Lowell's Season-High 15 Saves Lead Lacrosse to 11-6 Win at Vanderbilt

Saturday, April 27

Nashville, Tenn.

1:00 p.m.

Temple University

6-10 3-2

Vanderbilt

10-5 2-3

Temple

Vanderbilt

Photo by: Ken Inness

Lowell's Season-High 15 Saves Lead Lacrosse to 11-6 Win at Vanderbilt

4.27.19 | Women's Lacrosse

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Behind a season-high 15 saves from junior Maryn Lowell in the cage, Temple lacrosse won 11-6 on the road at Vanderbilt (10-5, 2-3) and earned the third seed at the upcoming American Athletic Conference Tournament. The Owls (6-10, 3-2) never trailed in the contest and got a hat trick from sophomore Jen Rodzewich.

Up Next
> Temple will face Cincinnati in the AAC semifinals on Thursday, May 2. The game will start approximately a 45 minutes after the conclusion of the 4:30 p.m. semifinal between top-seeded Florida and fourth-seeded Vanderbilt.
> Cincinnati is serving as the host of the tournament, with the championship game set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4.

Keys to the Game
> Vanderbilt had a 21-15 advantage in shots on goal that Lowell negated with her outstanding play for the Owls.
> The Commodores also had the edge most other statistical categories apart from goals scored. They led 12-7 in draw controls and committed only 14 turnovers to the Owls' 21.
> Despite the numbers on paper, Temple never let Vanderbilt score more than two goals in a row and the Owls' defense kept the Commodores in check all game long.

Individual Highlights
> Rodzewich's three goals led all players in the game and marked her second hat trick of the season. She added two assists for a season-high five total points while also recording three ground balls and a caused turnover.
> Scoring two goals each for Temple were juniors Maddie Gebert, Olivia Thompson and Julia Ryan.
> Junior Meghan Hoffman added two assists to a goal, while sophomore Bridget Whitaker notched one goal and one assist.
> On the draw, junior Kara Nakrasius led the Owls with five draw controls. She also tallied one assist,

First Half
> The Owls took a 2-0 lead before trading goals and being up only 3-2 with just under 11 minutes remaining.
> Over that final stretch, Temple held Vanderbilt scoreless while going on a 4-0 run to lead 7-2 at halftime.
> Rodzewich, who had already scored one goal early, scored the first two goals in that run to complete her hat trick with four minutes left in the half.

Second Half
> Both teams had runs of two goals each in the second half. The Owls led by six goals on two occasions, and never let the Commodores get within fewer than four goals.
> Vanderbilt cut the margin to 8-4 early in the half, but Gebert scored her two goals in a two-minute span to put Temple ahead 10-4 with 21:27 remaining.
> The Owls held Vandy scoreless for the last 10 minutes and added a final goal by Hoffman with 3:33 to go.

Quotable - Head Coach Bonnie Rosen
> "Maryn had a really great day. She has fond memories of this field from a big win here two years ago. Shot-wise it was a pretty even day so her ability to make saves and pull the ball in off ground balls was a really big foundation to our whole game."

> "Our defense as a whole did a really nice job. When Vanderbilt made their few runs our defense tightened up again. Overall it was a collective team effort. We knew it would be a very tough battle. Our shooting was on par today but it certainly wasn't a perfect game which makes it even better to get the win."

> "The defense helped transition the ball, the offense adjusted nicely to Vanderbilt's defense and we had great contributions off the bench. It was a little bit of everything. The best part of the day was our ability to understand the game scenarios - how to use the clock and how to take momentum and keep it."