The Owls with a major comeback win against conference rival Cincy

​Miles Bailey, OwlSports Update
In what is arguably its best win of the season, the Temple women’s basketball team clawed back from 15 points down to beat the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday night, 68-64.
 
Despite the huge deficit at the beginning of the game, the Owls (9-7, 4-1) managed to make crucial adjustments on the fly.
 
“Just communicating on the defensive side,” said Head Coach Tonya Cardoza. “We were running around and doubling guys that we shouldn’t have been doubling, but more so because we weren’t communicating that we weren’t switching.”
 
The team’s role players contributed during the game, one being Caranda Perea, who had a season-high ten points, which included two three-pointers.
 
Perea was asked about the team’s defensive struggles during the beginning of the game, she said, “It just goes back to communication. We beat ourselves, and we know that. I don’t think Cincinnati did a lot for us, they didn’t really beat us in the first half. We were really beating ourselves, and we knew that.”
 
While these concerns are something that the Owls need to improve upon moving forward, the most important takeaway is that they won the game and it was a team effort all around. It’s Temple’s fourth win in five conference games, leaving them just a half-game out of first place in the American.
 
The Owls outscored Cincinnati 40-28 in the 2nd half.  Mia Davis continues to be the team’s offensive spark plug, as she scored a team-high 22 points despite early foul trouble. She is now just 49 points away from the program scoring record.
 
Jasha Clinton was the team’s second-leading scorer with 14 points and Aniya Gourdine led the team in assists with seven.
 
The Owls will travel to Memphis to take on the Tigers on Saturday at 3pm. Memphis holds a record of 11-6, but the Tigers are 2-4 against conference opponents.