PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The La Salle field hockey team came behind from a two-goal deficit to cut it to a single goal in the final seconds of the contest dropping the season opener at Temple 2-1 on Friday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The first quarter was slow moving for both teams with Temple being the first to get a shot off in the final few minutes off the first penalty corner attempt of the game.
• The Owls took a single-goal lead with just under three minutes left in the half off only the second penalty corner of game.
• The momentum continued coming out of the half with the Owls converting just one minute in to take a 2-0 lead over the Explorers. A penalty corner and shot from freshman Dunja Hartsch in the final second of the frame gave La Salle its first chance at the cage.
• The Explorers took that energy into the final 15 minutes rattling off three consecutive shots over the course of a minute totaling six shots and one penalty stroke in the frame before a final penalty corner attempt with four seconds left in the game saw a Clara Larripa goal, assisted by Sofia Pla, to cut the deficit to one.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• The goal from Larripa marks her first collegiate goal.
• Senior Tatum Johnson led La Salle in shots with four and shots on goal with two.
• Camila Daud, Malena Balduzzi, Sol Espona and Hartsch all recorded a single shot in the game.
• The Owls outshot the Explorers 12-9 while the teams tied with shots on goal at six apiece.
• Ryan Curley played all 60 minutes in the cage totaling four saves.

UP NEXT:

• La Salle takes on Drexel this Sunday, Aug. 27 on the road in a noon start. The game will stream live on Flo Sports.