Turner’s 23 Not Enough as Owls Fall to WVU, 89-61

Tuesday, November 11

Morgantown, W.V.

7 PM

Temple University

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West Virginia

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Temple

West Virginia

Turner’s 23 Not Enough as Owls Fall to WVU, 89-61

11.11.25 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Temple women's basketball (2-1) fell to West Virginia (3-0), 89-61, on Tuesday night in Morgantown. Kaylah Turner led the Owls in scoring with a season-high 23 points. Savannah Curry and Tristen Taylor were the only other players to reach double figures, each recording 11 points.

How it Happened
First Quarter

The Mountaineers opened the scoring with a putback from Jordan Thomas.
Savannah Curry answered with the first basket for the Owls.
Kaylah Turner pulled up from beyond the arc following an inbounds pass to give Temple its first lead of the game.
Following Turner's three at the 8:08 mark, the Owls went scoreless for over two minutes.
West Virginia regained the lead after Jordan Harrison connected on a three, making it 7-5 Mountaineers.
After drawing a foul, Tristen Taylor converted two free throws to tie the game at 7.
Heading into the media timeout, Turner ended the Owls' scoring drought with a layup to give Temple a 9-7 lead.
After back-to-back baskets, WVU took an 11-9 lead with under four minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
Turner capitalized on a fast break to tie the game at 11, seven of which belonged to her.
Closing out the first quarter, Temple went 1-for-7 from the field and endured a scoring drought of over two minutes. West Virginia went on an 8-0 run, capped by a Shaw three, to take a 19-11 lead.

Second Quarter

Turner continued her hot hand with a jumper to cut the deficit to eight, 21-13 WVU.
West Virginia earned a 10-point lead just two minutes into the quarter after two free throws by Gia Cooke.
Turner drained her second three of the night, giving her 12 points and making it 25-16 Mountaineers.
WVU scored two quick baskets to go up 29-16 at the media timeout, its largest lead of the game at that point.
Jaleesa Molina ended a nearly three-minute scoring drought for the Owls with a jumper.
Saniyah Craig dished the ball down low to Curry, who made an easy layup to bring Temple within nine, 29-20.
Curry fought through heavy coverage to finish a basket and complete the three-point play, cutting it to 32-23.
Taylor hit two free throws to make it 35-26 with 2:10 remaining in the half.
Thomas extended WVU's lead to 11 following a second-chance basket, ending a five-minute scoring drought.
Curry knocked down a quick jumper with 38 seconds left, but WVU closed out the half with a last-minute three from Sydney Woodley to take a 40-28 lead.

Third Quarter

Cooke connected on a three to give WVU a 15-point lead, its largest of the night.
The teams traded baskets in rapid succession, making it 47-32 WVU.
Shaw hit her second three-pointer of the game to push the lead to 51-37, giving her double figures.
At the 4:05 media timeout, Temple was 0-for-4 from the floor with three turnovers in the last two minutes and a scoring drought of over two and a half minutes.
The Mountaineers went on a 7-0 run coming out of the timeout.
The Owls continued to struggle with four straight turnovers and a scoreless stretch exceeding four minutes, going 0-for-6 from the field.
Turner hit a corner three, her third of the night, bringing her total to 15 points.
With 1:13 left in the quarter, Kloe Miller scored a jumper, becoming the first Owl off the bench to record points.
WVU closed the quarter going 3-for-3 from the field to extend its lead to 65-47.

Fourth Quarter

Turner stayed hot from deep, hitting another three-pointer for her 18th point, making it 68-50 WVU.
The Mountaineers went up by 23 , their largest lead of the night , after a layup by Jordan Harrison.
Following free throws from Woodley, WVU went on a 7-0 run lasting over two minutes, while Temple endured a scoreless drought of more than three minutes and went 0-for-4 from the field.
Celia Riviere hit a floater to make it 80-50 WVU with just over five minutes left in regulation.
Kelian Cedano got her first basket of the night with 4:52 to go.
Turner continued to show her range, hitting yet another three-pointer , her fifth, bringing her to 21 points and 5-for-12 from beyond the arc.

Inside the Box

At the time of the second-quarter media timeout, WVU had scoring contributions from seven different players, while Temple had points from only three.
The Owls shot 6-for-24 (25%) from three-point range, while WVU went 10-for-23 (43%).
West Virginia scored 24 points off turnovers.
Turner (23), Taylor (11), and Curry (11) were the leading scorers for Temple.
WVU's bench contributed 32 points compared to Temple's six.
The Mountaineers' largest run was 12-0, and they led for a total of 33:55. The Owls' biggest run was 5-0, and they held the lead for just 2:51.

Up Next
The Owls return home on Friday, Nov. 14, to take on La Salle in a Big 5 matchup. Tipoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and the game will air on ESPN+.