Mastropietro Scores Four, but Lacrosse Falls to No. 17 USC

Friday, March 8

Los Angeles, CA

4:00 PM ET

Temple University

5-3

University of Southern California

6-2

Temple

USC

Mastropietro Scores Four, but Lacrosse Falls to No. 17 USC

3.8.24 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Temple women's lacrosse team battled but came up short in their Friday matchup with 17th ranked USC, falling 12-7 in Los Angeles. The Owls fall to 5-3 before the start of conference play next week.

Belle Mastropietro scored four times and dished one assist to lead the offense. Mackenzie Roth added a pair of goals, Maeve Tobin had three assists, and Taylor Grollman made 13 saves in the game.

How it Happened
> The Trojans got on the board first less than three minutes in, and Temple had to wait another eight minutes before Mackenzie Roth made it a 1-1 game at the 4:50 mark. USC added two more before the end of the first quarter.
> Goals from Mastropietro and Roth evened the score at 3-3 early in the second. The Owls defense was able to lock down USC for most of the period, but a late goal put the Trojans up one going into halftime.
> Both teams went back and forth in a higher scoring third quarter, with Temple getting two goals from Mastropietro and one from Amelia Wright. USC was able to keep the Owls at bay, though, extending their lead to 9-6 heading into the final quarter.
> Mastropietro fired home her fourth goal on a free-position attempt at the 10:45 mark in the fourth, which would end up being the Owls' final score of the day.

Game Notes
> Mastropietro, Roth, and Tobin combined for 10 of Temple's 11 points (6 G, 4 A).
> Mastropietro set a season high with four goals and tied a season high with five points. She is now tied for sixth in program history with 234 career points and is seventh in goals at 166.
> Grollman saved 50% or more shots on goal for the seventh time in eight games, and her 13 total saves were her second most this season.

Up Next
> The Owls will return home next Saturday, March 16 to open AAC play against Vanderbilt. First draw is set for 12:00pm.