Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 30
Philadelphia, Pa.
12:00 p.m.
Temple University
vs
Florida
Photo by: Mike Apice
Lacrosse Hosts #17 Florida in First-Ever AAC Contest on Saturday
3.28.19 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA - Temple lacrosse begins its American Athletic Conference slate vs. #17 Florida (5-6) in the first-ever year of AAC women's lacrosse. The Owls (3-7) and the Gators will play at noon on Saturday, March 30, with the game set to be broadcast by the American Digital Network.
Promotions
> Causes Day: Temple lacrosse is dedicating Saturday's game to non-profit organizations chosen by each member of the team.
> Temple Tank Top Giveaway: The first 50 Temple students will get a Temple Athletics limited edition Tank Top!
> Fraternity and Sorority Day: All Temple Fraternities and Sororities are invited. Let's see your craziest face painting, signs and school spirit! The most spirited group could win a donation to their charity of choice or a future pizza party for their entire organization!
> Cherry Crusade Day: All Wild Cherry and Cherry Crusade members are invited to the game! Any members present from the Wild Cherry or Cherry Crusade group will be invited on-field for a presentation at halftime. The first few students at the game will receive FREE pizza!
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 3-7 and have been up and down, winning two straight over Spring Break before losing three in a row. They put up a strong fight but lost 16-10 at #7 James Madison on March 16 and then fell narrowly at home vs. Jacksonville, 7-5.
> After five years as an associate member of the Big East Conference, Temple begins its first season in the American Athletic Conference which is sponsoring women's lacrosse for the first time ever. Four of six teams will advance to the AAC Tournament on May 2 & 4 at Cincinnati.
> Junior Maddie Gebert leads Temple with 18 goals, followed by junior Olivia Thompson with 15 goals. Junior Meghan Hoffman has scored 12 goals and sophomore Bridget Whitaker has 11 goals along with a team-best six assists and a team-best 17 caused turnovers.
> Defender Kara Nakrasius has collected a team-best 43 draw controls and also has 11 caused turnovers.
> Sophomores Jen Rodzewich and Courtney Taylor are tied for second with 14 caused turnovers each. Taylor also has a team-best 27 ground balls.
> Temple battled back from a 7-3 deficit vs. Boston University on March 12 to take leads of 8-7 and 9-8, but gave up four straight goals to end the game. BU's goalkeeper, Kennady Smith, made 17 saves.
> Over Spring Break, the Owls won 13-10 at city rival La Salle and 16-12 at UMBC. Temple's 16 goals at UMBC were its most so far this season.
> Both Gebert and Whitaker were named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on March 12 after impressive showings in the Owls' two wins on March 5 and March 9. Gebert recorded hat tricks in both, scoring three goals at La Salle and a season-high four goals at UMBC. Whitaker tied for the lead in total points at UMBC, adding three assists to two goals for five points.
> Thompson exploded for a career-high six goals in the Owls' 12-10, come-from-behind win at Rutgers on Feb. 13 and was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll. Gebert also notched a hat trick in that victory with three goals.
Scouting #17 Florida
> The Gators are 5-6 overall with all six of their losses coming to nationally ranked teams. Florida also has two wins over Top 25 programs, starting the season with a 16-9 win at #17 Colorado and edging #11 Stony Brook, 11-10 on March 23.
> Florida's schedule is the fifth-toughest in the nation behind Boston College, Virginia, Maryland and Penn.
> Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck has scored a team-best 44 goals (AAC-best 4.0 goals per game) while Shannon Kavanaugh has 35 goals for the Gators. Ronbeck has 198 career goals and would be just the third Gator to ever reach 200 career goals.
> Florida is coached by Amanda O'Leary, a 1988 Temple graduate and three-time All-American who led the Owls to their third NCAA Championship in her senior season.
Series History vs. Florida
> Florida leads the all-time series 8-0 against Temple, and beat the Owls 15-3 in Gainesville last season.
> Temple had its best-ever outing against the Gators in the first of two meetings in 2016, losing just 10-9 in Gainesville. Temple never trailed by more than two, but was unable to score the equalizer it needed in the final four minutes.
Promotions
> Causes Day: Temple lacrosse is dedicating Saturday's game to non-profit organizations chosen by each member of the team.
> Temple Tank Top Giveaway: The first 50 Temple students will get a Temple Athletics limited edition Tank Top!
> Fraternity and Sorority Day: All Temple Fraternities and Sororities are invited. Let's see your craziest face painting, signs and school spirit! The most spirited group could win a donation to their charity of choice or a future pizza party for their entire organization!
> Cherry Crusade Day: All Wild Cherry and Cherry Crusade members are invited to the game! Any members present from the Wild Cherry or Cherry Crusade group will be invited on-field for a presentation at halftime. The first few students at the game will receive FREE pizza!
Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 3-7 and have been up and down, winning two straight over Spring Break before losing three in a row. They put up a strong fight but lost 16-10 at #7 James Madison on March 16 and then fell narrowly at home vs. Jacksonville, 7-5.
> After five years as an associate member of the Big East Conference, Temple begins its first season in the American Athletic Conference which is sponsoring women's lacrosse for the first time ever. Four of six teams will advance to the AAC Tournament on May 2 & 4 at Cincinnati.
> Junior Maddie Gebert leads Temple with 18 goals, followed by junior Olivia Thompson with 15 goals. Junior Meghan Hoffman has scored 12 goals and sophomore Bridget Whitaker has 11 goals along with a team-best six assists and a team-best 17 caused turnovers.
> Defender Kara Nakrasius has collected a team-best 43 draw controls and also has 11 caused turnovers.
> Sophomores Jen Rodzewich and Courtney Taylor are tied for second with 14 caused turnovers each. Taylor also has a team-best 27 ground balls.
> Temple battled back from a 7-3 deficit vs. Boston University on March 12 to take leads of 8-7 and 9-8, but gave up four straight goals to end the game. BU's goalkeeper, Kennady Smith, made 17 saves.
> Over Spring Break, the Owls won 13-10 at city rival La Salle and 16-12 at UMBC. Temple's 16 goals at UMBC were its most so far this season.
> Both Gebert and Whitaker were named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on March 12 after impressive showings in the Owls' two wins on March 5 and March 9. Gebert recorded hat tricks in both, scoring three goals at La Salle and a season-high four goals at UMBC. Whitaker tied for the lead in total points at UMBC, adding three assists to two goals for five points.
> Thompson exploded for a career-high six goals in the Owls' 12-10, come-from-behind win at Rutgers on Feb. 13 and was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll. Gebert also notched a hat trick in that victory with three goals.
Scouting #17 Florida
> The Gators are 5-6 overall with all six of their losses coming to nationally ranked teams. Florida also has two wins over Top 25 programs, starting the season with a 16-9 win at #17 Colorado and edging #11 Stony Brook, 11-10 on March 23.
> Florida's schedule is the fifth-toughest in the nation behind Boston College, Virginia, Maryland and Penn.
> Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck has scored a team-best 44 goals (AAC-best 4.0 goals per game) while Shannon Kavanaugh has 35 goals for the Gators. Ronbeck has 198 career goals and would be just the third Gator to ever reach 200 career goals.
> Florida is coached by Amanda O'Leary, a 1988 Temple graduate and three-time All-American who led the Owls to their third NCAA Championship in her senior season.
Series History vs. Florida
> Florida leads the all-time series 8-0 against Temple, and beat the Owls 15-3 in Gainesville last season.
> Temple had its best-ever outing against the Gators in the first of two meetings in 2016, losing just 10-9 in Gainesville. Temple never trailed by more than two, but was unable to score the equalizer it needed in the final four minutes.
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