{"id":253348,"date":"2026-05-01T02:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253348\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:35:42","slug":"owls-drop-semifinal-matchup-to-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253348\/","title":{"rendered":"Owls Drop Semifinal Matchup to South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASHVILLE \u2013 Temple women’s lacrosse (12-5, 3-4 American) fell, 13-7, to South Florida (12-5, 7-0 American) Thursday evening at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. Kali Saito<\/a> led the Owls with a three-goal performance, while Amelia Wright<\/a> added two goals.<\/p>\n

How it happened\u00a0

\nSouth Florida struck first on a goal from Ava Uphues at the 8:09 mark. The Bulls added another at 7:06, as Kali Cleary made it 2-0. Jena Binkis extended the lead to 3-0, and Julia Huxtable followed with a goal to give USF a commanding 4-0 advantage. Sofia Chepenik ended the quarter with another goal for the Bulls, giving USF a 5-0 lead over Temple.<\/p>\n

Amelia Wright<\/a> got the Owls on the board, cutting the deficit to 5-1 early in the second quarter. Elise Grissest answered for USF with a goal at the 10:53 mark. Kali Saito<\/a> responded with a goal to make it 7-2, but South Florida closed the half strong with a score from Maggie Newton, making it 8-2.<\/p>\n

Lexi Culp<\/a> opened the third quarter with a goal for Temple, but the Bulls answered to make it 9-3. Grissest notched her second goal of the day, extending the lead to 10-3. Uphues added her second of the evening to push the score to 11-3.<\/p>\n

Chepenik kept the Bulls rolling with a goal to open the fourth quarter, making it 12-3. Sarah Gowman<\/a> broke through for Temple to cut it to 12-4. The Owls added back-to-back goals, including Saito’s second of the night, to make it 12-5. South Florida responded to extend the lead to 13-5, but Wright scored her second goal to bring it to 13-6. Saito completed her hat trick late in the fourth quarter, but Temple ultimately fell, 13-7.<\/p>\n

INSIDE THE BOX
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