Field Hockey Falls on Senior Day

Sunday, October 24

Philadelphia, Pa

1:00 P.M.

Temple University

Lafayette

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Field Hockey Falls on Senior Day

10.24.21 | Field Hockey

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PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team (7-9, 3-3 BIG EAST) fell to Lafayette 1-0 Sunday afternoon. The team's nine seniors were honored prior to the game as part of senior day activities.

Recapping the Game
> The first quarter was fairly even, with each team attempting a penalty corner and five shots being fired.
> The Leopards scored the lone goal of the game early in the second, finding the net on a rebounded shot.
> Lafayette attempted three back-to-back penalty corners in the third quarter, but the Temple defense was able to keep the team from scoring the go-ahead goal.
> The Owls had several good looks to score in the final frame but were unable to find the equalizer.

Statistically Speaking
> The Leopards outshot Temple 14-9, putting 11 on target to the Owls' four.
> Kerrie Lorenz and Julianne Kopec fired a team-leading two shots each, both putting one on frame.
> Megan Ragusa saw a season-high nine saves, with McKenna Burkhardt recording a defensive save.
> This was just the third time this season the Leopards were held to fewer than two goals, with the team averaging nearly three goals per game.

Next Up
> Temple will close out its home slate on Friday, hosting UConn in the team's BIG EAST regular-season finale.