Temple University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Los Angeles, CA
4:00 PM ET
Temple University
at
University of Southern California
Temple Lacrosse Heading West to Take on No. 17 Southern California
3.7.24 | Women's Lacrosse
LOS ANGELESÂ Â - The Temple women's lacrosse team will hit the road for the first time this season when they take on No. 17 USC on Friday in California. The Owls went 5-2 on their season-opening seven game homestand.
News From the Nest
> Belle Mastropietro was named AAC Midfielder of the Week after totaling five goals and 11 draw controls against Penn and Saint Joseph's. She finished with a hat trick and seven DC's in the win over the Hawks.
> Mastropietro ranks top five in the American in goals (5th, 17), free-position goals (4th, 6), and draw controls (4th, 25).Â
> Taylor Grollman posted her sixth game with a .50 or greater save percentage vs. Saint Joe's. She leads the conference with a .540 save percentage overall, 61 total saves, and a 7.70 goals against average.
> The Owls own the second best non-conference record in the AAC at 5-2. Only 6-0, #2 ranked James Madison is ahead.
Scouting the Trojans
> USC also owns a 5-2 record and enters the week at No. 17 in the IWLCA poll. They are the defending PAC-12 champions.
> Junior attack Isabelle Vitale leads the PAC-12 and ranks fifth nationally with 21 assists, including 11 in the past three games. She was a USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American and All-PAC-12 selection last year.
Series History
> The Owls and Trojans have one previous meeting, a 12-7 Temple win during USC's inaugural season in 2013.
News From the Nest
> Belle Mastropietro was named AAC Midfielder of the Week after totaling five goals and 11 draw controls against Penn and Saint Joseph's. She finished with a hat trick and seven DC's in the win over the Hawks.
> Mastropietro ranks top five in the American in goals (5th, 17), free-position goals (4th, 6), and draw controls (4th, 25).Â
> Taylor Grollman posted her sixth game with a .50 or greater save percentage vs. Saint Joe's. She leads the conference with a .540 save percentage overall, 61 total saves, and a 7.70 goals against average.
> The Owls own the second best non-conference record in the AAC at 5-2. Only 6-0, #2 ranked James Madison is ahead.
Scouting the Trojans
> USC also owns a 5-2 record and enters the week at No. 17 in the IWLCA poll. They are the defending PAC-12 champions.
> Junior attack Isabelle Vitale leads the PAC-12 and ranks fifth nationally with 21 assists, including 11 in the past three games. She was a USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American and All-PAC-12 selection last year.
Series History
> The Owls and Trojans have one previous meeting, a 12-7 Temple win during USC's inaugural season in 2013.
Players Mentioned
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Women's LacrosseTuesday, June 02
Saturday, May 30
Tuesday, May 19
Tuesday, May 05
