Women's Basketball Suffers Second Straight Loss as Northwestern Pulls Away Late

Friday, December 17

Evanston, IL

8:00 PM

Temple University

5-5,0-0AAC

Northwestern

9-3,1-0Big Ten

Temple

Northwestern

Women's Basketball Suffers Second Straight Loss as Northwestern Pulls Away Late

12.17.21 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Game Book

EVANSTON, Ill. – The Temple women's basketball team (5-5, 0-0 AAC) suffered its second consecutive loss on Friday night, falling to Northwestern (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten) by a score of 68-58. Forward Mia Davis took the headlines in the contest scoring her 2000th point for the program, but her 16 points were not enough to bring home a win for the Owls. Trailing by three points early in the fourth quarter, an 11-4 Northwestern run was too much for Temple to overcome as the Wildcats pulled away for the victory.

Statistical Leaders
> Davis: Game-high 16 points, eight rebounds
> Kyra Wood: career-high 13 points, nine rebounds
> Jasha Clinton: six points, team-high nine assists

First Quarter: Temple 11, Northwestern 13
> The Owls got off to a hot start in this one, particularly on the defensive end as Temple led for the majority of the first quarter.
> An early three-pointer from Emani Mayo and five early points from Mia Davis got the Owls on the front foot. Davis broke the 2000-point barrier midway through the first quarter.
> A late 6-0 run gave the Wildcats the lead headed into the second period.

Second Quarter: Temple 24, Northwestern 28
> The second quarter was once again a back-and-forth affair as the Owls nipped at the Wildcats' heels throughout the period, trailing by one possession for the majority of the quarter.
> Northwestern's Laya Hartman and Temple's Clinton traded three-point baskets midway through the quarter.
> The Owls' downfall in the period was free-throw shooting, as Temple shot just 4-10 from the charity stripe.

Third Quarter: Temple 41, Northwestern 46
> The Owls opened the second half firing on all cylinders as back-to-back three-pointers from Clinton and Aniya Gourdine trimmed the deficit. Shortly after, however, a three-pointer from Northwestern's Paige Mott kept the Owls at arm's length.
> The Cherry & White clawed back in the game thanks to defensive performances as the Owls head the Wilcats scoreless for three straight minutes midway through the quarter.
> A baseline jumpshot from Jalynn Holmes brought the Owls back within one possession late in the period before Northwestern answered back with a bucket of its own.

Fourth Quarter: Temple 58, Northwestern 68
> A quick bucket from Davis got things started for Temple in the fourth quarter as the Owls found themselves down by three points.
> From there, however, an 11-4 run from the Wildcats was too much for the Owls to comeback from.
> A few free throws for Northwestern in the closing minutes iced the game for the Wildcats.

Up Next
> The Owls return home for a game against Old Dominion on Dec. 22 at 12:00pm. The women's team opens the day followed by the men's team for a doubleheader.
> The game will air on ESPN+.