Lacrosse Defeats East Carolina in Crucial Conference Test

Saturday, April 22

Philadelphia, PA

12:00 PM

Temple University

7-8

East Carolina

10-6

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
ECU	1	3	1	2	7
Temple	3	3	3	2	11

Lacrosse Defeats East Carolina in Crucial Conference Test

4.22.23 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple lacrosse (7-8, 2-3 AAC) defeated East Carolina (10-6, 3-2 AAC) by a final score of 11-7 on Saturday afternoon, advancing to 3-2 in conference play. Taylor Grollman had a standout performance, leading the defensive unit and clocking a career-high 14 saves.

Recapping the Game

ECU struck first, but the Cherry and White quickly turned the momentum, netting three unanswered goals to advance their lead to 3-1. Maeve Tobin found the first of the game, followed by a finish from Mackenzie Roth off a Camryn Zavacky assist.
Zavacky found the helper once again, feeding a ball into Tobin for the Owls third of the game.
ECU opened the second quarter with a goal, but back-to-back goals from Belle Mastropietro kept Temple out in front.
ECU finished out the half with two more goals, but Julie Schickling split their momentum, finding one of her own in between to keep the Owls ahead by two as they entered halftime.
The Cherry and White entered the second half firing on all cylinders, posting another three-goal run. Julie Schickling found back-to-back goals, which included a dish from Mastropietro, while freshman Sabrina Martin secured her first of the game off another Zavacky dish.
The Pirates snuck one more in before the end of the quarter to enter the fourth at a four-goal disadvantage.
Mastropietro converted once again, but a two-goal run by ECU pulled the game within three with five minutes remaining.
Mastropietro kept her foot on the gas, finding one more to provide cushion for the Cherry and White and finish the day with the 11-7 win.

Statistically Speaking

Grollman posted a career-best 14 saves, which included eight first half stops.
Zavacky dished out a season-best three assists in the win.

Quotable
"Today was a really great day for us," Head Coach Bonnie Rosen said. "We knew that we had a lot riding on this game for our conference tournament and we came out and put up a great performance to earn the win. It was senior day, and we really embraced the high pressure and the excitement that comes with that."

Up Next
The Owls will close out regular season play on Saturday, Apr. 29 as they take on Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. First draw is set for 1 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.