After missing the Big East Conference tournament on the final day of the 2018 season, Temple will return 10 true sophomores, including its leading scorer and starting goalkeeper.
James Madison University, the No. 5 team in the Inside Lacrosse poll, beat Temple, 19-7, on Saturday at Howarth Field behind a five-goal effort from senior attacker Kristen Gaudian.
The American Athletic Conference will become the 16th Division I conference to sponsor lacrosse when its six-team league begins play in its inaugural season.