Temple University Athletics
Women's Basketball Falls To The Hokies, 59-54
1.21.00 | Women's Basketball
Philadelphia - The Temple women's basketball team battled Virginia Tech tough but
fell to the Hokies, 59-54, Friday night at The Apollo. The Owls were led by
Lisa Jakubowicz who scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Junior Natalia Isaac
added 10 points.
It was a hard-fought contest as both teams battled back-and-forth throughout the game.
Virginia Tech had a 26-24 halftime lead. The Hokies would build their lead to as many
as nine points in the second half before the Owls clawed their way back and cut the
lead to 56-54 with 1:47 remaining. However, Temple would get no closer and lose the
contest, 59-54.
The Hokies crashed the boards and outrebounded the Owls, 35-27. Virginia Tech also
outshot Temple from the free throw line going 21-for-25 from the charity stripe.
Temple struggled from the line hitting only 13-of-23 free throws.
With the loss, Temple falls to 5-12 and 0-6 in the conference. Virginia Tech improves
to 11-5 overall and 4-1 in the A-10.
