Comeback Attempts Falls Short for Women's Basketball in 71-62 Loss at Penn

Wednesday, January 23

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:00 PM

Temple University

4-14

Penn

10-3

Temple

Penn

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Comeback Attempts Falls Short for Women's Basketball in 71-62 Loss at Penn

1.23.19 | Women's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA (Palestra) - Despite an 8-0 closing run for Temple women's basketball, the Owls (4-14) came up short in a Philadelphia Big 5 game at Penn, falling 71-62 to the Quakers (10-3). Temple finishes the city series at 2-2, while the Quakers finish at 3-1.

Keys to the Game
> Penn never trailed in the game, which saw only one tie at 21-21 midway through the second quarter.
> The Quakers scored 29 points in a huge third quarter, making eight of their final nine attempts shooting 73 percent overall.
> Temple trailed by 19 at the end of the third quarter and still by 17 with 4:49 left in the game, but scored the final eight points while holding Penn scoreless.

Individual Highlights
> Freshman Marissa Mackins made 5-of-10 three-pointers on her way to scoring a career-high 19 points while also leading all players with three steals.
> Sophomore Mia Davis added eight rebounds to 15 points, while junior Shantay Taylor also pulled down eight boards for Temple.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts led the Owls with six assists, moving her into a tie for ninth place all-time in program history with 353 assists.

First Quarter
> Some early runs by Penn put the Quakers up by as many as nine, 17-8 with 3:25 to go in the quarter.
> The Owls narrowed the margin to five but a late bucket by Penn made it a 19-12 lead for the Quakers after 10 minutes.

Second Quarter
> Mackin made her first two three-pointers within a 20-second span to put Temple within a point, 19-18 at 8:29.
> Two Penn free throws were the only points before Mackin's third trey at 5:48 which tied the game for the first time at 21-21.
> Penn used a 6-0 run to lead 31-23 at 2:44, and the teams traded buckets over the final few minutes.
> The Quakers' Eleah Paker took advantage of a Temple turnover in the final seconds of the period and scored at the buzzer to put the Owls down 35-27 at halftime.
> Davis led all players at the break with 10 points and six boards.

Third Quarter
> Penn got off to a strong start in the second half. The Quakers quickly increased their lead to double digits, and only once let the Owls back within nine.
> Over the final six minutes of the quarter, Penn made eight of its nine attempts and built an 18-point, 64-46 lead by the end of 30 minutes.

Fourth Quarter
> Back-to-back three-pointers by Lena Niang and Mackins got the Owls within 12, but Penn pushed its advantage back to 17 points with a 5-0 run.
> The Quakers' Ashley Russell ended the run with a layup at 4:49, but Temple held Penn scoreless for the remainder of the game.
> Mackins and Breanna Perry each scored four points in an 8-0 run to close out the game. Perry's final bucket at 1:35 put Temple back within single digits, but the Owls came up short on their final three attempts from the field.

Up Next
> Temple returns home to host ECU in the Owls' Lace Up for Cancer game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 (ESPN3).