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Temple Wins Eighth Straight Contest; UCF, Tulane Rebound on the Road



Wednesday, Jan. 11 Results
 
UCF 62, Houston 48 Box Score Recap
NR/RV Temple 78, East Carolina 47 Box Score Recap
NR/RV Tulane 71, SMU 59 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• UCF outscored Houston 22-9 in the third quarter to collect its first American Athletic Conference win on Wednesday evening, downing the Cougars 62-48 at Hofheinz Pavilion. Four Knights finished in double figures, led by senior Zykira Lewis who had 17 points. Angela Harris paced Houston with 11 points off the bench.

• Temple senior Feyonda Fitzgerald became the program's all-time assist leader as the Owls' won their eighth-straight contest with a 78-47 victory over visiting East Carolina on Wednesday. Fitzgerald broke a 34-year old record set by Donna Kennedy, who compiled 507 assists from 1979 to 1983. The senior finished with nine helpers on the night with a game-best 22 points.  Raven Johnson scored a team-high 10 points for the Pirates.



• Kolby Morgan notched her second straight game with 20+ points with 21, and Tulane bounced back from a two-game skid with a 71-59 win over SMU at Moody Coliseum. Leslie Vorpahl chipped in 18 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range while Meredith Schulte pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds. Alicia Froling led the Mustangs with 15 points in the loss.

Schedule/Results
(Week of Jan. 9-15)

Tuesday, Jan. 10
*No. 1/1 UConn XL 102, No. 20/21 USF 37

Wednesday, Jan. 11
*NR/RV Temple 78, East Carolina 47
*UCF 62, Houston 48
*NR/RV Tulane 71, SMU 59

Saturday, Jan. 14
*Cincinnati at Memphis • 2 p.m.
*No. 1/1 UConn at SMU (SNY/ESPN3) • 3 p.m.
*Houston at NR/RV Tulane (ESPN3) • 3 p.m.
*NR/RV Temple at Tulsa (The American Digital Network) • 3 p.m.
*East Carolina at No. 20/21 USF (The American Digital Network) • 7 p.m.

All times Eastern and subject to change
[*] American Athletic Conference game