Temple University Athletics
Temple University
(6-10, 1-4BIG EAST)
#12 Liberty
(11-4, 4-1BIG EAST)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
10.23.26 | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Temple University field hockey team fell to No. 12 Liberty, 4-0, in BIG EAST action Friday afternoon at Liberty Field Hockey Field.
With the loss, Temple moves to 6-10 overall and 1-4 in BIG EAST play, while Liberty improves to 11-4 and 4-1 in conference action.
Temple finished with eight shots, putting five on goal, while Liberty recorded 18 attempts with eight on cage. Lotje Aalderink led the Owls with three shots, while Alex Lepore made four saves in goal, including three in the third quarter.
How It Happened
Temple generated the first opportunity of the afternoon when Kathryn Gauvin had a shot blocked with 12:27 remaining in the opening quarter.
Liberty created a pair of penalty corners later in the period, but Lepore turned away Julieta Tornati on the first. Rozlyn Maciejewski then put Temple's first shot on goal with 16 seconds remaining, forcing a save from Diane Saint Martin as the teams entered the second quarter scoreless.
The Flames broke through with 5:49 remaining before halftime. Clarisa Iudicello sent a pass toward the cage, where Josefina Tomasi redirected it past Lepore for her eighth goal of the season and a 1-0 Liberty lead.
Liberty doubled the advantage with 27 seconds remaining in the half. Iudicello sent a cross into the circle, and Luna Prieri finished the opportunity in front for her seventh goal of the season to send the Flames into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Temple came out aggressively in the third quarter. With 9:45 remaining, the Owls earned their first penalty corner and quickly followed with another. Aalderink had one shot blocked and another saved before Kerkhof forced a second save from Saint Martin. Aalderink added another blocked attempt as Temple produced four shots in just 23 seconds.
Liberty answered on a penalty corner with 8:08 remaining in the third. Lepore stopped Dara Semmartin's initial attempt, but Avery Pollock collected the rebound on the right side and fired it into the cage to extend the Liberty lead to 3-0.
Lepore added two more saves later in the third quarter, turning away Tornati and Tomasi to keep the deficit at three.
Emmie Goldberg put a shot on goal with 13:08 remaining in the fourth before Saint Martin made the stop.
Liberty added its fourth goal off a penalty corner with 6:24 remaining. After Pollock delivered the insert, Semmartin sent the ball back toward Pollock, who finished from close range for her second goal of the afternoon.
Mina Uezbe forced another save from Saint Martin with 6:56 remaining. Jip Josephus Jitta entered in goal for the final 4:20 and kept the Flames off the board the rest of the way.
Inside the Box Score
- Temple finished with eight shots, including five on goal. Aalderink led the Owls with three attempts.
- Temple generated six of its eight shots after halftime.
- The Owls produced four shots in a 23-second span during the third quarter.
- Lepore recorded four saves, with three coming in the third quarter.
- Jitta played the final 4:20 in cage without allowing a goal.
- Liberty held an 18-8 advantage in shots and a 10-2 edge in penalty corners.
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Team Stats
Josefina Tomasi (8)
Assisted By: Clarisa Iudicello
Reverse to 11, tipped in
24:11
Luna Prieri (7)
Assisted By: Clarisa Iudicello
Cross from 7, 17 finished
29:33
Avery Pollock (4)
Rebound blast from right side
36:52
Avery Pollock (4)
Assisted By: Dara Semmartin
Back to insert
53:36
