Hoffman Ties Single-Game Assist Record as Lacrosse Rips Off Fifth Straight Win, Downing ECU 13-7

Friday, April 16

Philadelphia, Pa.

4:00 P.M.

Temple University

9-3, 5-2

ECU

3-10, 1-6

ECU

Temple

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Hoffman Ties Single-Game Assist Record as Lacrosse Rips Off Fifth Straight Win, Downing ECU 13-7

4.16.21 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple lacrosse team (9-3, 5-2 AAC) won their fifth straight game Friday afternoon, defeating the East Carolina Pirates 13-7 (3-10, 1-6 AAC). Meghan Hoffman starred with seven assists, tying the school single-game assist which has stood for 40 years.

Recapping the Game
> Temple struck first and struck early. Only 1:15 into the game Abaigael Ryan scored the opening goal. It was the first assist of Hoffman's historic day.
> Things quieted down after that, and it took over eight minutes for the next goal to find the back of the net. ECU broke the 1-0 stalemate with 20:13 left in the first half.
> The teams traded scores, with Ryan adding her second and ECU striking back quickly (2-2).
>The Owls caught fire with three straight Bridget Whitaker goals to extend the lead to three.
>The onslaught continued with three more Temple goals to end the half. Julie Schickling scored twice while Mackenzie Roth added her first of the day to give Temple an 8-2 lead at halftime.
> Belle Mastropietro opened up the second half with her 22^nd goal of the year to put the Owls up by seven. This proceeded another eight-minute-long scoring drought.
> ECU scored to rev things back up (21:50) and Temple countered with two more goals in quick succession, both assisted by Hoffman.
> The Pirates put two more on the board before Roth put her third ball in the back of the net to put the Owl lead at seven again (12-5)
>ECU attempted to rally with a late score before Whitaker put any notion of a comeback to bed with Temple's 13^th goal of the day. The Pirates scored once more to yield a 13-7 result.

Statistically Speaking
> Hoffman tied a 40 year old school record with her seven assists.
> Whitaker put together another all-around excellent performance. The senior notched a game-leading four goals, picked up four ground balls, and tied her career-high with ten draw controls.
> Roth scored a hat-trick, while Ryan and Schickling chipped in two goals. Lauren Zinkl and Mastropietro both scored once.
> Goalkeepers Shana Hecht and Olivia Martin both put together strong performances. Hecht had six saves while Martin had five.

Quotable
> "We knew this game mattered in terms of the postseason, but what talked about more was being prepared to play in games from this point on that feel like they matter more and more and how to handle those emotions." -- head coach Bonnie Rosen

Up Next
> The Owls will be back in action Sunday for senior day at 11 a.m. against ECU. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.