2021 GAME NOTES March 13, 2021: Temple vs St. Joseph’s GAME INFORMATION THE MATCHUP Date ...........................................................................March 13, 2021 Time ................................................................................... 12:00 p.m. Location .........................................................................Philadelphia Facility ........................................................................Howarth Field Opponent ........................................................................St. Joseph’s Record vs. Opponent ........................19-4-0 (last played in 2019) Streak .......................................................................................Lost 3 TEMPLE OWLS ST. JOSEPH’S HAWKS Live Results...............................................................StatBroadcast 3-1 2-2 TV ...............................................................................................ESPN+ HEAD COACH HEAD COACH Bonnie Rosen (Virginia ‘93) Alex Kahoe (Maryland ‘00) 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 15th Year 7th Year Date Opponent Time/Result Overall: 189-197 Overall: 54-48 Feb. 20 at Delaware W 17-10 at School: 121-116 at School: Same Feb. 26 Villanova W 17-2 Mar. 3 Drexel L 19-11 2019 TEAM 2019 TEAM Mar. 10 #11 Towson W 12-8 Mar. 13 St. Joseph’s 12 PM 5-4 Overall 4-3 Overall Mar. 19 Florida 3 PM 0-0 American 0-0 Atlantic-10 Mar. 21 Florida 12 PM season canceled due to COVID pandemic season canceled due to COVID pandemic Mar. 26 at Old Dominion 4 PM Mar. 28 at Old Dominion 11 AM Apr. 2 at Cincinnati 3 PM QUICK HITTERS Apr. 4 at Cincinnati 12 PM Apr. 16 ECU 4 PM > Last time out the Owls rebounded from a loss to Drexel with a huge victory over #11 Apr. 18 ECU 12 PM Towson. Apr. 23 at Vanderbilt 3 PM Apr. 25 at Vanderbilt 12 PM > Meghan Hoffman was electric against the Tigers. The 5th year attacker set a new May 6 American Semifinals TBA career-high with five goals. She also added three assists for a total of eight points. May 8 American Finals TBA Her eight points are the most from any Temple player this season. Hoffman is tied for Subject to change due to Covid protocals | Home meets in cherry first in the AAC in assists per game, and first in points per game. > Courtney Taylor has been a consistent defensive force for Temple. She currently FOLLOW THE OWLS ranks third in Division I in caused turnovers per game with 3.25. > The Owls are sixth in draw controls per game and ninth in draw control percentage INSTAGRAM @templelacrosse in Division I. TWITTER @templelacrosse > For the second game in a row, both Coach Rosen of Temple and the opposing coach FACEBOOK @TempleWomen’sLacrosse (Kahoe) both won national titles at Atlantic Coast Conference schools (Virginia and COMMUNICATIONS Maryland, respectively). > Temple and St. Joseph’s share several non-conference opponents. Drexel, Delaware, JORDAN VIENER Strategic Communications Assistant and Towson are all shared opponents. The Hawks were also supposed to play Villano- va, but the game was cancelled. [email protected] | 240-620-4295 [ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] 2021 ROSTER # Name Year Pos Ht Hometown High School/Previous School 1 Maddie Barber Fr. M 5-3 Dennis Township, N.J. Middle Township 2 Mackenzie Roth So. M 5-5 Schnecksville, Pa. Parkland 3 Mia Ciancio Fr. M 5-5 Havertown, Pa. Haverford 4 Katie Flynn Fr. A 5-3 Easton, Pa. Freedom 5 Camryn Zavacky Fr. M 5-3 Bethlehem, Pa. Saucon Valley 6 Lydia Hetznecker Sr. M 5-8 Havertown, Pa. Haverford 7 Lauren Zinkl Jr. M 5-10 Edgewater, Md. South River 8 Jill Bushinsky Fr. M 5-3 Allentown, Pa. Parkland 10 Maeve Tobin So. M 5-9 Ridgefield, Conn. Ridgefield 11 Kara Nakrasius 5th D 5-1 Garnet Valley, Pa. Garnet Valley 12 Belle Mastropietro So. M 5-7 Springfield, Pa. Springfield 13 Katie Shallow Fr. D 5-4 Havertown, Pa. Cardinal O’Hara 14 Jackie Cerchio Sr. M 5-8 Audubon, Pa. Methacton 15 Gabrielle Kirsch Jr. M 5-5 Williamstown, N.J. Williamstown 16 Gabby Acker Sr. A 5-2 Hatboro, Pa. Hatboro-Horsham 18 Abaigeal Ryan Jr. A 5-10 Princeton, N.J. Princeton 19 Courtney Taylor Sr. D 5-6 Chalfont, Pa. Central Bucks South 20 Julie Schickling So. A 5-6 Springfield, Pa. Springfield 22 Meghan Hoffman 5th A 5-9 Fallston, Md. John Carroll 23 Valerie Cradler Jr. D 5-10 Wilmington, Del. Ursuline Academy 24 Riley McGowan So. A 5-11 Souderton, Pa. Souderton 25 Charessa Crosse So. M 5-7 Baltimore, Md. Friends School of Baltimore 27 Bridget Whitaker Sr. M 5-7 Springfield, Pa. Springfield 28 Hannah Schrader Fr. M 5-4 Sewell, N.J. Washington Township 29 Shana Hecht Jr. GK 5-8 Delray Beach, Fla. Williston Northampton School 31 Kessina Heyn Jr. D 5-5 Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill 34 Taylor Moncman Fr. M 5-8 Center Valley, Pa. Southern Lehigh 42 Olivia Martin Sr. GK 5-7 Lancaster, Pa. Lampeter-Strasberg 44 Margot Hotham Jr. M 5-8 Wallingford, Pa. Srath Haven 46 Jen Rodzewich Sr. M 5-6 Hilltown, Pa. Pennridge 52 Eryn Beal So. GK 5-6 Severna Park, Pa. Chesapeake Senior COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Bonnie Rosen (Virginia ‘93) - 15th season Jackie Cerchio: SEARCH-e-oh Associate Head Coach: Jennifer Wong (UConn ‘05) - 11th season Mia Ciancio: SEE-an-SEE-oh Valerie Cradler: CRADE-ler Assistant Coach: Stephany Pacell Gobrecht (Temple ‘13) - 3rd Season Charessa Crosse: CAR-ess-UH Kessina Heyn: hine, goes by Nina SUPPORT STAFF Margot Hotham: HOTH-um Academic Advisor: Tara Evans Belle Mastropietro: mast-ROW-pee-EH-tro Athletic Trainer: Kelsie Osato Kara Nakrasius: na-CRAY-shuss Jen Rodzewich: rod-ZUH-wich Strength & Conditioning Coach: Sam Whitney Maeve Tobin: like wave Sport Administrators: Kristy Sromovsky, Teresa Covington Lauren Zinkl: zinc-ULL [ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] NEWS AND NOTES PROGRAM INFORMATION RECAPPING LAST GAME ALL-TIME > Temple defeated the Towson Tigers 12-8 to earn their first ranked win since 2018. Overall record: 480-271-4 (1975-present) > The Owls exploded out of the gate to take a 5-1 lead early in the first half and never NCAA Appearances: 17 (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, looked back. A 5-0 run in the second half put the Tigers away for good. 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, > Hoffman led the team with a career-high five goals and three assists. Bridget Whitaker 2004, 2008) also was a key contributor with two scores and an assist. COACHING STAFF > Shana Hecht had a fantastic day in net. The Sacred Heart transfer set a new collegiate Head Coach: .....................................................Bonnie Rosen career-high with ten saves. .................................................................Phone: (215) 204-6668 ............................................E-Mail: [email protected] SERIES HISTORY ..........................Career Record (Years): 189-197 (24 seasons) > Temple and Towson are meeting for the 24th time in series history. Temple has domi- ............................Record at TU (Years): 121-116 (14th Season) nated the Hawks 19-4. Associate Head Coach: ..................................Jennifer Wong > Despite the overall record, in recent years the script has been flipped. St. Joseph’s has ........................................... E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant Coach: .....................Stephany Parcell Gobrecht won the last three matches by an average of 8.6 goals. ......................................E-Mail: [email protected] > The two squads have met 23 seasons straight and have played every season since 1999. THE OWLS Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .........................................20/11 SCOUTING ST. JOSEPH’S Starters Returning/Lost: ........................................................8/6 > St. Joseph’s is 2-2, the Hawks have wins over Army and Leigh, and one goal losses to Newcomers: .................................................................................9 both Hofstra and Drexel. They also had their season opener against Villanova canceled. 2020 Overall Record: ...............................................................5-4 > The Hawks are led by senior attacker Stephanie Kelly. Kelly leads the team in goals, as- 2020 American Record:...........................................................n/a 2020 American Finish: ............................................................n/a sists, and points. She also holds several program records and was tied for fifth all-time 2020 Postseason: ...................................................................n/a in career assists at the beginning of the 2021 season. > Goalie Melissa Semkiw has made an instant impact for St. Joseph’s after transferring TEMPLE UNIVERSITY from George Mason. Semkiw is tenth in the nation in ground ball pick-ups (4.25) and is Location: ............................................................Philadelphia, Pa. 15th in saves per game (10.75). Founded: .................................................................................1884 > The Hawks are led by Alex Kahoe. Kahoe’s time at St. Joseph’s has been the most Enrollment: ........................................................................42,400 successful in program history by far. Prior to her arrival the team had just three total President: ......................................................Richard M. Englert winning seasons and had only made the A-10 semifinals twice. The last four seasons Interim Director of Athletics:............................... Fran Dunphy Nickname: ..............................................................................Owls have all posted winning records for the Hawks and they