Second Half Rally Not Enough, Lacrosse Falls to Saint Joseph's

Wednesday, February 19

Philadelphia, Pa.

3:00 P.M.

Temple University

1-3

Saint Joseph's

2-2

Saint Joseph's

Temple

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Second Half Rally Not Enough, Lacrosse Falls to Saint Joseph's

2.19.20 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Despite scoring four-straight goals in the second half, the Temple lacrosse team fell 17-7 to Saint Joseph's in Big 5 action Wednesday afternoon. With the loss, the Owls fall to 1-3 on the season while the Hawks improve to 2-2.

Recapping the Game
> The Hawks opened the game on fire, scoring three goals in the first five minutes and going up 5-0 with just over 12 minutes left in the half.
> Temple got on the board with a free position shot from Julie Schickling, but Saint Joesph's would net six more unanswered goals before halftime.
> The Owls scored first out of the break, with a free position shot from Belle Mastropietro putting the score at 11-2.
> Saint Joseph's scored twice before Temple put four on the board, but the Hawks countered with three goals to put the game away.

Statistically Speaking
> Mastropietro and Olivia Thompson both scored twice, with Bridget Whitaker, Schickling, and Jen Rodzewich also finding the back of the net.
> Mastropietro's three ground balls led the team, while her team-leading four shots were all on target.
> Temple beat the Hawks off the draw 16-9, with Kara Nakrasius' 12 leading both teams.

Quotable
> "Being down 10 goals at halftime would've been easy to get the team to be down mentally. I thought they did a good job of collecting themselves and getting ready for the second half. This is a resilient team that can do that, so it was good to see. Each game is it's own entity so we try not to get caught up in our record. Each game is what we're working towards and then we're on to the next one. We have a few more hours to reflect on today then we'll turn the page and get ready for Coastal Carolina on Saturday. " – head coach Bonnie Rosen

Up Next
> The Owls will host Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. as they begin to wrap up their six-game homestand, with two February games left on the slate.