WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ- Monmouth University's (0-2) women's lacrosse team fell to Temple University (2-0), 18-7, on Wednesday afternoon at Kessler Stadium.
 
The teams traded goals in the opening minutes of the game but the Owls rattled off six unanswered goals before Monmouth junior Jenny Staines (Silver Spring, MD/Good Counsel) tallied her second goal to cut the lead to 7-3. Nicole Ceraso's (Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) second goal of the afternoon got the Hawks to within three but the Owls wrapped up the half on a 4-0 run to take a 11-4 lead into the break.
 
Temple controlled much of the second half action, with senior Nicole Barretta leading the way with seven total goals. Ceraso and Staines turned in hat tricks each but it wasn't enough as Temple cruised to the 18-7 victory.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"Our X's and O's we were a little bit better than we were against Army. We are finding our own personalities offensively and defensively and now we need to lock some things up and most importantly we need to compete for 50-50 opportunities."
Monmouth Head Coach Jordan Trautman

• Temple has won both matchups against Monmouth
• The Hawks are now 0-2 on the season
• Ceraso leads the Hawks with five goals and seven points
• The game was the second of a five-game home stand to start the season for the Hawks

 
NUMBERS CRUNCH

• The Hawks were outshot 36-26 in the game
• Monmouth dominated 8-3 in draw controls in the second half after Temple won 12 of 16 in the first half
• Riley Brager had 11 saves against Temple, her second consecutive game with double digit saves
• Staines finished with three goals on seven shots with five draw controls
• Six different Hawks had caused turnovers in the contest
• Monmouth was 2-of-7 on free position attempts
• Temple starting goalie Maryn Lowell had nine saves in 45 minutes of work

 
UP NEXT
Monmouth faces in-state rival Rutgers on Saturday at home. Opening draw is slated for 1 PM