For 40 minutes, junior guard Feyonda Fitzgerald and sophomore guard Alliya Butts did everything they could to propel the Owls to victory, with little help from their supporting cast.
It was not enough, as the as the Owls (2-1), dropped their first game of the season Sunday 61-51 to Rutgers University at the Rutgers Athletic Center.
“It’s a disappointing loss for us,” coach Tonya Cardoza said. “I just felt like we let one slip away, and if we could take it back, our approach would be a little bit different.”
Fitzgerald and Butts combined for 45 of the Temple’s 51 points.