Wednesday, November 23
Saint Joseph's 75, Temple 66 - Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (1-4, 0-0 American) dropped to Big 5 foe Saint Joseph's (5-0, 0-0 A-10) 75-66 Wednesday night on Hawk Hill. This was Temple's second straight Big 5 matchup.

Saint Joseph's Tayla Brugler led all scorers with 17 points and blocked five shots. Aleah Nelson led Temple with 16 points to go along with six assists. Jasha Clinton scored 12 along with passing for four assists. 

Powered by Nelson and Tiarra East, the Owls jumped out to an early 8-2 advantage.The Hawks countered by scoring 16 of the next 20 points to lead 18-12 with 1:30 left in the first frame. SJU hit a three pointer as time expired to carry the lead, 21-16 into the first break.

After a few early buckets by the Hawks, Temple dominated the second quarter. The Owls took their first lead (29-28) since early on with 3:56 remaining. Temple scored eight straight points off free throws before Brittany Garner snapped the streak with a layup. Nelson concluded a fantastic first half (13 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds) with a buzzer beating three pointer to give the Cherry and White a 38-32 advantage.
 
SJU began the third quarter on a 12-2 run. Clinton scored six straight points for the Cherry and White as the teams traded buckets. Makayla Waleed saw her first action of the season for the Owls. She grabbed an offensive board and assisted a Tarriyonna Gary three to cut into the Hawk lead (57-51).

The two sides kept an even pace to open the fourth. St. Joe's extended its lead to 14 points with 3:30 left on the clock. Caranda Perea hit a three on Temple's final possession to put the score at a final of 75-66.