Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, February 14
Long Branch, N.J.
3:00 p.m.
Temple University
at
Monmouth
Photo by: Geneva Heffernan/Temple News
Lacrosse Plays First Road Game at Monmouth on Wednesday
2.13.18 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA - Coming off a season-opening, 12-8 win vs. Rutgers, Temple lacrosse will now play its first road game of the year at Monmouth on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. The Owls (1-0) and the Hawks (0-1) are meeting for just the second time in program history.
How to Follow
> There will be no video stream of the game, but OwlsTV's Kevin Copp will be on the road to bring Temple fans a live audio broadcast. That broadcast as well as live stats can be accessed through the links above.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls got off to a strong start in 2018 with a 12-8, season-opening win at home vs. region rival Rutgers.
> Senior Nicole Barretta added a career-high four assists to four goals for a career-high eight total points, while fellow senior Kira Gensler also scored a career-high four goals in the win over the Scarlet Knights. The hat trick was the second of Gensler's career, and the fifth for Barretta.
> The Owls will play 11 of their 17 regular-season games at Howarth Field, including a stretch of five straight in March.
> Temple is coming off a 13-5 season that saw the Owls make their second-straight appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament since joining the league as an associate member in 2014. They fell 21-9 to #2 Florida in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
> This season will be Temple's last in the BIG EAST Conference, with the American Athletic Conference adding women's lacrosse starting in the 2018-19 season.
> In 2018, the Owls have been picked to finish fourth of 10 teams in the Preseason BIG EAST Coaches Poll.
Scouting Monmouth
> The Hawks lost 12-9 vs. Army in their season opener at home on Feb. 10.
> The Army game was the first for Monmouth under new head coach Jordan Trautman.
> Monmouth, coming off a 6-12 season (4-4 in the MAAC) was selected fifth in the 2018 MAAC Preseason Poll.
> Three players scored two goals each for Monmouth in its season opener, while junior Logan Smet tallied a team-best two assists.
> Senior attacker Alexa Smith is Monmouth's leading returner, having scored 30 goals last year.
All-Time Series
> Temple and Monmouth met for the first time just last season, in a game the Owls won 18-16 at home on Feb. 15.Â
> The Owls trailed 16-13 in that contest with 5:46 remaining before closing with a 5-0 run. Current junior Amber Lambeth tied her career high with four goals in the win, while current senior Nicole Barretta also notched a hat trick with three goals.
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How to Follow
> There will be no video stream of the game, but OwlsTV's Kevin Copp will be on the road to bring Temple fans a live audio broadcast. That broadcast as well as live stats can be accessed through the links above.
Scouting Temple
> The Owls got off to a strong start in 2018 with a 12-8, season-opening win at home vs. region rival Rutgers.
> Senior Nicole Barretta added a career-high four assists to four goals for a career-high eight total points, while fellow senior Kira Gensler also scored a career-high four goals in the win over the Scarlet Knights. The hat trick was the second of Gensler's career, and the fifth for Barretta.
> The Owls will play 11 of their 17 regular-season games at Howarth Field, including a stretch of five straight in March.
> Temple is coming off a 13-5 season that saw the Owls make their second-straight appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament since joining the league as an associate member in 2014. They fell 21-9 to #2 Florida in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
> This season will be Temple's last in the BIG EAST Conference, with the American Athletic Conference adding women's lacrosse starting in the 2018-19 season.
> In 2018, the Owls have been picked to finish fourth of 10 teams in the Preseason BIG EAST Coaches Poll.
Scouting Monmouth
> The Hawks lost 12-9 vs. Army in their season opener at home on Feb. 10.
> The Army game was the first for Monmouth under new head coach Jordan Trautman.
> Monmouth, coming off a 6-12 season (4-4 in the MAAC) was selected fifth in the 2018 MAAC Preseason Poll.
> Three players scored two goals each for Monmouth in its season opener, while junior Logan Smet tallied a team-best two assists.
> Senior attacker Alexa Smith is Monmouth's leading returner, having scored 30 goals last year.
All-Time Series
> Temple and Monmouth met for the first time just last season, in a game the Owls won 18-16 at home on Feb. 15.Â
> The Owls trailed 16-13 in that contest with 5:46 remaining before closing with a 5-0 run. Current junior Amber Lambeth tied her career high with four goals in the win, while current senior Nicole Barretta also notched a hat trick with three goals.
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