their longest win streak in 14 years, before falling 10-4 to Delaware on March 16.
• Senior goalkeeper Jaqi Kakalecik, who has played every minute in the cage this season for Temple, has been named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week twice this season. Her goals-against average of 6.66 ranks seventh among all players in NCAA Division I, while her save percentage of .486 ranks 18th nationally.
• On April 26, Kakalecik was named the PNC Female Scholar Athlete of the Year at Temple's annual Celebration of Champions. She has a 3.86 GPA as a biochemistry major, and will attend Temple Medical School in the fall.
• Temple has won six games by 10 or more goals. The Owls' 19-goal effort in a 19-9 win at UMBC was the most since a 19-3 win over Cincinnati in 2014.
• Seniors Rachel Schwaab and McDermott have combined for an impressive 87 total points this season, leading the way for the Owls' offense. Schwaab has tallied 29 goals and 14 assists, while McDermott has a team-best 20 assists to go with 24 goals. Senior Megan Tiernan is third on the team in points with 36, scoring 24 goals and adding 12 assists.
• Tiernan has notched five hat tricks already this season, while McDermott has four and Schwaab has three.
• Junior Morgan Glassford, twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll already this season, has recorded 67 draw controls to lead the Owls and rank first all-time in a single season at Temple. Her 4.19 draws per game lead all players in the BIG EAST and rank 19th in the country.
• Senior midfielder Nicole Tiernan was a unanimous selection to the 2016 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. The Owls were picked to finish sixth of eight teams in the conference in the preseason poll. Tiernan leads the team in caused turnovers (17), is tied for first in ground balls (25) and ranks sixth in goals (17).
• The Owls are looking to make their first appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament since joining the league as an associate member in 2014.
• The Owls lead Georgetown 4-3 in the all-time series, but have lost on the road in each of the last two seasons. Georgetown edged Temple 13-12 last season, and the Owls lost 13-6 the year before.

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