In the second half of Temple’s Jan. 10 win against Cincinnati, coach Tonya Cardoza yelled from the bench, telling her team to tighten up its defense.
The Bearcats put up 34 points in the first half, but Cardoza’s verbal messages sank in as Temple held Cincinnati to 17 points during the last 20 minutes of play in the Owls’ 74-51 victory at McGonigle Hall.
“The Cincinnati game, you can see the communication and the switches,” Cardoza said “They didn’t get open shots.”
On Saturday, the Owls lost to Connecticut, the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll, 104-49.