Owls Fall to George Mason in Season Opener

Monday, November 2

Fairfax, Va.

7:00 PM

Temple University

0-1,0-0American

George Mason

1-0,0-0Atlantic 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Temple	17	10	22	22	71
George Mason	14	27	25	25	91

11.2.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Temple women's basketball team (0-1) fell to George Mason (1-0) on the road Monday night in its season opener.

Kaylah Turner led the Owls with 21 points (6-for-16 FG), including five three-pointers (5-for-10). Tristen Taylor (12) and Saniyah Craig (10) were the only other Owls to reach double figures.

How It Happened

First Quarter

George Mason opened the scoring with a three-pointer from Summer Yancy.
Shayla Smith answered with back-to-back baskets for the Owls, giving Temple a 5-3 lead.
With just under five minutes remaining in the opening quarter, Tristen Taylor scored a layup and earned a trip to the line. She converted the free throw to tie the game at 9-9.
Khloe Miller hit a pull-up jumper to give Temple its first lead of the night, 11-9.
Saniyah Craig drilled a three-pointer to give the Owls a three-point lead, 14-11.
Following a three-pointer from Kaylah Turner, the Owls ended a three-minute scoring drought to take a 17-14 lead.
After a big block from Khloe Miller, Temple held a 17-14 lead to end the first quarter.

Second Quarter

Turner opened the second quarter with another three-pointer, giving Temple its largest lead of the night at six points.
The Patriots found a spark offensively, going on a 10-0 run over a two-minute span to take a 24-20 lead.
Mary Amoateng knocked down a three-pointer to extend the Patriots' lead to 27-20.
During George Mason's 16-0 run, the Owls went scoreless for four minutes while shooting 1-for-11 from the floor.
Amoateng hit her fourth three-pointer of the first half to give her 15 points and put George Mason ahead 36-20.
After being fouled at the rim, Craig converted one free throw, giving Temple its first points since the 9:16 mark.
Miller found an easy basket, which proved to be the final points of the half, as George Mason took a 41-27 lead into the break.

Third Quarter

Turner opened the second half with a three-pointer, bringing the Owls within 11, 41-30.
Nearly three minutes into the second half, the Owls cut the deficit to eight after another Turner three-pointer, making it 45-37.
Temple ended George Mason's 5-0 run after Taliyah Logwood found Craig in the paint to make it a 54-39 game.
Logwood made back-to-back shots to pull Temple within 12, 56-44, with four minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Temple cut the Patriots' lead to single digits after Logwood hit a turnaround shot while earning a trip to the line. She converted the three-point play to make it a 56-47 game.
The Patriots responded with a 5-0 run over a two-minute span to extend their lead to 61-47.
During that stretch, Temple made just one of its previous six shots.
The Patriots added two points at the free-throw line to close out the quarter with a 66-49 lead.

Fourth Quarter

Turner knocked down her fourth three-pointer of the night as the Owls tried to cut into the double-digit deficit.
The Patriots extended their lead to 18 for the second time in the game after Lourdes Da Silva Costa converted a finger-roll layup, making it 70-52.
Turner scored her fifth three-pointer of the game to bring her point total to 17, making it 72-57.
Madison Bob hit a three-pointer to cap a 7-0 George Mason run and give the Patriots their largest lead of the game, 81-58.
Kailani Merrell hit back-to-back baskets to increase the Patriots' lead to 24, 85-61.
The Patriots knocked down their 11th three-pointer of the night, while the Owls added two points at the free-throw line to make it 90-71 in the closing seconds.
George Mason added a free throw in the final seconds to secure a 91-71 victory over the Owls.

Inside the Box Score

22-59Field Goals

9-263PT

18-28FT

29Rebounds

Temple shot 31.3% (10-for-32) from the field in the first half, while George Mason shot 51.7% (15-for-29).
The Patriots made six three-pointers in the first half, four of which came from Mary Amoateng. The Owls made four three-pointers, half of which came from Kaylah Turner.
George Mason outrebounded Temple 23-15 in the first half.
There were four lead changes in the first half, with each team holding the lead for more than six minutes.
Both teams finished the first half with 11 turnovers.
The Patriots recorded seven steals compared to six for the Owls in the first half.
The Owls shot 25% (4-for-16) in the second quarter, their lowest shooting percentage of the game.
Temple finished the game shooting 22-for-59 from the field (37.3%), while George Mason went 30-for-59 (50.8%).
The Patriots shot 11-for-24 (45.8%) from three-point range, while the Owls went 9-for-26 (34.6%).
Temple was outrebounded 45-29.
The Owls' largest lead was six points early in the second quarter. The Patriots led for 29:35 of the contest.
George Mason recorded 27 bench points, while the Owls had 15.
Both teams finished the game with more than 20 turnovers and 12 steals.
Five Owls made their debuts in the Cherry & White: Logwood, Smith, Cross, Benton and Carter.