Temple University Athletics
2016 Women's Lacrosse Roster
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Tiernan, Megan
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Jersey Number 47
Megan Tiernan
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Washington Township, N.J.
- High School:
- Washington Township
- Major:
- Kinesiology
Bio
2016:Â Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team...Scored 28 goals to rank second on the team and added 15 assists for 43 total points...Tied for second on the team with 17 caused turnovers...Picked up 19 ground balls...Started in every game for a second year in a row...Named to the BIG EAST Academic Team and the IWLCA All-Academic Team.
2015:Â Was Temple's second-leading scorer after a strong final game...Started in all 16 contests as a junior...Finished with 19 goals after scoring a career-high six goals in a narrow, one-goal loss at Georgetown (4/25) to end the season...Ranked second on the team with 25 ground balls, second with 19 caused turnovers and third with 27 draw controls...Scored twice in an upset win, including the game-winner, at #19 Delaware (3/14) and also scored twice in a win vs. Lafayette (2/28)...Added two assists to her six goals in the final game of the season, tallying eight total points and earning BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week honors on April 28...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for a third year in a row for having a GPA above 3.0.
2014:Â Played in all 16 games as a sophomore...Scored seven goals and added three assists for 10 total points...Tied for third on the team with 10 caused turnovers...Tied for seventh on the team with 14 ground balls...Scored a goal in three of the final four games, also adding an assist in the Owls' win vs. Cincinnati (4/13)...Scored the game-winning goal on a free-position shot and also tallied an assist in Temple's season-opening win vs. Saint Joseph's (2/18)...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA above 3.0.
2013:Â Played in 15 games...Scored three goals and recorded an assist for four total points...Finished the season with 11 ground balls, 10 draw controls and eight caused turnovers (tied for fifth on the team)...Scored goals in wins vs. Lehigh (2/23) and St. Bonaventure (4/5)...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for Washington Township High School, where she was an Olympic Conference Scholar Athlete and earned first team all-conference and first team All-South Jersey in her junior and senior years…Earned MVP and All-American Honorable Mention in her senior year...Helped her team win two South Group IV Titles and a Gloucester County Cup championship…Recorded 66 goals, 16 assists as a senior and 25 goals, 11 assists as a junior…Also earned four state championship medals in track and field events in 2010 and 2011.
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Personal: Twin sister, Nicole Tiernan, is also a member of the Temple lacrosse team…Majoring in kinesiology.
2015:Â Was Temple's second-leading scorer after a strong final game...Started in all 16 contests as a junior...Finished with 19 goals after scoring a career-high six goals in a narrow, one-goal loss at Georgetown (4/25) to end the season...Ranked second on the team with 25 ground balls, second with 19 caused turnovers and third with 27 draw controls...Scored twice in an upset win, including the game-winner, at #19 Delaware (3/14) and also scored twice in a win vs. Lafayette (2/28)...Added two assists to her six goals in the final game of the season, tallying eight total points and earning BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week honors on April 28...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for a third year in a row for having a GPA above 3.0.
2014:Â Played in all 16 games as a sophomore...Scored seven goals and added three assists for 10 total points...Tied for third on the team with 10 caused turnovers...Tied for seventh on the team with 14 ground balls...Scored a goal in three of the final four games, also adding an assist in the Owls' win vs. Cincinnati (4/13)...Scored the game-winning goal on a free-position shot and also tallied an assist in Temple's season-opening win vs. Saint Joseph's (2/18)...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA above 3.0.
2013:Â Played in 15 games...Scored three goals and recorded an assist for four total points...Finished the season with 11 ground balls, 10 draw controls and eight caused turnovers (tied for fifth on the team)...Scored goals in wins vs. Lehigh (2/23) and St. Bonaventure (4/5)...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for Washington Township High School, where she was an Olympic Conference Scholar Athlete and earned first team all-conference and first team All-South Jersey in her junior and senior years…Earned MVP and All-American Honorable Mention in her senior year...Helped her team win two South Group IV Titles and a Gloucester County Cup championship…Recorded 66 goals, 16 assists as a senior and 25 goals, 11 assists as a junior…Also earned four state championship medals in track and field events in 2010 and 2011.
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Personal: Twin sister, Nicole Tiernan, is also a member of the Temple lacrosse team…Majoring in kinesiology.
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