Temple University Athletics

Wednesday, December 22
Philadelphia, PA
12:00 PM

Temple University

5-6,0-0AAC

68
vs
71

Old Dominion (DH)

-102,00 CUSA

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Old Dominion
15
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24
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71
Temple
19
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68
Jasha Clinton ODU
Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Women's Basketball Falls to Old Dominion, 71-68

12.22.21 | Women's Basketball

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (5-6, 0-0 AAC) dropped a back-and-forth home contest to the Old Dominion Monarchs (10-2, 0-0 C-USA) by a score of 71-68. The Owls jumped out to a four-point lead, but were unable to hold the advantage as an Old Dominion 12-2 run coming out of the half gave the Monarchs the edge for the rest of the contest.

Statistical Leaders
> Mia Davis: game-high 25 points on 9-15 shooting, six rebounds, three assists
> Aniya Gourdine: 14 points on 6-8 shooting, team-high eight rebounds and five assists
> Alexa Williamson: 11 points

First Quarter: Temple 19, Old Dominion 15
> The Owls jumped out to a hot start at home in the Liacouras Center, getting out to a four-point lead at the end of the quarter.
> 12 first quarter points for Davis led the way for the Owls.
> A near-halfcourt buzzer beating three-point basket from guard Jalynn Holmes extended the Owls lead at the close of the period.

Second Quarter: Temple 30, Old Dominion 26
> The second quarter consisted of a defensive affair as both teams only managed to score eleven points each in the period.
> Turnovers for both sides plagued the offensive outputs throughout the quarter.
> Gourdine scored seven of Temple's 11 points in the quarter.

Third Quarter: Temple 42, Old Dominion 50
> The Monarchs jumped on the Owls early in second half thanks to strong rebounding and forcing turnovers to open on a 12-2 run.
> An 8-3 run midway through the third quarter kept the Owls within striking distance heading into the final quarter.

Fourth Quarter: Temple 68, Old Dominion 71
> The Owls answered back early in the final quarter with an 11-4 run to cut the deficit to one point.
> Two baskets apiece from Davis and Williamson as well as a three-pointer from Gourdine cut the Monarchs' lead.
> A layup from Williamson with just over two minutes remaining put the Owls in front for the first time since the early going of the second half.
> From there, however, the Owls were unable to hold on to the lead as Old Dominion regained control of the contest.

Up Next
> The Owls continue their home stretch with a Big 5 game against La Salle on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 7:00pm.
> The game is scheduled to be played on ESPN+.
 

Team Stats

ODU
Temple
FG%
.353
.500
3FG%
.231
.273
FT%
.667
.650
RB
44
33
TO
17
25
STL
18
8

Game Leaders

Pts
25
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4

Players Mentioned

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