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Women's Basketball Ranked #23/20 Nationally

2.20.17 | Women's Basketball

PHILADELPHIA -- For the first time since the 2005-06 season, the Temple women's basketball team is ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Owls entered the poll with a ranking 23. In the USA Today/WBCA Coaches poll, the Owls moved up to #20. 

The Owls are 21-5 overall with an 11-2 record in the American. Temple has a two-game lead over third-place USF, after beating the #22 Bulls on their home court on Sunday. The win over USF marked the second top-25 team that the Owls have defeated this season, and it was the first road win over a ranked opponent for the program since a 2006 win at #9 Rutgers. 

Temple faces a tough road test on Wednesday, traveling to Storrs, Conn. to face #1 UConn at 7:00 p.m.
 
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