Temple University Athletics
Friday, March 6
Uncasville, Conn.
2:00 PM
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East Carolina
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#8 Women’s Basketball Knocks off #9 ECU in First Round of AAC Tournament
3.6.20 | Women's Basketball
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Junior forward Mia Davis notched her 18th double-double of the season with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds as the eighth-seeded Temple women's basketball team knocked off #9 ECU in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Keys to the Game
> The Owls shot 43.4% from the floor for their best shooting day in five games. Temple held ECU to just 28.2% from the field.
> Temple dominated the first half, holding a 45-20 lead as they headed into the break.
> The Pirates then came out to outscore Temple 17-10 in the third quarter before cutting their deficit to as little as five points in the fourth quarter, but five foul shots and a layup down the stretch allowed the Owls to walk away with the win.
> Temple finished the day with a 50-40 edge on the boards.
Individual Highlights
> Davis added six assists to her stat line to tie for a game-high.
> Sophomore Alexa Williamson added 12 points and seven boards for her fourth double-figure game this year.
> Classmate Marissa Mackins chipped in 11 points, including three long-range shots, and four assists for the Owls.
> Senior Shannen Atkinson led all players with a trio of blocks.
First Quarter
> The Owls only gave up one lead in the first 10 minutes of action when the Pirates went up 5-4 following a three-pointer by Taniyah Thompson.
> Temple quickly regained the advantage with two foul shots from Davis and a trey from redshirt sophomore Ashley Jones.
> ECU came back to tie it at the 3:47 mark on a Thompson jumper, but back-to-back threes from Jones and Mackins put the Owls back on top.
> Lashonda Monk cut the lead to two when she was fouled on a made three-pointer and added the free shot.
> Jones answered with a beautiful pass to Davis on the other end of the floor to put Temple up 19-15 heading into the second.
Second Quarter
> Temple opened up the second quarter on an 11-2 run, capped off by a steal and finish by Williamson.
> Neither team would score for almost three minutes until Mackins weaved her way through three defenders before dishing the ball to Davis on the block for two.
> The Owls finished the quarter shooting 60% from the floor while holding the Pirates to just 20%.
Third Quarter
> The second half got off to a slow start with both teams only notching two points in the first three-and-a-half minutes.
> ECU cut their deficit to as little as seven points as the Pirates outscored Temple 17-10 in the third frame.
> The Owls committed four turnovers, which translated into four points for ECU.
Fourth Quarter
> Temple struggled at the beginning of the final frame, allowing the Pirates to outscore the Owls 5-2 in the first four minutes.
> The momentum changed in favor of the Owls at the 3:51 mark when Mackins hit a big-time three in the midst of a 10-2 run for Temple.
> The Owls finished the fourth quarter scoring 10 of their 17 points from the foul line.
Up Next
> Temple takes on top-seeded UConn tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be aired on ESPN3.
Keys to the Game
> The Owls shot 43.4% from the floor for their best shooting day in five games. Temple held ECU to just 28.2% from the field.
> Temple dominated the first half, holding a 45-20 lead as they headed into the break.
> The Pirates then came out to outscore Temple 17-10 in the third quarter before cutting their deficit to as little as five points in the fourth quarter, but five foul shots and a layup down the stretch allowed the Owls to walk away with the win.
> Temple finished the day with a 50-40 edge on the boards.
Individual Highlights
> Davis added six assists to her stat line to tie for a game-high.
> Sophomore Alexa Williamson added 12 points and seven boards for her fourth double-figure game this year.
> Classmate Marissa Mackins chipped in 11 points, including three long-range shots, and four assists for the Owls.
> Senior Shannen Atkinson led all players with a trio of blocks.
First Quarter
> The Owls only gave up one lead in the first 10 minutes of action when the Pirates went up 5-4 following a three-pointer by Taniyah Thompson.
> Temple quickly regained the advantage with two foul shots from Davis and a trey from redshirt sophomore Ashley Jones.
> ECU came back to tie it at the 3:47 mark on a Thompson jumper, but back-to-back threes from Jones and Mackins put the Owls back on top.
> Lashonda Monk cut the lead to two when she was fouled on a made three-pointer and added the free shot.
> Jones answered with a beautiful pass to Davis on the other end of the floor to put Temple up 19-15 heading into the second.
Second Quarter
> Temple opened up the second quarter on an 11-2 run, capped off by a steal and finish by Williamson.
> Neither team would score for almost three minutes until Mackins weaved her way through three defenders before dishing the ball to Davis on the block for two.
> The Owls finished the quarter shooting 60% from the floor while holding the Pirates to just 20%.
Third Quarter
> The second half got off to a slow start with both teams only notching two points in the first three-and-a-half minutes.
> ECU cut their deficit to as little as seven points as the Pirates outscored Temple 17-10 in the third frame.
> The Owls committed four turnovers, which translated into four points for ECU.
Fourth Quarter
> Temple struggled at the beginning of the final frame, allowing the Pirates to outscore the Owls 5-2 in the first four minutes.
> The momentum changed in favor of the Owls at the 3:51 mark when Mackins hit a big-time three in the midst of a 10-2 run for Temple.
> The Owls finished the fourth quarter scoring 10 of their 17 points from the foul line.
Up Next
> Temple takes on top-seeded UConn tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be aired on ESPN3.
Team Stats
ECU
Temple
FG%
.282
.434
3FG%
.238
.294
FT%
.522
.640
RB
40
50
TO
11
21
STL
10
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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