No. 22 Lacrosse Defeats Villanova, 12-7 As Rosen Earns 200th Win

Wednesday, February 16

Philadelphia, PA

6:00 PM

Temple University

2-0

Villanova

0-2

VILLANOVA

TEMPLE

Photo by: Peter Hou

No. 22 Lacrosse Defeats Villanova, 12-7 As Rosen Earns 200th Win

2.16.22 | Women's Lacrosse

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PHILADELPHIA - Temple lacrosse (2-0) defeated city rival, the Villanova Wildcats (0-2), 12-7 on Wednesday night to remain undefeated in 2022. A dominant six-point performance from graduate transfer Quinn Nicolai propelled the Owls to victory past the visiting Wildcats. This was head coach Bonnie Rosen's 200th career victory as a women's lacrosse head coach.

Recapping the Game
> Villanova took their first and only lead just 30 seconds into play as Caroline Curnal found the back of the net off a pass from teammate Cara Moreau.
> The Owls wasted no time, answering back with four consecutive goals to give the Owls a three-goal cushion.
> Graduate transfer Quinn Nicolai acted as an offensive spark for the Cherry and White, netting the first three goals of the game on a free position goal and two assisted finishes from Mackenzie Roth and Camryn Zavacky.
> Belle Mastropietro built off Nicolai's momentum, scoring the fourth and final goal of the first quarter after converting another Roth assist.
> As the second quarter opened, the Wildcats struck first once again, netting two back-to-back goals to close the gap to 4-3.
> Roth found a goal of her own just two minutes later off another Zavacky assist while Mastropietro buried her second goal of the game from a Nicolai assist.
> With only 10 seconds remaining in the half, Villanova did not break stride, finding the back of the net to enter the half at a 6-4 differential.
> The Owls came roaring out of the half. Temple scored four out of the first five goals to take a 10-5 lead. Four different Owls found the back of the net during this stretch, including Nicolai's fourth goal.
> Villanova scored two in a row to end the third quarter and cut into Temple's lead.
> Temple scored the only two goals of the final frame. Nicolai and Lauren Zinkl put the Wildcats to bed as Temple took home the victory, 12-7.

Statistically Speaking
> Nicolai was a force of nature. The grad transfer scorched the net with five goals and dished out an assist. She also picked up four ground balls.
> Katie Shallow spearheaded a fantastic defensive effort for the Owls. She paced all players with five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
> Mastropietro put up two goals in the first half before leaving the game due to injury.
> Roth, Zinkl, Abaigeal Ryan, Julie Schickling, and Gabrielle Kirsch all scored once.
> Roth and Zavacky tied for the game lead with two assists each. Zinkl also passed for one helper.

Quotable
> "It was a fantastic win. Villanova is a really really good team that's really well coached. I was so proud of the way our team came out tonight and battled through all the little things to find a way to put together a complete performance and get the win." -- head coach Bonnie Rosen

Next Up
> The Owls will travel across the city to Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's on Saturday, Feb. 19. The noon showdown will be streamed on ESPN+.