Here's the NCAA scoop on Penn, Temple women's lacrosse teams
Philadelphia Daily News, May, 2008 by KERITH GABRIEL gabrielk@phillynews.com
The backstory narrating the success of a sports program is always the best feature.
In the case of the Penn and Temple women's lacrosse programs, it's hard to determine which tale trumps the other - making it only fitting to tell both.
NCAA Tournament bids await both teams, thanks to regular-season runs that included their respective conference championships, and for Penn, a No. 1 national ranking following an 11-7 defeat of former top dog Northwestern.
But the Quakers (14-1) are No. 2 in the tournament and host Colgate (11-9), while Temple (13-6) travels to No. 3 Maryland (17-2) in first-round action Sunday.
Over the past 2 years, Penn boasted three All-Americans, claimed back-to-back Ivy League titles and made a Final Four run. A run that coach Karin Brower is quick to mention didn't come by way of blue-chip recruiting, but is derived ...