PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team used an 18-2 run between the first and second quarters to open a large lead over visiting Tulsa, finishing with a 66-46 victory over the Hurricane. The win, the 150th of her career for head coach Tonya Cardoza, improved Temple to 9-5 overall, 3-1 in The American, while Tulsa dipped to 5-10, 2-2 in conference play.
10 different Owls found the scoring column, led by 10 points from sophomore Alliya Butts. Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald and sophomore Donnaizha Fountain each added nine points, while sophomore Tanaya Atkinson had eight points and eight rebounds.