Temple University Athletics

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Temple Women's Basketball Secures First Road Victory at Delaware
11.12.24 | Women's Basketball
NEWARK, Del - Temple women's basketball defeats Delaware 67-56 to secure its first road win, Tuesday night at the Bob Carpenter Center. Anissa Rivera had a season-high 11 points and three steals. Tarriyonna Gary carried her strong performance from last week into this game, finishing with a team-high 17 points, including three shots from beyond the arc.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Owls stay on the road and they are back in action on Friday, November 15, at VCU. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Temple opened the game with an early lead, as Tristen Taylor knocked down a jumper to put the Owls on the board first.
- The Owls set the tone with aggressive defensive pressure, forcing Delaware into 10 turnovers in the first half.
- Temple dominated early, launching a 9-0 run and holding the Blue Hens to just 9-of-31 shooting (29%) in the opening 20 minutes.
- Temple had seven steals in the first half, two coming from Tarriyonna Gary and Amaya Oliver.
- Gary was a key contributor in the first half shooting 5-9 from the field with 13 points.
- TU led for 18:40 in the first half with the largest lead of 14 pts and the longest run was 11-0.
- In the second half, Temple's bench scoring saw a boost, jumping from four points in the first half to 10.
- In the third quarter the margin was cut to five points, Anissa Rivera and Gary hit timely threes to extend the lead for the Owls.
- The Blue Hens outscored the Owls in the third quarter 17-15.
- Temple's largest margin of the game came in the fourth quarter, where they led by as many as 16 points.
- Tristen Taylor shot 4-9 from the field with 10 points and a season-high seven assists and zero turnovers.
- Gary shot 50% from the floor, and was the leading scoring for Temple with 17 points and five rebounds.
- Gary moves into ninth with 131 three-pointers in her career at Temple.
- Oliver has eight points, eight rebounds, two steals, and one block.
- Anissa Rivera had a season-high 11 points and steals (3). She also had seven rebounds and two assists.
- Temple outrebounded Delaware 44 to 40.
The Owls stay on the road and they are back in action on Friday, November 15, at VCU. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Temple
UD
FG%
.379
.368
3FG%
.364
.238
FT%
.692
.500
RB
44
40
TO
19
23
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Players Mentioned
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