Lacrosse Looks for BIG EAST Win at Butler on Saturday at New Time of 10 AM

PHILADELPHIA - Temple lacrosse is looking to get back in the win column and will have to do so on the road, as the Owls (7-6, 2-3) travel to Butler for a BIG EAST game at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 14. The game was originally scheduled for noon but has been moved up due to the threat of thunderstorms. The Bulldogs, a second-year program, are 1-12 overall and winless in conference play at 0-5.

Scouting Temple
> Temple had won four straight before suffering three straight losses, most recently falling 16-7 at home to UConn on April 7.
> The offense has struggled over the losing streak, scoring just four goals at Marquette, three at Florida and seven vs. UConn.
> Temple's schedule has been home-heavy in 2018, but the last four games will see the Owls home twice and on the road twice.
> Each of Temple's two 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. Sophomore midfielder Maddie Gebert scored two goals including the clutch game-winner just over one minute into the second overtime period.
> Sophomore goalkeeper Maryn 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.
> Lowell's 120 saves rank 20th among all players in NCAA Division I, while her 9.23 saves per game rank 28th.
> The sophomore class is leading the way for Temple this season all over the field. Gebert has scored a team-best 22 goals, while sophomore Olivia Thompson has 17 goals and five assists. Sophomore and team tri-captain Kara Nakrasius has a team-best 48 draw controls.
> The defense has gotten a huge boost from senior tri-captain Nicole Latgis with a team-best and BIG EAST-best 26 caused turnovers (18th in NCAA DI with 2.0 per game) and team-best 37 ground balls along with 29 draw controls.
> Three of Temple's losses have come vs. teams ranked in the IWLCA Top 10 - #9 Princeton, #7 James Madison and #7 Florida.

Scouting Butler
> As a second-year program, Butler is still struggling to get in the win column, going just 1-12 so far this year after finishing at 1-16 last season.
> The Bulldogs' lone win this season was at Howard, 16-7 on March 15.
> Their closest conference game so far this year was their most recent one, a 20-13 loss at Georgetown on April 7.
> Four players have scored 10 or more goals for Butler, led by freshman attacker Ashley Guerra with a team-best 19 goals and a team-best nine assists.
> Sophomore midfielder Christin Soderquist is close behind with 17 goals and is tied for third in the BIG EAST with 66 draw controls (5.50 draw controls per game).

All-Time Series
> The Owls and the Bulldogs have played just once before, in Butler's inaugural season as a program in 2017. Temple won at home, 19-7 on April 12.
> This year's meeting will be the first between the teams in Indianapolis.

Lacrosse Looks for BIG EAST Win at Butler on Saturday at New Time of 10 AM

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Maddie Gebert

Nicole Latgis

Maryn Lowell

Kara Nakrasius

Olivia Thompson

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