Despite Turner’s Second-Half Surge, Owls Fall to Richmond

Tuesday, November 18

Richmond, Va.

6 PM

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Richmond

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Temple

Richmond

Despite Turner’s Second-Half Surge, Owls Fall to Richmond

11.18.25 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. — The Temple women's basketball team (3–2) came up short on Tuesday night, falling to Richmond (4–1), 72–57, at the Robins Center. Kaylah Turner led the Owls with 22 points, while Jaleesa Molina posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

How it happened
First Quarter

Maggie Doogan opened the scoring with a three-pointer.
Jaleesa Molina quickly answered with a second-chance layup.
Temple endured a scoring drought of over two minutes to start the game.
Molina scored again to pull the Owls within three, trailing 7–4.
Richmond knocked down three of its first four attempts from beyond the arc in the opening five minutes.
At the first media timeout, the Spiders led 13–6.
Richmond extended its lead with a 6–0 run as Temple suffered another two-minute scoring drought.
The Owls went cold late in the quarter, missing nine straight shots and falling behind 18–11.
Turner ended the drought with a quick three-pointer to cut the deficit to 18–11.

Second Quarter

Richmond opened the quarter with a fast-break bucket off a Temple turnover, pushing the lead back to double digits, 21–11.
Good ball movement set up Felicia Jacobs for her first basket of the night.
Back-to-back threes from Drew Alexander powered a 6–0 Temple run, pulling the Owls within 25–19.
Richmond's Rachel Ullstrom knocked down her third three before the media timeout, extending the lead to 28–19.
Molina banked in a deep three to cut the margin to 28–22.
Richmond hit a cold stretch, going 2–14 from the field and missing eight straight from deep.
Tristen Taylor responded to a Doogan layup with a jumper, trimming the deficit to 30–25 going into halftime.

Third Quarter

Turner opened the second half with a jumper, pulling Temple within three, 30–27.
Richmond's Alicia Newell finished through contact and converted an and-one to push the lead to 32–27.
Turner drilled back-to-back threes to bring the Owls within 36–33.
Doogan answered with a three to end a nearly two-minute scoring lull for the Spiders.
Richmond hit its next three shots, taking a 43–37 lead at the media timeout.
Turner scored on a fast-break layup off a steal to make it 43–39.
Doogan connected on her third three of the game, extending the lead to 46–40.
Molina added a putback to cut it to 48–42, but Doogan heated up again with another deep three to make it 51–42.
Saniyah Craig knocked down a pair of free throws to close the quarter at 51–44.

Fourth Quarter

The teams traded early baskets, with Richmond holding a 53–46 advantage.
Savannah Curry found Craig inside for a layup to bring the Owls within 56–50.
Turner hit a huge three to cut the deficit to 58–55 with 5:26 remaining.
Doogan responded with a deep three—her sixth of the game—to make it 61–55.
Richmond surged ahead with a 6–0 run, fueled by back-to-back Doogan buckets.
Temple struggled offensively over the final minutes, missing six straight shots during a scoring drought of more than three minutes.
The Spiders capitalized with an 11–0 run and closed the game on a 14–2 stretch to secure the 72–57 win.

Inside the Box

Temple shot 3–14 from the field and 1–4 from three in the opening quarter.
The Owls committed six turnovers in the first quarter, compared to just one for Richmond.
Temple's defense held Richmond to 1–10 shooting from three in the second period.
The Owls shot 28% (8–29) in the first half; Richmond shot 32% (12–37).
Both teams tallied more than 20 rebounds before halftime.
Molina finished with a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds).
Richmond's Maggie Doogan scored a season-high 31 points.
Temple shot 3–12 from beyond the arc in the second half.
Turner scored 17 points after halftime, finishing with 22 on 6–13 shooting and 3–7 from three.

Up Next
Temple remains on the road and will face Villanova on Saturday, Nov. 22. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.