Meghan Rock, Sports Staff Writer
• March 31, 2018
Coming into Saturday’s game, the Golden Eagles were locked in a three-way tie in the BIG EAST conference with Temple and No. 8 Florida. After an impressive 16-4 win over the Temple Owls (7-4, 2-1 BIG EAST), the Golden Eagles (7-4, 3-0 BIG EAST) are tied only with Florida for first place in the conference.
"We lost to Temple in overtime last year, so I think that was in their minds just a little bit, enough to propel a really strong start," head coach Meredith Black said.
The Golden Eagles scored 11 goals in the first half to help secure the victory. Junior midfielder Grace Gabriel and sophomore midfielder Megan Menzuber each earned hat tricks in the opening 30 minutes.