Maura Razanauskas - The Temple News

Despite coming back from a 13-point deficit in the first quarter, Temple fell to the University of Mississippi 62-55 on Wednesday.

Temple outscored St Joseph’s 13-7 in the final seven minutes in its 58-52 victory at Hagan Arena on Friday.

Temple still has not advanced beyond the first round of The American tournament since joining the conference in 2013.

Mia Davis led both teams in points and rebounds in Temple’s 75-61 victory against Delaware State University on Tuesday at McGonigle Hall.

Two sophomores will captain Owls, who finished second to last in The American last season.

It took five games before Temple’s leading scorer Lukas Fernandes became a starter.

Temple picked up its fourth tie of the season after 120 scoreless minutes on Tuesday at the Temple Sports Complex

In the 88th minute, the Owls recorded three shots on goal in a 47-second span before losing, 3-2 to Pitt on Monday.

The Owls will head to South Florida Friday to face the assistant coach’s alma mater.

The Owls add a point to their conference standings after a tie with Memphis