Big Second Half Pushes Temple Past Bucknell

Wednesday, November 20

Lewisburg, Pa.

6:00 PM

Temple University

4-2,0-1AAC

Bucknell

2-3,0-0Patriot

Temple

Bucknell

Big Second Half Pushes Temple Past Bucknell

11.20.19 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Three players scored in double-digits as Temple topped Bucknell 72-61 Wednesday night at Sojka Pavilion. The Owls improve to 4-2 on the year while the Bison fall to 2-3.

Keys to the Game
> Temple registered a season-best 55.1% from the field, going 27-for-49 from the floor.
> Bucknell outrebounded the Owls 33-32, including 16 offensive boards that led to 13 second-chance points for the Bison.
> After trailing at halftime, Temple finished the second half outscoring Bucknell 40-28.
> The Owls shot 78.6% from the foul line while Bucknell recorded a 71.4% free throw percentage.
> The Bison were held to a 20.8% three-point shooting percentage, making only five from beyond the arc. Temple finished 7-for-16 (48.3%) from three-point range.

Individual Highlights
> Ashley Jones led all players with a career-high 24 points. The redshirt sophomore added five rebounds and two assists to her stat line.
> Mia Davis registered her fourth double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
> Lena Niang poured in a season-best 17 points as she knocked down a career-high four three-pointers. Niang collected four boards and added a monster block for the Owls.
> Shannen Atkinson was a force in the post, tying her career-high of four blocks.
> Rookie Asonah Alexander led Temple in assists as she tied her career-high of eight.

First Quarter
> The first stanza started slow with the game tied 2-2 for almost three minutes. Davis broke the silence with her first bucket of the game.
> Jones knocked down a three to give Temple a three-point lead, but Taylor O'Brien made two strong drives for the Bison down the stretch to give Bucknell an edge.
> The Bison ended the first quarter with an 18-12 lead. Bucknell went a perfect 6-for-6 at the foul line following five fouls committed by Temple.

Second Quarter
> Tessa Brugler opened the scoring in the second quarter as she was fouled on a made layup. The forward completed the three-point play with a good free throw.
> Niang kept the Owls within just a few points of the Bison, scoring 10 points in the second frame.

Third Quarter
> The first half of the third quarter started slow with Bucknell scoring five points and Temple scoring four in the first five minutes.
> The action started to pick up once Alexa Williamson was fouled and made one-of-two foul shots to bring the Owls within one point.
> Temple took the lead at the 4:30 mark following a Davis jumper.
> Niang extended the lead to four on her third trey of the game.
> Davis added another jumper and two foul shots while Jones chipped in two buckets to give Temple a six-point advantage heading into the final quarter.

Fourth Quarter
> Jones gave the Owls a 10-point lead in the beginning of the fourth quarter after a beautiful reverse layup.
> Ellie Mack brought the Bison back within two points at the three minute mark after being fouled on a good jumper and making the free shot.
> Back-to-back buckets from Jones put Temple back up by six with under two minutes to go before Davis, Alexander and Williamson each hit a pair of foul shots to end the game with an 11-point advantage.

Up Next
> The Owls travel to Cancun, Mexico over Thanksgiving break to take on the University of North Carolina on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 9 p.m. and Creighton University on Friday, Nov. 29, also at 9 p.m.
> Both games will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya.