PHILADELPHIA – It's good to be home! The #12 University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team opened 2025 home action on Wednesday night, silencing Temple 14-3 at Penn Park.
#12 Penn's offense dominated from start to finish, as eight Quakers hit the back of the Owls net. Senior Anna Brandt scored twice in the outing to break the program's all-time goal record with 149 career goals.
Quaker Notemeal
*Brandt slashed a goal record that stood for 15 years, with Allie DeLuca previously setting the record during the 2010 campaign.
*Orly Sedransk and Caitlin Noack each took a turn in the cage, with freshman Sedransk stopping five of seven shots faced.
*Catherine Berkery led the offense in the city rival battle, recording five points, including four goals to tie her career-high.
*Erika Chung dished out a team-high three goals while hitting the back of the net as well.
*Freshman Lela Greene posted her first multi-goal game in her career, scoring a pair of goals against the Owls.
*Keeley Block, Patricia Columbia-Walsh, Gracie Smith, and Eden Welch rounded out the goal scorers in the bout.
*Sophomore Maggie Bankowski had a career-high performance in the circle, recording ten draw controls.
How It Happened
Though it was a high-scoring battle for the Quakers, the first period was fairly quiet for both teams, with senior Chung breaking the scoreless tie with 11:35 on the board to give Penn a lead that would not be relinquished. Temple responded not even 30 seconds later with its only goal of the first half to tie the game for the first and final time of the outing. Senior Brandt ended the quarter with her tenth tally of the year to give the Red and Blue a 2-1.
The Quaker offense exploded in the second period, scoring six unanswered goals to run down the clock. Senior Block opened the run with 12:49 left of the half, and sophomore Berkery, freshman Greene, senior Smith, and sophomore Welch followed to push Penn ahead 8-1 going into halftime.
The Red and Blue stayed hot to open the third as attacker Berkery netted back-to-back goals within the first five minutes to record her second hat trick of the year and extend the lead to 10-1. The Owls finally slashed Penn's run with 9:13 left of the period, but Berkery responded with her fourth and final goal of the night. Junior Columbia-Walsh closed out the third period, scoring her first goal of the year on the player advantage to bump the deficit to 12-2,
Junior Noack came into the cage in relief of Sedransk to start the fourth, letting the Owls score one final time with 13:30 left of the game. Ultimately, it was too late for Temple to try and make a comeback as Smith scored with a little over ten minutes left to let the clock run and allow Brandt to score her 149th career goal to break the program record and put the nail in the coffin at 14-3.
Up Next
The Quakers (2-1) hit the road this weekend, heading to #7 Michigan on Saturday for a top-15 battle at noon.
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