Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 19
Philadelphia, PA
2:00 PM
Temple University
12-11,7-5AAC
31
vs
68
UCF
20-3,12-1AAC
1
2
3
4
F
UCF
20
6
22
20
68
Temple
8
6
9
8
31
Photo by: Peter Hou
Women's Basketball Suffers Loss to UCF
2.19.22 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (12-11, 7-5 AAC) was handed a 30-plus point loss by the UCF Knights (20-3, 12-1 AAC) on Saturday afternoon. Temple struggled offensively, as they shot 23.1% from the field and 8.3% from behind the arc. The Owls were also plagued by turnovers, as Temple had 21 of them in the game.
Statistical Leaders
> Kyra Wood: seven points and six rebounds
> Shantay Taylor: six points and four rebounds
First Quarter: Temple 8, UCF 20
> Both teams struggled offensively to start the game, as each team had only two points apiece in the first three minutes.
> The only two field goals in the period for the Owls were layups made by Wood, both being assisted by Mia Davis.
> The Knights started to heat up towards the end of the quarter with an 18-4 run to increase their lead.
Second Quarter: Temple 14, UCF 26
> The entire quarter was a defensive battle as each team only scored six points apiece in the period.
> UCF did not score any points in the last four minutes of the period. Meanwhile, Taylor made two layups to decrease the deficit for the Cherry and White.
> Both teams shot poorly in the period with the Owls (25%) faring slightly better than the Knights (20%).
Third Quarter: Temple 23, UCF 48
> The Knights got off to a hot start starting the quarter on an 11-4 run.
> Temple went cold from the field (0-8 FGs) to end the period, as they did not make a field goal in the final six minutes.
Fourth Quarter: Temple 31, UCF 68
> UCF continued to stay hot, beginning the quarter on an 11-2 run.
> Jalynn Holmes scored an and-one jumper, which led to a three-point play.
Up Next:
> The Owls will hit the road to face Houston for an AAC matchup on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 8:00 ET.
> The game is scheduled to air on ESPN+.
Statistical Leaders
> Kyra Wood: seven points and six rebounds
> Shantay Taylor: six points and four rebounds
First Quarter: Temple 8, UCF 20
> Both teams struggled offensively to start the game, as each team had only two points apiece in the first three minutes.
> The only two field goals in the period for the Owls were layups made by Wood, both being assisted by Mia Davis.
> The Knights started to heat up towards the end of the quarter with an 18-4 run to increase their lead.
Second Quarter: Temple 14, UCF 26
> The entire quarter was a defensive battle as each team only scored six points apiece in the period.
> UCF did not score any points in the last four minutes of the period. Meanwhile, Taylor made two layups to decrease the deficit for the Cherry and White.
> Both teams shot poorly in the period with the Owls (25%) faring slightly better than the Knights (20%).
Third Quarter: Temple 23, UCF 48
> The Knights got off to a hot start starting the quarter on an 11-4 run.
> Temple went cold from the field (0-8 FGs) to end the period, as they did not make a field goal in the final six minutes.
Fourth Quarter: Temple 31, UCF 68
> UCF continued to stay hot, beginning the quarter on an 11-2 run.
> Jalynn Holmes scored an and-one jumper, which led to a three-point play.
Up Next:
> The Owls will hit the road to face Houston for an AAC matchup on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 8:00 ET.
> The game is scheduled to air on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UCF
Temple
FG%
.453
.231
3FG%
.455
.083
FT%
.714
.545
RB
43
37
TO
12
21
STL
11
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
3
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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