Temple (2-1) lost its first game of the season, 19-3, on the road Saturday against a ranked Princeton University team at Sherrerd Field in New Jersey.
Graduate attacker Brenda McDermott scored first for the Owls with 24 minutes, 48 seconds left in the first half. McDermott’s goal put the Owls within one goal of the Tigers, who are ranked No. 13 in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association poll. That was the closest the score would be for the rest of the game.
Temple’s second goal came from freshman midfielder and attacker Olivia Thompson with 8:18 left in the half.