Temple University Athletics
Temple Women's Basketball Looks For Redemption Against Georgia Tech
11.17.07 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2007
ATLANTA-The Temple women's basketball team (1-1) will look to bounce back from its near upset of #8/10 Georgia when it travels to Georgia Tech (2-0) for a Sunday afternoon contest. The Owls defeated the Yellow Jackets, 76-62, last season in Philadelphia.
Ashley Morris single-handedly put Temple on her back in the second half, scoring 17 of her game and career-high 21 points and allowing her team to take a 51-49 lead on #8/10 Georgia with just over three minutes to play, but it was not enough as the Owls fell, 57-51, on Friday night. Temple clawed back from as much as a 14 point deficit to take the lead with but could not hold on as the Bulldogs used a 7-0 run to end the game. LaKeisha Eaddy scored 11 points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and had a game-high four steals. Lady Comfort and Shanea Cotton each grabbed 12 rebounds to help Temple out-rebound Georgia, 53-48. Shenita Landry chipped in with three blocks. Temple finished with a 29.9% shooting percentage and 20 turnovers, though Georgia wasn't much better with a 30.8% shooting clip and 15 turnovers.
Morris leads Temple in scoring and assists, averaging 18.0 ppg and dishing nine assists. Cotton is tops in rebounding, grabbing an average of 12 rpg, while Comfort is second with 12 ppg and 10 rpg.Chioma Nnamaka scored 28 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 66-61 road win over Tulane Tuesday. Nnamaka was a career-best 10-of-11 from the free-throw line and knocked down four three-pointers in the Yellow Jacket win. Janie Mitchell registered her 13th career double-double with 21 points and 12 boards. The Green Wave pulled within two points with 5:46 remaining but after a bucket and free throw by Mitchell, Tulane was called for a technical foul that sent Nnamaka to line and helped the Jackets pull away with the win.
Nnamaka is averaging a team-high 23 ppg and Janie Mitchell is second with 14.5 ppg and a team-high 9.0 rpg. Jill Ingram has dished 10 assists. November MadnessLeave it to Temple to not wait until March to play NCAA Tournament-calibur competition. The Owls are currently in the midst of a five-game road trip that includes five powerhouse opponents. Temple began its test at #8/10 Georgia (11/16) and face the Yellow Jackets today before traveling to the Virgin Islands to take on Duke, Purdue and either UConn, Stanford or Old Dominion in the Paradise Jam. Woman on A Mission In the tradition of senior captains in the early part of Temple's schedule, Ashley Morris has been a one-woman scoring maching, keeping her team in every game. Against Central Michigan (11/12), she had a game-high 15 points and then followed that up with a career and game-high 21 points, including 17 in the second half, against #8/10 Georgia. Morris leads the team in scoring, averaging 18.0 ppg.
