Temple raced to an early lead and held off Cincinnati's late comeback bid to register its fourth striaght American Athletic Conference win Sunday.

TEMPLE 10, CINCINNATI 8
CINCINNATI, Ohio- Temple (8-3, 4-2 AAC) completed a two-game sweep of Cincinnati (4-8, 0-6 AAC) with a 10-8 victory Sunday afternoon at Nippert Stadium.

Temple has won four straight conference road games. The Owls remain perfect away from home this season, with a 5-0 record.

"I think this was just a huge weekend," said Temple head coach Bonnie Rosen. "We knew the importance of these two games. We knew that Cincinnati was going to be a tough team to do battle with, and we are continuing to find different ways to play. I think everyone is really excited we came away with two wins this weekend."

Temple's Bridget Whitaker immediately picked up where she left off on Friday. The senior scored the first goal of the game on a free position shot, giving the Owls a lead they would never relinquish.

Six minutes later Temple scored the second goal of the match. Attacker Meghan Hoffman found Jackie Cericho in the perfect position to find the back of the net.

Cincinnati finally got on the board after nearly 19 scoreless minutes. Temple countered with a Hoffman goal assisted by Gabrielle Kirsch.

Hoffman's goal was the beginning of a 4-0 run to end the half. The Owls had four different goal scorers during this stretch. Temple carried a 6-1 lead into the halftime break.

The Bearcats came out of the half firing. Cincinnati scored two goals to cut the lead to three.

The Owls were quick to respond, with Lauren Zinkl, Mackenzie Roth, and Whitaker finding the back of the net to keep the margin at five (9-4) with 19:12 remaining.

UC threatened to make a run with a couple of scores, but Hoffman put to bed any chance of a comeback with a free position goal to stem the tide and extend the lead to 10-6.

Whitaker had one of the best all-around performances from any Temple player this year. She scored her fourth hat trick in five games and passed for two assists. The midfielder also picked up three ground balls and tied for the game-high with four caused turnovers. She also had a game-high five draw controls.

Hoffman scored two goals and had three assists. She now has 28 on the year and is seventh all-time in single-season assists.