Gourdine Records Triple-Double as Temple Defeats ECU

Sunday, February 6

Philadelphia, PA

12:00 PM

Temple University

11-9,6-3AAC

ECU

8-14,1-8AAC

East Carolina

Temple

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Gourdine Records Triple-Double as Temple Defeats ECU

2.6.22 | Women's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (11-9, 6-3 AAC) won their second consecutive conference game against the ECU Pirates (8-14, 1-8 AAC) on Sunday afternoon. With Temple up by double digits at the end of the third quarter, ECU attempted to make a comeback with a 13-3 run to begin the final period, but the Pirates fell short, as they missed a critical free throw in the final seconds of the game. Aniya Gourdine, who recorded a triple-double, Mia Davis, and Kyra Wood led the Owls in their victory, as they combined for 51 of the team's 60 points.

Statistical Leaders
> Davis: team-high 22 points
> Wood: 16 points and eight rebounds
> Gourdine: 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists

First Quarter: Temple 16, ECU 14
> There was a back-and-forth battle to start the game, as the two teams were never separated by more than two points throughout the first five minutes of the period.
> The Owls went on a 10-3 run in the middle of the quarter, but ECU made two layups in the final minutes to decrease their deficit.
> Temple received all of their scoring output from Davis (7), Wood (5), and Gourdine (4) in the period.

Second Quarter: Temple 35, ECU 21
> TU got off to a hot start with an 17-4 run to begin the quarter, as the Pirates only scored seven points in the period.
> The Owls spread the scoring around in the quarter as five different Temple players scored to increase their lead to double digits at halftime.

Third Quarter: Temple 47, ECU 37
> Davis dominated to start the third quarter, as she scored an and-one while scoring five points in first three minutes of the period.
> The Cherry and White played good defense to end the quarter as the Pirates only managed one field goal made in the final three minutes of the period.

Fourth Quarter: Temple 60, ECU 59
> Taniyah Thompson led the charge for the Pirates in the fourth quarter, scoring the first 13 points of the quarter to decrease Temple's lead to one.
> Temple received the majority of its scoring output from Wood (5) and Gourdine (4).
> The Owls held on to their lead thanks to a missed ECU free throw in the final seconds to secure the victory.

Up Next:
> The Owls return home for their final game of a three-game home stretch when the Owls take on the USF Bulls on Feb. 9 at 7:00pm at McGonigle Hall.
> The game is scheduled to air on ESPN+.