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Heartbreaker: Temple Women Fall in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 02:40:36 +0000

Despite Junior Aaliyah Butts’ season high 28 points, the Temple Owls were stunned by the Oregon Ducks in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. It was a wild back and forth battle throughout, as the game would see nine ties and three lead changes. Temple would trail 69-68 with just under a minute to go after Oregon’s Sabrina Ioenescu hit a go ahead basket with 24 seconds left in the game.

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Fitzgerald Scores AAC Tournament Record, Owls Top Houston

Sun, 05 Mar 2017 12:22:48 +0000

The second-seeded Temple Owls defeated the 10th-seeded Houston Cougars Saturday to move on in the American Conference tournament. The win comes as Temple’s 24th of the season overall, and the Owls third in a row. It is also Temple’s eighth win in the last nine games. The Owls were led by a record setting performance on the part of senior Feyonda Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald scored a game high 30…

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Temple Downs UCF In Regular Season Finale

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:49:31 +0000

The Temple Owls women’s basketball team closed out their regular season Monday with a victory over the Golden Knights of UCF. The win improves Temple to an overall record of 23-6, and it also improves the Owls to 13-3 in conference play. The victory also helps the Owls clinch the second seed in the AAC tournament. It is the highest seed the Owls have ever held in the tournament since the…

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Temple Drops Third Straight Loss In Heartbreaking Fashion

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:58:18 +0000

The Temple Owls loss another game that went down to the wire Wednesday night, as the Owls would lose their third straight game against UCF. Temple would hold a lead for most of the game, even going up 11 at one point in the second half, but UCF would overcome the deficit and defeat the Owls down the stretch. Temple even led for over 23 minutes of game time, but once again the Owls would fall…

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Temple Downs SMU To Notch 20th Win of the Season

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 05:27:39 +0000

In dominating fashion, the #25 ranked Temple Owls handled the SMU Mustangs to clinch their 20th victory of the season. The win comes as Temple’s tenth conference victory of the season, and fourth straight win in a row. The Owls were lead by the contributions of junior Donnaizha Fountain who tallied another double-double on the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

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#23 USF Halts Temple Women’s Basketball’s Twelve Game Winning Streak

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 02:22:44 +0000

After racking up twelve straight victories in a row, the Owls fell to the 23rd ranked South Florida Bulls by a score 55-51. making it their first loss since Dec. 7 when the Owls lost at Hampton. USF had control for most of the game, and Temple made a late rally- pulling within 2 points despite trailing by 16 in the fourth quarter. The game was lost after Temple failed to hit a three pointer on…

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Temple Women’s Basketball Soars During Win Streak

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:43:14 +0000

When it comes to Women’s basketball in the American Athletic Conference, there are currently two major win streaks taking place. One of the win streaks is arguably one of the most dominant win streaks in the history of sports currently being held by the #1 ranked UConn Huskies, who are currently sitting on a 93 game win streak. The other streak is currently being held by the Temple Owls who are…

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Temple Downs Tulane to Notch Seventh Straight Win

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:07:18 +0000

Temple Women’s Basketball was victorious for the seventh straight time this season on Sunday, as the Owls defeated the Tulane Green Wave 86-71. The Owls were lead by the contributions of Tanaya Atkinson, who scored 21 points and notched her 1,000th point of her career. The Owls were also lead by junior Alliya Butts who also scored 21 points, and Feyonda Fitzgerald who racked up her fourth…

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Temple Women’s Basketball Defeats Rutgers to Win Third in a Row

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 01:13:46 +0000

The Temple Owls defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to earn their third straight victory. The win comes just two days after the Owls’ big upset over the #16 ranked DePaul. Temple was lead by the individual efforts of senior Feyonda Fitzgerald who led all scorers with 19 points, and had a career high in steals with six. Also, junior Donnaizha Fountain had a solid individual showing as Fountain…

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Butts 21 Second Half Points Helps Lift Owls Over Villanova

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 05:57:58 +0000

Temple junior Aaliyah Butts had herself a day, as her 27 points would help the Owls defeat Villanova on the road by thirty-five points. The win is Temple’s largest ever over the Wildcats in the history of the rivalry, and the largest margin of victory this season for the Owls. It is also the third time this season that Temple has scored over 80 points, and the first time the Owls has scored over…

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