Lacrosse Loses BIG EAST Road Game at No. 7 Florida

Wednesday, April 4

Gainesville, Fla.

12:00 p.m.

Temple University

7-5, 2-2

Florida

9-3, 4-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Temple	2	1	3
Florida	10	5	15

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Lacrosse Loses BIG EAST Road Game at No. 7 Florida

4.4.18 | Women's Lacrosse

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The offense struggled for Temple lacrosse for a second game in a row as the Owls (7-5, 2-2) lost 15-3 at #7 Florida (9-3, 4-0). The Gators jumped out to a 6-0 lead and never looked back.

Keys to the Game
> Florida controlled 14 draws to Temple's six, and finished with a 28-9 lead in shots on goal.
> Turnovers were costly for the Owls, who committed 23 of them to the Gators' 14.
> Temple put up two goals in the first half but managed just one the rest of the way against the nationally ranked Gators.

Individual Highlights
> Sophomore Maddie Gebert and junior Amber Lambeth both scored on free-position chances for the Owls, while freshman Jen Rodzewich capitalized on a Florida turnover for Temple's third goal of the day.
> Lambeth led Temple with two draw controls, while senior defender Nicole Latgis tallied a team-best three ground balls along with a caused turnover.
> Sophomore Maryn Lowell made seven first-half saves for the Owls, while redshirt sophomore Kelsea Hershey added six in the second half.
> Lindsey Ronbeck and Sydney Pirreca scored four goals each for Florida, with Ronbeck completing the hat trick in the first half.

Game Summary
> The Gators led 6-0 after 14 minutes of action before the Owls' got on the board with Gebert's goal at 14:04 of the first half.
> Florida scored four more goals in a row for a 10-1 lead, but Lambeth put in the Owls' second goal before the break.
> The scoring slowed in the second half, but Florida added three more goals early before Rodzewich's goal with 20 minutes left.

Up Next
> Temple returns home to host UConn at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 7.