{"id":122152,"date":"2026-02-24T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/122152\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:48:08","slug":"17-womens-lax-continues-homestretch-with-temple-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/122152\/","title":{"rendered":"#17 Women\u2019s Lax Continues Homestretch With Temple on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                 PHILADELPHIA \u2013 The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania women&#8217;s lacrosse tam continues its season-opening homestretch on Wednesday, Feb. 25, hosting Philly foe Temple at 3 p.m. on Franklin Field.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTemple (5-0, 0-0 AAC) vs. #17 Penn (1-1, 0-0 Ivy League)<br \/>\nWednesday, Feb. 25 | 3 p.m.<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Pa. | Franklin Field<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/watch\/catalog\/28907f94-4745-4e26-b0ac-6fd8ffac0aa6\/ivy-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch on ESPN+<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=652907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Live Results<\/a>\u00a0| Program<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Penn vs. Temple Series<br \/>\n*Temple may hold the all-time advantage with a 23-13-1 lead, but Penn owns the last eight matchups.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*The Quakers dominated the Owls 14-3 last season, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/anna-brandt\/23745\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23745\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Brandt<\/a>, who broke the program&#8217;s all-time goal record with the 149th of her career.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*Temple has not won a contest in the series since the 2003 campaign when the Owls one 7-6 on Broad Street.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nQuaker Notemeal<br \/>\n*Penn dropped its first game of the season this past Saturday afternoon at Franklin Field, falling 15-9 to #7 Johns Hopkins.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*<a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/catherine-berkery\/25081\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25081\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Berkery<\/a> led the charge for the Quakers, tying her career-high five goals in the top-15 battle.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*<a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/lela-greene\/25087\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25087\" target=\"_blank\">Lela Greene<\/a> (2), <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/mary-sack\/25552\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25552\" target=\"_blank\">Mary Sack<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/eden-welch\/25097\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25097\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Welch<\/a> accounted for Penn&#8217;s other goals in the contest.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*The Red and Blue dominated the X, with <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/maggie-bankowski\/25080\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25080\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Bankowski<\/a> winning nine and freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/millie-bartlett\/25544\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25544\" target=\"_blank\">Millie Bartlett<\/a> grabbing a career-high four.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*Goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/orly-sedransk\/25095\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25095\" target=\"_blank\">Orly Sedransk<\/a> has been solid in the cage to open the year, stopping 13 shots on the year.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*Sophomore Sedransk is pegged to have a strong second year earning Third Team USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse Third Team Preseason All-American as well as a spot on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nScouting the Owls<br \/>\n*Temple carries a five-game season-opening win streak into Wednesday&#8217;s matchup, topping Delaware (12-10), Saint Joseph&#8217;s (12-9), American (13-9), Rider (16-6), and UMass Lowell (9-6) to start the year.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*Lexi Culp leads the Owls&#8217; offense in assists (8), goals (12), and points (20) through their five games.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*The Quakers will likely face Riley Horoshko in the cage on Wednesday. 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