Temple University Athletics
Friday, February 6
Philadelphia, PA
3:00 PM
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Photo by: Matthew Acholla
Owls Rally in Fourth Quarter to Defeat Delaware
2.6.26 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA- Temple women's lacrosse (1–0) secured a 12–10 victory over Delaware (0–1) Friday afternoon at Howarth Field. Sabrina Martin led the Owls with four goals, while Lexi Culp recorded a hat trick and two assists. Six different Owls found the back of the net in the season opener.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Delaware opened the game with four unanswered goals in the first quarter, including two from Morgan Gore and one apiece from Maggie Porter and Ella Rishko.
Temple answered in the second quarter with goals from Amelia Wright, Lexi Culp, and Jenna Facciolli, trimming the deficit to three, 6–3.
Wright scored her second goal early in the third quarter, and Martin added two goals in a two-minute span to keep the Owls within reach. Despite three Delaware goals from Rishko (2) and Riley Sturtevant, Temple closed the third quarter trailing 9–6.
Martin continued her momentum into the fourth quarter, scoring just 34 seconds in to cut the deficit to two. Goals from Culp, Martin, and Brooke Mazzei, all before the 10-minute mark, gave Temple its first lead of the game, 10–9. Sarah Gowman extended the lead to 11–9, and Culp completed her hat trick shortly after to give the Owls a 12–9 advantage. Temple held off a late Delaware push to secure the 12–10 win, its first victory of the 2026 season.
INSIDE THE BOX
Temple begins a three-game road stretch at Saint Joseph's University on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Delaware opened the game with four unanswered goals in the first quarter, including two from Morgan Gore and one apiece from Maggie Porter and Ella Rishko.
Temple answered in the second quarter with goals from Amelia Wright, Lexi Culp, and Jenna Facciolli, trimming the deficit to three, 6–3.
Wright scored her second goal early in the third quarter, and Martin added two goals in a two-minute span to keep the Owls within reach. Despite three Delaware goals from Rishko (2) and Riley Sturtevant, Temple closed the third quarter trailing 9–6.
Martin continued her momentum into the fourth quarter, scoring just 34 seconds in to cut the deficit to two. Goals from Culp, Martin, and Brooke Mazzei, all before the 10-minute mark, gave Temple its first lead of the game, 10–9. Sarah Gowman extended the lead to 11–9, and Culp completed her hat trick shortly after to give the Owls a 12–9 advantage. Temple held off a late Delaware push to secure the 12–10 win, its first victory of the 2026 season.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Temple was perfect on clears in the fourth quarter (5-for-5).
- Seven of Temple's shots in the fourth quarter resulted in goals.
- Goalkeeper Riley Horoshko recorded six saves in 28 minutes of action, posting a .750 save percentage.
- Laura Conner and Lexi Culp each registered two assists.
- Culp recorded her first career hat trick, while Martin tallied her fourth career hat trick and led the team with six caused turnovers.
- Emily Herbert led the Owls with five ground balls
Temple begins a three-game road stretch at Saint Joseph's University on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
DELAWARE
TEMPLE
Shots
29
22
Turnovers
22
16
Caused Turnovers
8
15
Draw Controls
16
8
Free-Position Shots
5
3
Ground Balls
14
18
Game Leaders
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4
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FO
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Pen
-60
GB
3
CT
2
Players Mentioned
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