PHILADELPHIA - The Temple field hockey team closed out the regular season with a bang, defeating La Salle 4-0 Thursday afternoon. With the with, the Owls are 8-9 (4-8 BIG EAST) to surpass last season's win total of seven and tie last season's number of shutouts (five).
Recapping the Game
> The Owls jumped out early, with Veronika Novakova scoring her fourth of the season off a penalty corner at the nine-minute mark.
> The second quarter was quiet, with both teams combining for just four shots with two on goal.
> Temple came out of halftime on fire, scoring back-to-back goals in the first three minutes of the third quarter.