Lacrosse Falls at City Rival Saint Joseph's

Thursday, February 21

Philadelphia, Pa.

5:00 p.m.

Temple University

1-3

Saint Joseph's

1-2

Temple

Saint Joseph's

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Lacrosse Falls at City Rival Saint Joseph's

2.21.19 | Women's Lacrosse

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PHILADELPHIA - Despite a huge advantage in draw controls and the second career hat trick for sophomore Bridget Whitaker, Temple lacrosse suffered a 17-8 loss at city rival Saint Joseph's on Thursday evening. The Owls (1-3) struggled with turnovers, particularly in the second half, while the Hawks (1-2) doubled Temple's shots on goal.

Keys to the Game
> Saint Joseph's recorded 30 shots on goal to the Owls' 14, and raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first seven minutes.
> The Hawks put together two other 4-0 runs during the game, always keeping the Owls out of reach.
> Temple recorded 18 draw controls to SJU's nine, but committed 25 turnovers compared to 15 by the Hawks.
> Three players recorded hat tricks for Saint Joseph's, led by Francesca Donato and Rebecca Lane with four goals each.

Individual Highlights
> Whitaker completed her second career hat trick with just under six minutes remaining and led the Owls with three goals.
> Junior Julia Ryan tallied two goals while junior Maddie Gebert and seniors Amber Lambeth and Quinn Benintende scored one goal apiece.
> Freshman Gabrielle Kirsch and junior Abby Overman each notched one assist.
> Senior Kelsea Hershey played the final 39 minutes in goal and made 11 saves.
> Junior Kara Nakrasius led all players with seven draw controls.

Game Summary
> The Hawks first got on the scoreboard at 26:58, and scored three more goals in the next four minutes.
> Temple only once scored back-to-back goals, doing so in a five-minute stretch of the second half to make it 12-6 before another 4-0 SJU run.
> The Owls scored two of the game's final three goals, but were already too far behind to make any headway.

Up Next
> Temple will return home to host Lafayette at 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25.