Temple finished six strokes ahead of Samford University to avoid finishing last at the Furman Intercollegiate last weekend in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Owls shot 63-over par on par-4 holes and finished 14th out of 18 teams at Monday and Tuesday’s Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday in Aiken, South Carolina.
The football program had its first first-round NFL Draft pick since 2011, the women’s basketball team made the NCAA Tournament and the men’s soccer program played its final season under David MacWilliams.
Nearly one year ago, Temple introduced Geoff Collins as its new football coach after Matt Rhule departed for Baylor University. Running off Diet Mountain Dews, seated between President Richard Englert and Athletic Director Pat Kraft
Sophomore center Damion Moore recorded his first career double-double on 20 points and 10 rebounds in Temple’s, 76-60, victory against the University of South Carolina at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.