Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/6/26
From Press Release
Temple women’s lacrosse opened its season with a 12–10 victory over visiting Delaware on Friday afternoon at Howarth Field. Sabrina Martin led the Owls with four goals, while Lexi Culp (Cardinal O’Hara) recorded a hat trick and two assists. Six different Owls scored in the season opener.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Delaware opened the game with four unanswered goals in the first quarter, including two from Morgan Gore and one apiece from Maggie Porter and Ella Rishko (Cape Henlopen).
Temple answered in the second quarter with goals from Amelia Wright, Culp, and Jenna Facciolli, trimming the deficit to three, 6–3.
Wright scored her second goal early in the third quarter, and Martin added two goals in a two-minute span to keep the Owls within reach. Despite three Delaware goals from Rishko (2) and Riley Sturtevant, Temple closed the third quarter trailing 9–6.
Martin continued her momentum into the fourth quarter, scoring just 34 seconds in to cut the deficit to two. Goals from Culp, Martin, and Brooke Mazzei, all before the 10-minute mark, gave Temple its first lead of the game, 10–9. Sarah Gowman (Twin Valley) extended the lead to 11–9, and Culp completed her hat trick shortly after to give the Owls a 12–9 advantage. Temple held off a late Delaware push to secure the 12–10 win, its first victory of the 2026 season.
INSIDE THE BOX
Temple was perfect on clears in the fourth quarter (5-for-5).
Seven of Temple’s shots in the fourth quarter resulted in goals.
Goalkeeper Riley Horoshko (Allentown Central Catholic) recorded six saves in 28 minutes of action, posting a .750 save percentage.
Laura Conner (Strath Haven) and Lexi Culp each registered two assists. Kaitlyn Stankavage (Garnet Valley) had three draw controls and two caused turnovers. Kat Bielinski (Conestoga0 had two groundballs.
Culp recorded her first career hat trick, while Martin tallied her fourth career hat trick and led the team with six caused turnovers.
Emily Herbert led the Owls with five ground balls.
