The Temple lacrosse team closed out its six-game homestand with a dominating win over La Salle Tuesday afternoon, defeating the Explorers 16-9. With the win, the Owls improve to 3-3 while La Salle falls to 1-3. Recapping the Game > Temple struck first before La Salle took its lone lead of the game with a pair of goals from Bridget Ruskey. > The Owls evened the score and pulled ahead on a goal from Jen Rodzewich, but the Explorers closed the gap at 3-3. > Three goals on free position shots gave Temple a 6-3 lead, but two quick goals from the Explorers put the score at 6-5 at the break. > La Salle scored the first goal out of halftime for the final tie of the game before the Owls scored 10-straight goals to seal the win. > The Explorers would post the final three goals of the game, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit. Statistically Speaking > Belle Mastropietro recorded five goals for the Owls, the second time this season a freshman has scored five times in a game. > Megan Hoffman (4) and Gabrielle Kirsch (3) also recorded hat tricks, with Hoffman posting a true hat trick in the span of a minute in the second half. > Mastropietro's nine shots and Hoffman's six led the team, with Temple outshooting La Salle 34-27. > Bridget Whitaker picked up five of the Owls' 14 draw controls, while Maryn Lowell made seven saves. Quotable > "We knew this game would be a battle, because it always is. La Salle plays hard and they have a ton of heart. We knew we had to figure out how to get some momentum, especially early on. We tinkered around with some different styles of play so we could find something to fit our groove. We challenged the team to step up their game in the second half, and they did." – head coach Bonnie Rosen Up Next > The Owls wil hit the Big Apple for their first road game of the season, setting a break before heading to Columbia on March 4.