University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Temple
Women's Lacrosse Defeats Temple, 5-3
April 21, 2000 | Women's Lacrosse
April 21, 2000
Temple (7-6, 5-1 A-10) 1 - 2 -- 3
UMass (6-6, 4-1 A-10) 2 - 3 -- 5
Temple Goals: Kelly Ruch 2, Jen Jefferson, UMass Goals: Rachel Ingraffea 2, Sara MacNabb, Rebecca Minaker, Stephanie Pavlick. Temple Assist: Liz Frengs, Patience Synnestvedt, UMass Assists: Rebecca Minaker, Fay Naber, Stephanie Pavlick. Temple Saves: Iris Alvarado 10, UMass Saves: Jen Nardi 14. Shots: Temple 20, UMass 20, Draw Controls: Temple 7, UMass 4, Groundballs: Temple 16, UMass 25.
AMHERST, Mass. -- Junior attacker Rachel Ingraffea (Ithaca, N.Y.) scored two goals and junior goaltender Jen Nardi (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) made 14 saves as the University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team defeated Temple 5-3 at Garber Field.
The Minutewomen opened the scoring a little less than nine minutes into the game when senior midfielder Stephanie Pavlick (Blue Bell, Pa.) scored off a feed from senior midfielder Rebecca Minaker (Newton, Mass.). The Minutewomen increased their lead to 2-0 when Minaker scored off a pass from Pavlick at the 8:32 mark of the first half.
Temple cut the lead to 2-1 on a goal by Kelly Ruch with a little more than six minutes remaining in the half. Patience Synnestvedt assisted on the goal.
Ingraffea netted two straight goals at the beggining of the second half to give UMass a 4-1 lead. The Owls responded with a goal by Jen Jefferson with 20:15 remaining. For the next eight minutes neither team could score as Nardi and Temple goaltender Iris Alvarado (10 saves) traded saves. Finally at the with 12 minutes left in regulation UMass senior midfielder Sara MacNabb (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) scored off a feed from junior attacker Fay Naber (Suffern, N.Y.).
Temple pulled to within two goals when Ruch netted her second tally of the game at the 4:11 mark, but Nardi kept Temple from scoring in the closing minutes to secure the 5-3 victory for UMass.
UMass improves to 6-6 overall and 4-1 in the Atlantic 10 with the win, while the loss drops Temple to 7-6 overall and 5-1 in the A-10. The win marked the first time since 1980 that UMass has beaten Temple.
The Minutewomen will return to action on Tuesday, April 25, when they travel to Storrs, Connecticut to face UConn in a 4:00 p.m. game.
