PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle women's rugby team delivered a dominant performance on both sides of the ball, building a 50-point halftime lead en route to a 76-0 victory over Temple.
Kaylie Castro and Esme Gates scored two tries apiece as 10 different Explorers crossed in the win. Jocelyn Terry led La Salle with 17 points on a try and six conversions.
Castro opened the scoring, with Terry adding the conversion to give the Explorers an early 7-0 advantage. Bre Wertman and Josie Hanks followed with tries, both converted by Terry, as La Salle quickly extended its lead to 21-0.
Neveah Martin kept the offense rolling with a try before Gates and Terry added scores of their own. Terry converted both to push the advantage to 40-0. Elle Chabot and Bailey Borum-Gray rounded out the first-half scoring with a try apiece, sending the Explorers into the break ahead 50-0.
Gates opened the second-half scoring with her second try, and Paisley Davey followed with her first. Borum-Gray added both conversions to extend La Salle's lead to 64-0.
Alyssa Williams added a try before Castro capped the scoring with her second of the match. Terry's conversion sealed the 76-0 result as the Explorers kept Temple off the scoreboard throughout.
La Salle finished with 12 tries and eight conversions, with Borum-Gray contributing nine points on a try and two conversions.