Lacrosse Defeats City Rival Saint Joseph’s, 13-10

Saturday, March 4

Philadelphia, PA

12:00 PM

Temple University

4-2

Saint Joseph's

1-5

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
SJU	2	3	3	2	10
Temple	3	3	4	3	13

Lacrosse Defeats City Rival Saint Joseph’s, 13-10

3.4.23 | Women's Lacrosse

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PHILADELPHIA – Temple lacrosse (4-2, 0-0 AAC) defeated city foe, Saint Joseph's (1-5, 0-0 A10), 13-10 on Saturday afternoon, picking up their second home victory of the season. The Owls were led by Mackenzie Roth, posting five points on three goals and two assists.

Recapping the Game

Saint Joseph's struck first, finding a goal a minute and half into play, but the Owls answered back, netting the next three goals of the game to advance to a 3-1 lead. Camryn Zavacky, Amelia Wright, and Roth all found the back of the net for the Cherry and White.
The Hawks snuck one more in before the end of the quarter to cut the deficit to just one goal, but Belle Mastropietro opened the second quarter with a goal of her own off a Wright assist.
Saint Joseph's went on a three-goal run to take the 5-4 advantage, which would be their final lead of the game.
Wright tied it back up at five off a Zavacky dish before Julie Schickling found her first of the day from Mia Ciancio to give the Cherry and White the 6-5 lead as they entered the half.
As the Owls opened play in the second half, Mastropietro converted on a free position, followed by a Roth finish, drawing out the Owl lead to 8-5.
Saint Joseph's split the momentum with a goal, but Erin King and Roth continued to exert pressure, each netting a goal apiece for Temple, providing more cushion.
Two Saint Joseph's goals closed out the third quarter at 10-8, but the Cherry and White kept their foot on the gas, finding goals from Ciancio, Mastropietro, and Wright with just five minutes remaining in play.
The Hawks added two more to close out the fourth quarter, but it would not be enough to inch back in, finishing the game 13-10.

Statistically Speaking

Wright had a standout performance for the Owls, posting a career best in points (4) on three goals and one assist.
Ciancio set a new career best in both goals and points, netting two goals and adding an assist for three points on the day.
Zavacky, who has been a valuable helper for Temple found her first goal of the season, advancing to eight points on one goal and seven assists.
Roth had a season-best five points, on three goals and two assists in addition to two caused turnovers and two groundballs.
Maddie Barber was a force on the draw controls, grabbing a season best of seven to lead the Cherry and White.

Quotable
"This was the next step in our season," Head Coach Bonnie Rosen said. "We knew it was going to be a battle. It always is with St. Joe's. They're a great team and they're very well coached so to come away with a win today was a step in the right direction. We are working on getting better in all aspects of our game and today we continued to show that."

Up Next
The Owls will hit the road, traveling to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to face off against Marist on Wednesday, Mar. 8. First draw is set for 4 p.m.