Lacrosse Wins Double-Overtime Thriller Over Saint Joseph’s

Saturday, March 13

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00 P.M.

Temple University

4-1

Saint Joseph's

2-3

OT 1

Saint Joseph's

Temple

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Lacrosse Wins Double-Overtime Thriller Over Saint Joseph’s

3.13.21 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA- The Temple lacrosse team defeated Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's 11-10 in a double-overtime thriller. This snaps a three-game losing streak to the Hawks dating back to 2018 and will send the Owls into conference play with a 4-1 record.

Recapping the Game
> Temple struck first with a goal from senior midfielder Jackie Cerchio.
> The teams traded the four goals with Cerchio scoring her second and Mackenzie Roth adding her eighth of the season.
> The Hawks scored the first back-to-back goals of the game to take their first lead 4-3.
> Jen Rodzewich put one in the back of the net off the feed from Roth to knot the game at four going into halftime.
> Temple started the second half out on a three-goal run, with Bridget Whitaker, Kara Nakrasius, and Abaigeal Ryan scoring to put the Owls up 7-4.
> Saint Joseph's countered with a four-goal run of their own. Lauren Figura scored three of the four goals. The Hawks held an 8-7 lead with 13:55 remaining.
> Cerchio and Belle Mastropietro scored back-to-back goals 27 seconds apart to retake the lead.
> St. Joseph's scored to tie the game before Mastropietro added her second of the match. The Hawks scored with 1:19 remaining to the send game into overtime.
> Neither team was able to break through in either half of the first overtime.
> Finally, in the second overtime period, Nakrasius earned the golden goal off a free position shot to send the Owls home with their first overtime win since 2018.

Statistically Speaking
> Cerchio had one of the best performances of her Temple career. She tied her career-high with three goals and added an assist as well. Her four points tie for the second-highest total of her career.
> Mastropietro and Nakrasius scored twice. Roth, Whitaker, Rodzewich, and Ryan all notched one goal, with Roth also adding two assists.
> Meghan Hoffman led all players with four assists. The 5^th year attacker leads the team with 16 on the season.
> Shana Hecht put together another fantastic performance in goal. Her ten saves ties the career-high she set last game.

Quotable
> "Everyone stepped up all over the field when we needed it. It's been something we've been focused on, just to be ready to play the next play and be as sharp as you can. I think the game was won by Kara Nakrasius because she stayed playing the game and finished her eight-meter shot. We knew this would be a battle, and I give it our mentality piece as to why we finished the game." - head coach Bonnie Rosen

Up Next
> The Owls open their conference slate with a pair of games against #5 Florida. Temple will host the Gators on both Friday and Sunday, both matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+.