Owls Fall to Ohio State on Senior Day

Sunday, April 21

12:00 PM

Temple University

9-5

Ohio State University

8-7

Ohio State

Temple

Owls Fall to Ohio State on Senior Day

4.21.24 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple women's lacrosse team fell 10-9 to Ohio State on Sunday at Howarth Field, moving their overall record to 9-5. Belle Mastropietro, Maeve Tobin, and Amelia Wright scored two goals apiece for the Owls, while Katie Shallow led the defense with seven caused turnovers.

The team honored their seven seniors and four graduate students, as well as the 40th anniversary of the 1984 NCAA National Championship squad.

How it Happened
> Temple got off to a hot start, with Julie Schickling scoring on the opening possession and Tobin tacking on another four minutes later. The Buckeyes responded with a 4-1 run to end the quarter, with Amelia Wright getting one back for the Owls.
> Ohio State prevailed 3-1 in a low scoring second quarter. Erin King scored off an assist from Mastropietro for Temple's lone goal of the period.
> The Buckeyes scored first in the third to open up a four goal lead, before three in a row by the Owls cut it back to one by the end of the quarter.
> OSU scored to start the fourth, but back-to-back goals by Mackenzie Roth and Mastropietro tied the score at 9-9 with less than seven minutes to play.
> OSU pulled ahead at the 4:29 mark and kept Temple out of the net for the remainder of the game.

Game Notes
> The Owls finish with a 5-4 record in non-conference play and an 8-3 mark at home.
> Mastropietro finished with a game-high five points on two goals and three assists. She has 12 total points in her last two games and leads the team with 60 on the season.
> Shallow tied a season and career high with seven caused turnovers and became the first Temple player to eclipse 50 in a single season.
> Wright posted her ninth multi-goal game of the season. Her 25 total goals this season are a career high and rank second on the team.

Up Next
> The Owls enter the final weekend of the regular season in a three-way tie with Florida and James Madison for first place in the American. They will head to Gainesville to take on the Gators on Saturday at noon.