Thanks to a 9-0 run to open the second half, Temple lacrosse (4-3) shot past visiting ECU (1-7) for a 15-6 win at Howarth Field. The Owls got four or more points from four different players in an impressive offensive effort against their future American Athletic Conference opponent. Keys to the Game > After a fairly even first half with short runs by both teams, Temple came out on fire in the second half and scored nine straight goals over the first 15 minutes. > Draw controls favored the Owls 15-8, with a 9-2 advantage in the second half, while Temple took 36 total shots to ECU's 20. Individual Highlights > The Owls' leader in points was freshman Jackie Cerchio with two goals to go with a career-high five assists (seven points). > Both junior Amber Lambeth and sophomore Maddie Gebert scored four goals apiece. The effort was a career-high for Gebert, and tied the career high for Lambeth, who also led the Owls with five draw controls. > Back from three games out due to injury was senior Kira Gensler, who scored two goals and added two assists. > Senior defender Nicole Latgis led all players with three caused turnovers and four ground balls. > In the cage, sophomore Maryn Lowell made seven saves and allowed just a single goal in the second half. > Also scoring for Temple was senior Toni Yuko with two goals and sophomore Meghan Hoffman with one. Hoffman added an assist, while freshman Jen Rodzewich also tallied an assist. Game Summary > After going down 3-1 early, the Owls had five different players score in a 5-0 run. > The Pirates then scored two goals in the final four minutes of the half to trail Temple by just one at the break, 6-5. > Lambeth's third goal of the game came just 49 seconds into the second half, starting a 9-0 run that included all four goals by Gebert and a second for Lambeth. > Temple's first three goals in the run were scored over a stretch of just a minute and five seconds. By the time the run concluded at 14:55, the Owls led 15-5. > ECU scored its sixth and final goal with 11:30 remaining, and neither team got one to go the rest of the way. Quotable > "We've been working hard for a few days coming off a tough battle against JMU, and we wanted to get out there and get that win today. I was really happy with the way we responded in the second half and sharpened up our game. It showed on the field. Overall, a great day. We'll always take a win and it a welcome to East Carolina into our future conference next year." - Temple head coach Bonnie Rosen Up Next > Temple will play its third of five straight home games against city rival La Salle at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 12.