After picking up two wins this past weekend, the field hockey team will be looking for its third win in a row when the Owls play La Salle (6-7) on Friday.

Coach Amanda Janney said that much like most Atlantic 10 Conference games, their game tomorrow will be scrappy.

“It should be an aggressive, physical game,” Janney said. “La Salle is a good, athletic team and I think they’re going to put a lot of pressure on us.”

The Explorers are coming into the game fresh off of a conference win over Lock Haven, and are currently riding a three-game winning streak.

“[La Salle] has a lot of momentum coming off of their win from last week,” Janney said. “I think we have a lot of momentum so it should be an aggressive game.

La Salle will be relying heavily on junior forward Olivia Shoemaker to produce on offense. She has scored five goals this season, and has a .729 shot on goal percentage.

To stop the Explorers, Temple is going to have to continue to score early and often. So far this season, La Salle has been out scored by opponents 40 goals to 25.

Sophomore forward Amber Youtz will be looking to add to her 15 goals and 7 assists, while sophomore goalkeeper Lizzy Millen will try for her first shut out of the year.

The game starts at 3:30 p.m. at Devincent Field on La Salle’s campus.

-Colin Tansits