Owls Extend Winning Streak with 69-52 Victory Over ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Temple women's basketball (12-6, 6-1 AAC) defeated East Carolina (10-9, 2-5 AAC) 69-52 at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon. Temple had three players in double figures: Tarriyonna Gary (13), Tiarra East (19), and Kaylah Turner (14).

Gary is now tied for third with Qwedia Wallace in Temple's history for career three-pointers, with 162, after just three seasons with the team.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter

Jaleesa Molina opened the scoring for both teams with a corner jumper just 40 seconds into the game.
ECU's Anzhane Hutton responded with a layup, scoring the first basket for the Pirates.
Heading into the media timeout at the 4:41 mark, ECU went 0-6 and had a scoring drought lasting over three minutes.
At the 3:22 mark, Anissa Rivera hit a three to increase Temple's lead to 11-8, ending a scoring drought lasting more than two minutes.
Temple made the final three field goals of the period – including two from beyond the arc – and that 8-3 run gave the Owls a 16-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Second Quarter

Tarriyonna Gary forced ECU's tenth turnover, and Kaylah Turner secured the loose ball, scoring the first basket of the second quarter, giving Temple an 18-11 lead with 8:36 remaining.
The Pirates opened the second quarter with a layup by Joyner, and ECU went on a 5-0 run, cutting Temple's lead to 20-18.
After missing four consecutive field goals, Amaya Oliver made a layup, ending the Owls' scoring drought as they headed into the 5:00 media timeout.
The Owls had seven possessions resulting in turnovers over a span of more than three minutes.
ECU also had a scoring drought lasting over three minutes after the media timeout at the 5-minute mark.
Oliver scored the last five points for the Owls, giving them a seven-point advantage over ECU, 25-18, with 1:49 remaining in the half.
ECU went scoreless in the final 5:44 and didn't hit a field goal in the last 7:00 minutes of the first half.

Third Quarter

Temple opened the quarter with a 6-0 run, including threes from Molina and Gary. The Owls built their largest lead of the game, 13 points, 31-18, with 7:01 remaining.
ECU made two free throws at the 6:45 mark, their first points in nearly nine minutes.
Temple's defense forced ECU into three early turnovers, with steals from East and Molina, capitalizing with five points.
The Owls went on a 13-0 run, with points from Gary (6), East (2), and Turner (5), extending their lead to 25 points, 46-21, at the 2:46 mark. Gary (11) and Turner (13) reached double figures during Temple's run.
ECU's Ware scored the last bucket of the third quarter, a corner three, cutting their deficit to 21 points, 52-31.

Fourth Quarter

After solid defensive plays from both teams, ECU's Ware scored the first bucket, trimming Temple's lead to 18 points, 52-34, with 8:28 remaining in the quarter.
A quick run by the Pirates cut the Temple lead to 15 before East and Gary hit jumpers to push the cushion back to 19, 58-39.
East scored nine of Temple's 11 points prior to ECU's timeout with 5:08 left in the period.
ECU went on a 9-0 run to make it 63-50 at the 2:12 mark. East once again ended a Pirates' run with a bucket.
East scored the last three baskets of the game as Temple closed out the victory 69-52.

INSIDE THE BOX

Temple forced ECU into 16 turnovers in the first half, with 10 of those coming from steals.
The Owls capitalized on turnovers, scoring 14 points off of them.
Temple shot 32.3% (10-31) from the field, while ECU shot 21.7% (5-23) in the first half.
Temple held ECU to just seven points in the second quarter, the fewest points allowed by the Owls this season.
The Owls' defense held ECU to 0-11 shooting from the field to start the third quarter.
Felicia Jacobs had a career-high four points and seven rebounds.
Between the 7:00 mark in the second quarter and the 3:00 mark in the third quarter, ECU went 0-18 shooting from the field over a 14-minute stretch. During that time, Temple outscored ECU 26-6, building a 25-point lead, 46-21.
Temple shot 52.6% (10-19) from the field in the third quarter, including 5-7 from three-point range.
The Owls scored 27 points in the third quarter, their most points in a single quarter this season.
Temple went 7-10 from the free-throw line, while ECU attempted 28 free throws, the most of any opponent this season.
East scored 17 points in the second half, with 2 points in the third quarter and 15 points in the fourth.

UP NEXT

Temple will host the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday, January 25, at The Liacouras Center in the Play4Kay Game. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.