Lacrosse Falls to 4-2 with Loss to #13 Pennsylvania

Wednesday, February 28

2:00 PM

Temple University

4-2

University of Pennsylvania

3-0

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
PENN	3	1	2	5	11
Temple	1	1	1	3	6

Lacrosse Falls to 4-2 with Loss to #13 Pennsylvania

2.28.24 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple women's lacrosse team dropped their second game in a row on Wednesday, an 11-6 final score vs. #13 Pennsylvania. The Owls are now 4-2 on their season opening seven-game homestand.

Belle Mastropietro and Amelia Wright each scored twice for the Owls, and Katie Shallow posted six caused turnovers and three ground balls.

How it Happened
> Both teams were held off the scoreboard until the 6:21 mark of the first until Penn scored first. The Quakers added another before Hannah Schrader netted Temple's first at the 3:43 mark.
> Wright scored the Owls's only goal of the second, and the Temple defense allowed only one Penn goal on three shot attempts.
> Mastropietro brought the Owls within one with a goal 90 seconds after halftime, but Penn responded with a 7-1 run over the next 21 minutes to pull away.
> Wright and Mia Ciancio got two back for Temple with goals under six minutes to play.

Game Notes
> Mastropietro won four draw controls, bringing her career total to 302, the tenth most among active Division I players.
> Mastropietro scored her sixth free-position goal of the season on nine chances. She also extended her streak to 13 consecutive multi-goal games.
> Shallow tied her season high with six caused turnovers. She ranks third nationally with 4.40 CT/game.

Up Next
> The Owls will close their long home stretch with another Philly 5 matchup on Sunday vs. Saint Joseph's. First draw is set for noon.