The Temple lacrosse team dominated George Washington 18-7 to win its season opener Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Owls sit at 1-0 while the Colonials fall to 0-1. Recapping the Game > Temple took the lead early, scoring three goals in the first four minutes of the game. > The Colonials would chip away at the deficit, trading goals before the Owls scored four to go up 8-2. > At the half Temple led 10-5, but would quickly go up 15-6. ' > The Owls led 17-7 with two minutes left in the game after a goal from Olivia Thompson, but GW scored the final goal of the game with 11 seconds left on the clock. > Belle Mastropietro earned her first career start, the only freshman to start for the Owls. Statistically Speaking > Thompson led the team with four goals, while fellow senior Maddie Gebert scored three. > Ten Owls scored against the Colonials, with four scoring at least two. > Freshmen Riley McGowan and Charessa Crosse each scored in their first game on Broad Street. > Temple outshot GW 35-27, putting 29 on goal. > All three keepers saw minutes, with Maryn Lowell, Olivia Martin, and Erin Beal recording a combined 14 saves. Quotable > "We've been really excited for game one and we got a great result. A lot of the girls got good experience today, whether that's someone who has played a lot or someone who was seeing their first game. We're trying to build our depth and take advantage of everyone talents and not leave anything on the bench that we need on the field. I suspect there were a lot of amazing memories made today, so I think it was an exciting day in both the big ways and small ways." – head coach Bonnie Rosen Up Next > The Owls will host Rutgers in the second a of six-game home stand on Feb. 12 at 3 p.m.