Temple University Athletics
Temple Women's Basketball Ties Three-Point Record With 80-58 Victory At Central Michigan
1.28.09 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2009
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.- The temperature may have been cold outside but the shooting was hot inside, as the Temple women’s basketball team (12-7) used a 55% shooting percentage, including a 57.1% shooting clip from long range, to post an 80-58 win over Central Michigan (11-9) on Wednesday evening. The Owls made 12-of-21 treys, tying the record for most three-pointers made in a game.
Shaqwedia Wallace led the Owls with 21 points, including a 5-of-8 performance from long range, and had a game-high five steals. LaKeisha Eaddy had a double-double of 10 points and 10 assists, her second such double-double of the season. The junior nearly had a triple-double, grabbing eight boards. Kristen McCarthy chipped in with 11 points, while Shenita Landry had eight points and 11 rebounds.
Temple out-rebounded Central Michigan, 42-34, as it improved to 12-2 all-time against Mid-American Conference teams.
Wallace was on fire in the first half, netting 17 of Temple’s 39 points, including 14 straight to pull Temple out of an eight point deficit. She also made quite an impact on the defensive end of the ball, collecting three steals. The Owls shot 48.5% from the field, including nearly 47% from long range, and out-rebounded the Chippewas, 25-16.
Kristen McCarthy's jumper at 19:42 started a 4-0 TU run but the Chippewas soon caught up with an 8-0 run to make it 8-4 at 15:30. After a hot start, the Owls seemed to fall apart, committing multiple turnovers and taking bad shots. Eaddy finally broke the five minute scoring drought with a lay-up at 13:48 but CMU answered with a 6-0 run to keep the Chippewas on top, 14-6 by the 12 minute mark. Wallace then put the team on her back, pulling her team out of its funk with her own 11 point run to give Temple a 17-14 lead at 9:30. Wallace continued to hit, sinking yet another three-pointer at 7:13, and sparking an 11-0 TU run to put Temple on top, 28-16 at 5:20. The Owls continued to roll, taking as much as a 14point lead before going into the locker room with a 39-27 lead.
Temple couldn't miss in the second half and Central Michigan couldn't buy a shot, as the Cherry and White made as many as 64% of their shots. CMU started off the second stanza with a basket to cut the lead to 10 points (39-29) at 18:58 but the Owls responded with a 5-0 run to make it 44-29 at the 17 minute mark. The Chippewas got only as close as 13 points before Temple responded with a 6-0 run to take a 50-31 lead with just under 15 minutes to play. Temple continued to roll and Kimmel trey at 10:18 gave the Owls a 24 point lead (59-35), their largest of the game at that point. Central Michigan was only able to get as close as 19 points as the Owls coasted to the 80-58 win.
Angel Chan led the Chippewas with 21 points, while Kaihla Szunko had 13. The Chippewas shot just 31.8% from the field.
Temple returns home to face Dayton on Saturday at 3:30 in the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader.
