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UH women’s basketball suffers second conference loss to Temple

The UH women’s basketball team suffered its second-straight conference loss as it fell 62-54 on the road to Temple on Saturday.

The early minutes of the first quarter saw Temple jump out to a quick 7-2 run thanks to its defense forcing offensive miscues for UH.

With the Owls leading 14-8 with 4:14 left in the quarter, the Cougars rode a 6-2 to cut the deficit to 16-14.

Both teams delivered late points as Temple led 21-17 at the end of the first quarter as guard Mia Davis scored 12 points for the Owls in the opening period.