Temple University Athletics

Saturday, March 26
Syracuse, NY
4:30 PM

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Syracuse

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Lax vs Syracuse
Photo by: Jackie Terpak

Lacrosse Falls to No. 5 Syracuse, 22-7

3.26.22 | Women's Lacrosse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Temple lacrosse team (7-4) fell to the No. 5 Syracuse Orange (8-2) 22-7 Saturday afternoon. The Owls will be back in action Saturday against Vanderbilt.

Recapping the Game 
> Belle Mastropietro scored the first goal of the game.
> Syracuse scored the next six before Mackenzie Roth found Mastropietro to stop the bleeding. The Orange scored the final goal of the first frame (2-7).
> Temple scored two of the first three goals in the second quarter. Riley McGowan and Maeve Tobin found the back of the net for the Cherry and White (4-8).
> Syracuse scored five of the final six goals in the first half. The lone Temple goal came from McGowan. The Orange took a 13-5 lead into the break.
> Syracuse controlled the third quarter, scoring six of the seven goals scored. Abaigeal Ryan netted the line goal for the Owls (19-6).
> Temple scored once in the final frame, with the goal coming from Tobin. Syracuse took the contest by a final tally of 22-7.

Statistically Speaking
> Mastropietro, McGowan, and Tobin scored twice each. Ryan scored once.
> Roth and Camryn Zavacky passed for an assist each.
> Katie Shallow had another strong game defensively, the sophomore had three ground balls, three draw controls, and three caused turnovers.
> Goalkeeper Shana Hecht saw her first action of the season.          
> Taylor Grollman had a strong fourth quarter in goal. The freshman made four saves against six shots.

Quotable
> "We knew this would be a tough game against a strong Syracuse team. The score got away from us, but we fought and competed every moment of the game. That mentality and effort is what we need and will serve us well down the stretch."– Head Coach Bonnie Rosen

 
Next Up
> The Owls begin conference play on Saturday against Vanderbilt. The 12 PM match will be streamed on ESPN+.
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