Lacrosse Edged by No. 9 Florida, 17-13

Saturday, April 8

Philadelphia, PA

12:00 PM

Temple University

5-7

Florida

9-3

Temple

Lacrosse Edged by No. 9 Florida, 17-13

4.8.23 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple lacrosse (5-7, 0-3 AAC) dropped to No. 9 Florida (9-3, 2-1 AAC) by a final score of 17-13 on Saturday afternoon. The Owls went head-to-head with the nationally ranked Gators, trailing by just one goal at the start of the fourth quarter.

Recapping the Game

The Gators struck first, opening play with two goals, but Camryn Zavacky opened scoring for the Owls to bring the score to 2-1 just seconds later.
Florida finished out the quarter with four more conversions, while Zavacky picked up her second of the day for the Owls to end the first quarter 6-2.
A two-goal Gator run opened second quarter play before Belle Mastropietro converted on a free position to secure her first goal of the day.
Florida advanced the lead to 9-3, but the Owls continued to fight back, setting out on a four-goal run. Mastropietro converted on a Mackenzie Roth assist, followed by goals from Julie Schickling, Roth, and Maeve Tobin to end the half 9-7.
The Gators posted the first goal of the third quarter, but Schickling found the back of the net off a Zavacky assist, followed immediately by a Zavacky goal to close in on the lead.
Both teams continued to exert back and forth pressure, each netting two goals apiece which included two Roth goals, ending the third quarter trailing by just one goal.
Florida kept their foot on the gas, posting a three-goal run to take the 15-11 lead, but Mia Ciancio cut the momentum with a goal of her own off another Roth dish.
Two more Gator goals would come, split by a Julie Schickling finish to close out the day 17-13.

Statistically Speaking

Mackenzie Roth tied her season-best five points, posting three goals and two assists to lead the Cherry and White offense.
Taylor Grollman posted a career-best in groundballs, with four.

Quotable
"I think we did a great job coming ready to play today," Head Coach Bonnie Rosen said. "We made some really great gains this week in our offensive production and we were able to showcase that. I think this performance shows that we have the ability to compete with everyone in the country and now we'll focus on getting the job done next week."

Up Next
The Owls will remain at home to host city rival, Drexel (8-4, 2-2 CAA) on Wednesday, Apr. 12. First draw is set for 5 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.