By Kyle Soppe The importance of conference play cannot be overstated. Both Temple and Richmond came into this contest looking to establish themselves as contenders in the Atlantic 10. Both teams accomplished that goal, but it was the road team that emerged victorious. As is customary with conference play, the going was tough early on. Atlantic 10 teams know each … [Read more...] about Owls Prey On Spiders
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McCarthy And Peddy Pace Temple
Women’s Basketball Holds off Western Michigan Rally in 64-52 Road Win Owls get 19 points apiece from Kristen McCarthy and Shey Peddy KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan rallied from 18 points down to just five, but the Temple women’s basketball team held tough and stayed on top for a 64-52 road win against the Broncos (3-10). The Owls (6-7) got 19 points apiece from Kristen … [Read more...] about McCarthy And Peddy Pace Temple
Flyers Soar In Holiday Classic
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The University of Dayton women’s basketball team won the Saint Peter’s College Holiday Classic Friday with a 60-50 victory over Binghamton in the championship game. The Flyers improve to 8-4 overall to wrap up the non-conference portion of their season. Binghamton drops to 7-7 overall. Sophomore Cassie Sant scored a career-high 16 points to pace the … [Read more...] about Flyers Soar In Holiday Classic
Temple Gives Duke All They Can Handle
PHILADELPHIA – Cutting a 17-point second-half deficit down to five in the final minute made for an exciting game, but the Temple women’s basketball team could not quite complete the comeback in a 65-54 loss to #8/7 Duke on Friday night at McGonigle Hall. The Blue Devils (9-2) were led by Tricia Liston with 20 points, while Brittany Lewis scored 13 for the Owls (5-7) including … [Read more...] about Temple Gives Duke All They Can Handle
Temple Edges Buffalo, 87-85, in OT Thriller
Courtesy of OwlSports.com. PHILADELPHIA -- Redshirt freshman Anthony Lee's lone basket, a put-back off a Khalif Wyatt miss, with 0.3 seconds remaining on overtime lifted Temple to a 87-85 win over visiting Buffalo at the Liacouras Center Wednesday night. The win enabled the Owls (8-3) to extend their record home-court to 25 games while the Bulls fell to 6-4 on the … [Read more...] about Temple Edges Buffalo, 87-85, in OT Thriller