Temple women's basketball - The Temple News

Temple women’s basketball loses their second straight game to open the season despite leading after the first quarter.

Temple shot just 41 percent from the field while allowing the Wildcats to shoot 51 percent from the field.

The women’s team will begin play on Dec. 6, while the men’s team will begin play on Nov. 28.

Temple’s defense finished towards the bottom of the conference in opponent field goal percentage.

Both men’s and women’s teams will play 20 conference games, as opposed to 18 for the men’s team and 16 for the women’s team.

The WNBA painted “Black Lives Matter” on the court during games and the players wore the name of Breonna Taylor on their jerseys.

It is unlikely the Owls will receive an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament after losing 15 games.

The Huskies will depart The American Athletic Conference undefeated in women’s basketball.

The Owls avenged a regular-season loss to East Carolina with a 67-57 win on Friday.

Despite leading by 11 at halftime, Temple lost 53-50 to Tulane for its fourth consecutive loss.