The women’s basketball team dropped its third straight game to a Top 25 team thanks to its 82-69 loss to No. 16 Xavier Sunday. The Owls are 1-4 in their last five games.
The women’s basketball team avenged last season’s regular season loss to Rutgers with a 62-51 win Wednesday night. Four Owls scored in double figures. Temple’s next game is Dec. 8 versus Hampton.
After spending eight seasons at Temple with the women’s basketball team, coach Dawn Staley left for the South Carolina Gamecocks last year. She recruited 2009’s No. 4 class.
With four players scoring in double figures, the women’s basketball team defeated Eastern Michigan, 64-46, for its fifth straight win. Undefeated, the Owls face Hartford Saturday and then Rutgers Dec. 2.
The women’s basketball team defeated the Auburn Tigers, 66-52, thanks to quality defense and another high-scoring game from junior guard Shaqwedia Wallace.