Owls Claim First Road Victory in 70-50 Win at Wichita State

Tuesday, January 6

Wichita, KS

7 PM

Temple University

7-7,1-1American

Wichita State University

3-13,0-3American

Temple

Wichita St.

Owls Claim First Road Victory in 70-50 Win at Wichita State

1.6.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Wichita, Kan. – The Temple women's basketball team (7-7, 1-1 American) soared to a 70-50 victory over the Wichita State Shockers (3-13, 0-3 American) on Tuesday night in Wichita. Kaylah Turner, Jaleesa Molina, and Saniyah Craig each scored 13 points. Nine different players found the scoresheet for the Owls, who earned their first conference win and first true road win of the season.

How It Happened
First Quarter

Jaleesa Molina opened the scoring with a fast-break layup to give Temple a 4-2 lead.
Saniyah Craig followed by driving to the basket for her first points of the contest, extending the lead to 6-2.
Wichita State committed four consecutive turnovers beginning at the 8:31 mark.
Jaila Harding knocked down a contested three-pointer to give the Shockers a 7-6 edge.
Craig responded with a pull-up jumper to reclaim the lead for the Owls, 8-7, with 4:39 remaining.
For the second time in the quarter, Wichita State turned the ball over on four straight possessions, starting at the 5:17 mark.
A steal and fast-break layup by Azjah Reeves helped the Shockers cut the deficit to seven, 18-11, to close the quarter.

Second Quarter

The Shockers opened the quarter on a 5-0 run, pulling within two at 18-16.
Temple endured a scoring drought of more than two minutes before Craig split a pair of free throws to make it 21-19.
Back-to-back three-pointers from Tristen Taylor and Kaylah Turner pushed the Owls' lead to 27-21.
Temple followed with an 11-0 run over a four-minute span.
During the run, Wichita State missed four field goals and committed three turnovers.
The Shockers struggled down the stretch, turning the ball over three straight times and going 0-for-4 from the field until Bre'Yon White converted a layup.
Temple went scoreless for more than three minutes late in the half, while Wichita State shot 1-for-7 from the floor. The Owls led 32-23 at halftime.

Third Quarter

Turner recorded back-to-back steals that led to fast-break layups, extending Temple's lead to 38-23 just one minute into the half.
The Owls then missed their next six field-goal attempts, going scoreless for over three minutes.
Wichita State also struggled offensively, missing its next five shots.
Temple carried a 44-29 lead into the media timeout, its largest advantage of the game to that point.
Taya Davis ended the Shockers' scoring drought with a driving layup, making it 46-31.
Khloe Miller followed with a pull-up jumper from the free-throw line to extend the lead to 48-31.
Baskets by Jaila Harding and Maimouna trimmed the deficit to 48-34.
A last-second layup by Cedano closed the quarter with Temple ahead, 50-34.

Fourth Quarter

Cedano opened the final period with a three-pointer to give the Owls a 21-point lead, 55-34, with 8:47 remaining.
Craig scored a second-chance layup to become the fourth Temple player in double figures.
Both teams struggled offensively heading into the media timeout, with Wichita State going 0-for-4 and Temple 0-for-5, while the Shockers went scoreless from the 6:50 mark.
Azjah Reeves converted a layup to make it 63-41 Temple.
Felicia Jacobs added her first points of the night with a banked layup, becoming the eighth Owl to score.
Ariana Meriedy capped the scoring with back-to-back baskets to make it 69-48 Temple.

Inside the Box

Wichita State committed 10 turnovers in the first quarter.
Both teams had 19 rebounds at halftime.
Jaleesa Molina led all scorers in the first half with nine points.
The Shockers held an 11-2 advantage in bench points in the first half.
Temple shot 27.3% from three in the first half (3-for-11).
The Owls finished 29-for-71 from the field, while Wichita State went 18-for-51.
Wichita State committed 25 turnovers compared to Temple's 14.
Temple outrebounded the Shockers 42-38.
The Owls recorded 14 steals, while Wichita State had six.
Wichita State led for just 26 seconds; Temple held the lead for 38:09 of the 40-minute contest.
Felicia Jacobs recorded a career-high eight rebounds.
Ari Meriedy tied her career high with five points.

Up Next
Temple continues its road stretch with a matchup at Tulsa on Friday, Jan. 9, with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+.