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No. 6 Temple too much for W. Lax

(04/06/98 9:00am)

Andrew McLaughlinAndrew McLaughlinThe Daily Pennsylvanian The Quakers (3-3, 1-1 Ivy League) played well in both home games this weekend, despite what the split may seem to indicate. "I think we played equally well in both games," junior attacker Katy Miller said. "It was just that we played two very different opponents." Temple (7-2), led by All-American senior twins Claudia and Alex Ovchinnikoff, came into the game as one of the most dominant programs in the country the past few years. With four goals in a 90-second span mid-way through the first half, Temple showed it had come ready to play. The Owls -- behind the first three of Claudia Ovchinnikoff's seven goals -- went on to stake out an 8-1 halftime lead. But the Quakers, not about to give up, held the Owls' potent offense scoreless for the first 10 minutes of the second half. "We talked about it [the deficit] at halftime," senior co-captain Darah Ross said. "We made a goal for ourselves to not let Temple score as many in the second half. And we stepped up." Temple, which owned a 20-8 shot advantage in the first half, was allowed only an 18-15 advantage in the second half as the Quakers clamped down on defense. With only a few minutes remaining, Penn senior Emmy Hansel ripped off two quick strikes to start a three goal Quaker run to end the game. "I'm really happy we put together a solid game," co-captain Hansel said. "We knew they were a tough team coming in, with three All-Americans. But by the second half we knew the matchups better, and we rose to the occasion." Freshman Christian Stover, in her first start in net in her collegiate career, saved 20 of 33 shots that came her way in the loss. Freshmen Amy Goh and Amy Weinstein also tallied scores for the Quakers -- Goh's coming with just two seconds left in the match. "One thing we had discussed was ending the game strong no matter what the score was," Hansel said after the Temple loss. "With three goals at the end, we'll try to carry it over [to Columbia]." And the Quakers did. In contrast to the strong Temple team Friday, yesterday the Quakers faced a relatively young Lions team that was in its first full year of Ivy competition. Penn freshman attacker Annie Henderson scored just two minutes in, and the Quakers took a lead (4-3) into halftime for the first time in four games. The Quakers were not content to stop there, however, as Henderson and Ross belittled the Lion goaltender with shots in the second half -- each scoring three in the final 20 minutes. Ross ended with six in the game -- the midfielder's third such output of the season. Henderson had four more and sophomore midfielder Marianne Kelliher added another goal as the Quakers clicked on all cylinders. Stover, in her second consecutive start in net, saved 11 of the 16 shots she faced in recording her first win. "I was really nervous -- it is such a different game than in high school," freshman Stover said. "I think I did pretty well. I was in zone for part of the Temple game, and it was awesome." Columbia (1-5) was led in the defeat by attacker Sara Brubaker, who netted two of three Lion first-half goals. The win, though against a "less competitive" Columbia team, was still quite a confidence builder for the Quakers. The Quaker offense scored over 10 goals in a game for the first time since their opener against Stanford. Meanwhile, the Quaker defense held their opponent to its lowest offensive output of the season.

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