Nicole Tiernan - The Temple News

A late comeback effort fell short for the Owls Wednesday in a 9-7 defeat that eliminated them from the Big East tournament.

The Owls fell to Vanderbilt on the road Saturday for their second Big East defeat.

Junior midfielder Nicole Tiernan fueled a late run with three second-half goals en route to Temple’s 10-9 defeat of Wagner Wednesday.

Attacker Lindsay Toppe netted five goals for Cornell en route to Temple’s first loss of the season.