At the end of the third quarter, junior guard Alliya Butts stole the ball then took it back to the other side of the court, maneuvering around a defender with euro-step for a layup.
Converting points off turnovers helped lead Temple to a 53-39 victory against the University of Vermont on Sunday in McGonigle Hall. The Owls scored 20 points off 23 turnovers by the Catamounts.
“We were really stagnant on offense,” coach Tonya Cardoza said. “For whatever reason, Alliya and Feyonda [Fitzgerald] decided that they didn’t really want to shoot the ball today, so we were able to press and get some easy buckets in transition.