Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/15/21
From Press Release
The Temple lacrosse team is ranked in both the IWCLA coaches poll (T- No. 25), and the Inside Lacrosse Maverik media poll (No. 20). The Owls also received votes in the US Lacrosse Magazine poll for the second time this season. This is the first time Temple has received votes in the Inside Lacrosse poll since 2016.
The Owls have made a name for themselves this season with a 4-1 record. Highlights thus far include a 17-2 win over Villanova and an impressive 11-10 double overtime victory over No. 11 Towson earlier this week. Their only loss is against another team ranked in all three polls, Drexel.
Temple has several players that have stood out nationally this season. Attacker Meghan Hoffman is third in Division-I with 3.2 assists per game. Defender Courtney Taylor (Central Bucks South) ranks third in the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.8) and is fifth in ground balls per game (4.2).
As a team, the Owls have controlled possession by winning draw controls. Temple is sixth in the country in draw control percentage at 63.3%, and seventh in draw controls per game (16.2). Their five fouls committed per game are the least in all of Division I.
The Owls will return to action with a ranked matchup Friday, Mar. 19 against No. 11/11 Florida at Howarth Field. This will be the first of two matchups this weekend against the Gators, with the second taking place on Sunday. The game is set for 3 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
IWLCA Coaches’ Poll – March 15, 2021
Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll
1 North Carolina 624 24 7-0 1
2 Syracuse 601 1 5-0 2
3 Northwestern 573 0 5-0 3
4 Notre Dame 545 0 2-2 4
5 Stony Brook 508 0 5-2 6
6 Boston College 497 0 4-1 10
7 Penn State 483 0 2-2 7
8 Maryland 439 0 3-1 9
9 Virginia 426 0 5-1 8
10 Duke 404 0 5-2 11
11 Florida 327 0 3-2 5
12 Loyola 288 0 4-2 14
13 Michigan 262 0 2-3 15
14 Towson 220 0 5-2 12
15 Rutgers 214 0 3-3 16
16 Virginia Tech 204 0 2-3 13
17 Navy 193 0 3-0 18
18 Richmond 188 0 4-1 17
19 Louisville 171 0 4-2 19
T-20 USC 141 0 3-2 20
T-20 Stanford 141 0 2-0 21
22 Jacksonville 108 0 3-0 NR
23 Drexel 97 0 5-1 24
24 James Madison 87 0 2-4 RV
T-25 Elon 75 0 4-0 25
T-25 Temple 75 0 4-1 NR
ILWomen Division I Poll
1 North Carolina
2 Syracuse
3 Northwestern
4 Notre Dame
5 Boston College
6 Stony Brook
7 Penn State
8 Duke
9 Virginia
10 Maryland
11 Florida
12 Navy
13 Loyola
14 Jacksonville
15 Louisville
16 Towson
17 Drexel
18 Richmond
19 Stanford
20 Temple
RV. Elon, Virginia Tech, Michigan, Hofstra, UMass, Rutgers, Albany, USC, James Madison, Johns Hopkins
